C:Now,I’mateacherinalanguagetraininginstitution.ThatmeanshelpingstudentsimprovetheirEnglishskillsismyresponsibility.
(Ifstudying)
E:Whatsubjectareyoustudying
C:Infact,IamafreshmaninHuNanUniversity,majoringinEnglishTeaching.ThecompulsorycoursesthatIamlearning,includesLiterature,Teachingmethodologyandsoon.
E:Whydidyouchoosetostudythatsubject
C:Actually,Ihadstronginterestinit.IthinkI’malsotalentedforlanguagelearning.What’smore,itcannotonlyhelpmetogetaninsightintoEnglishculturebutalsobenefitformewhenIstudyabroad.
E:Doyoulikeyoursubject
C:Definitely,Ireallyenjoymycurrentmajor,notonlybecauseEnglishisoneofthemostinternationalandpracticallanguageinthenumerouslanguagesbutalsobecauseEnglishliteratureattractsmealot,especiallyEnglishpoemswrittenbyWilliamShakespeare.
E:Doyouprefertostudyinthemorningsorintheafternoons
C:Actually,I’mamorningperson.Icanhaveabetterabsorptioninthemorning.Comparedtoafternoons,thelazyafternoonsunshinemakessluggishandIcan’tkeepfocusedonmystudysuccessfully.
E:Areyoulookingforwardtoworking
C:Notreally,tobehonest.TheclassesatschoolarefunbecauseI’mlearningnewthings,butit’sgreattobeabletomakefriendswiththeotherstudents.SomeofmyclosestfriendsarepeopleImetinclass;wejusthappenedtohititoffandnowwe’reascloseaspeasinapod.
(Ifworking)
E:Whydidyouchoosetodothattypeofworkorthatjob
C:Initially,lbelievedbeingateacherisakindofdecentjobwhichissuitableforgirls,butnow,theworkingenvironment,colleaguesandstudents,makemefallinlovewiththisjob.Imean,beingateacherisfulfillingandspendingtimewithstudentsisagratifyingexperience.
E:Doyoumissbeingastudent
C:Iabsolutelymissmyschooldays.Iconsideritasthemostprecioustimeinmylife.BeingastudentisthemostrelaxingthingandIdidn’tneedtoworryaboutanythingexceptacademicperformance.
E:Doyoulikeyourjob
C:Aslikesaidbefore,Icompletelylovethisjob,doingthisjobenablesmetostaywiththeyoungstudentswhoarealwaysfullofpassion,curiosityandfun.Ialsolovetheatmosphereinmyworkplacewheretherearenotradesofofficepolitics.
2.Accommodation
E:Doyouliveinahouseoraflat
C:Iliveinaprettyspaciousapartmentintheoutskirtsofthecity.It'sabout1-hourdrivefromhere.Weliveonthe23rdfloorofahigh-rise.It'sathree-bedroomcondo.Ithinkitcoversprettymuch.
E:Whodoyoulivewith
C:I'mcurrentlylivingwithmyparentsandmypetnamedTofu,butIwillleaveforUKinJuly,thenmaybeI'llshareaflatwitharoommate.
E:Whichroomdoesyourfamilyspendmostofthetimein
C:Ithinkit’slivingroomwhereweusuallywatchsomeentertainmentprogramstogetherafterdinnerespeciallyonweekends.Sometimes,we’dliketochatwitheachotherwhensittinginthecouchinlivingroom.
E:Whatpartofyourhomedoyoulikethemost
C:Mybedroom,Ithink.Cozit’scozyandprivatewhereIcan’tbeinterruptedbyothers.Itendtostayinmybedroomandlayonmybed.
E:Doyouplantolivethereforalongtime
C:I'mgoingtolivethereuntilIgoabroad.AndIsupposeIwillliveinthishouseforayearortwoafterIcomebacktoChina,youknow,untilIcanaffordanapartmentbymyself.
E:Doyoupreferlivinginahouseoraflat
C:Giventhechoice,Ilikehousemorethanapartment.Therearemoreroomsinvilla,andIcangetlargerspace.IcanhavemyowngarageandplaymusicasloudasIwantnotworryaboutdisturbingtheneighbors.
E:What’sthedifferencebetweenwhereyouarelivingnowandwhereyouhavelivedinthepast
C:Actually,severalmonthsago,Ilivedina3-bedroomflatinFengTaidistrictnear3rdringroadwhichwasfarawayfrommyworkplacewhilelater,Imovedintoastudiowhereit’sjust5-minwalkfrommyofficewhichit’ssoconvenientforme.
3.Hometown
E:Whereisyourhometown
C:MyhometownisBeijing,thecapitalcityofChina,asthesecondlargestcityinmycountry;Beijingisthepoliticalcenteraswellasthecenterofcultureandeducation.
E:Howlonghaveyoulivedthere
C:It’sbeen20yearssinceIwasborn,inotherwords,Ihavelivedhereformyentirelife;sofarsogood;infact,Idon’tplantolivesomewhereelseinthefuturesimplybecauseIlovemyhometownsomuch.
E:Doyoulikeyourhometown
C:Personally,IlikethehistoryandculturehereinBeijing,astheancientcapitalofChina,peopletodaycanseemanybuildingsofcenturiesoldhereorthereinthecity.
E:Isthereanythingyoudislikeaboutit
C:Well,Ihatethetraffichere,whichcanbeanightmarewhenpeopletravelduringtherushhour;it’squitecommontobestuckintheroadforhoursifyouarenotlucky.
E:Doyouthinkyouwillcontinuelivingthereforalongtime
C:Sure,it’smyhometownwhereIwasbornandraised;myfamiliesandfriendsalllivehere.Honestly,Ican’tlivewithouttheminmylife.
4.Friends
E:Whatdoyouthinkmakesgoodfriends
C:AsfarasI’mconcerned,manyfactorsmakegoodfriends.Thefirstonethatcomestomindisthatgoodsfriendshavealotincommon.Thosewhosharesimilarinterestscanbecomegreatgals/pals.Anotherthingisthatthosewhoaretrustworthy.Youknow,nomatterwhatorwheneveryouneedthem,theywillbethere.Ithinkhefulfilsthedefinitionof“afriendinneedisafriendindeed”.
E:Doyoukeepincontactwithfriendsfromyourchildhood
C:IamsorrythatIhavetosayno.Italktothosewhogrewupinthesameneighborhoodwithmeonceinabluemoon,forthesimplereasonthattwodecadesago,therewasnosocialnetworkingappandIlosttheirphonenumberandanyothertypeofcontracts.Also,welivefarawayfromeachother,andLong-distancecommunicationcancausemisunderstandingsandresentmentstobuildup.That’swhyIdon'tkeepfrequentcontractwiththem.
E:Whatkindsofpeopledoyouliketomakefriendswith
C:Ilovetomakefriendswhoishighlyrespectedinsomefieldsbuthidehislightunderabushel.Ialsolovetomakefriendswiththosewhoareeasy-goingandbroad-minded.
E:Doyouthinkyouareagoodfriendforothers
C:Ibelieveso.Franklyspeaking,Ihaveneverkeptasecretfrommybestfriend,andIcansaythesameforhim.Ibendoverbackwardstohelpmyfriendswiththeirdifficultiesandobstacles.Ihopetheycantrustmewiththeirlife.IcansaythatIhavealwaysbeenthereforthem.
5.Movies
E:What’syourfavoritemovie
C:Ilovewatchingmovies!Theyreallytakeyoutoanotherworld.Plus,itcanbereallyfuntojustkickbackandrelaxwithyourfriendsandputamovieontowatchtogether.Iespeciallylikeromances;eventhoughthey’recheesy,they’reprettysweet.Afterall,everyonewantstolivehappilyeverafter.
E:Doyourfriendslikethismovie
C:Iloveromanticcomedies.They’refunnyandtheyalwayshaveareallycutelovestory.Idon’tmindifthey’recheesy;Ijustlikeseeingpeoplehaveahappyending.It’sagreatwayformetowinddownandthinkaboutsomeoneelse’slifeforawhile,evenifthey’renotevenreal.
E:Whatkindsofmoviesdoyouthinkyoungpeoplelike
C:Idefinitelypreferwatchingamoviewithothers.Morespecifically,myfriendsandIreallylovegoingtomoviestogether.It’sagreatbondingexperienceforus,evenifweenduphatingthemovie.It’sjustnicetocatchupwitheachother.
E:Doyouwanttobeamoviestar
C:Actually,Iprefertowatchmoviesathome.MaybeIamtoolazy.Whenwatchingmoviesathome,Icaneatanykindsofsnacks,notonlythepopcornandcoco-cola.Also,IcanpausethemovieifsomethinginterruptsandthencontinuewhenIamback.Whatisthemostimportant,ifIfindthemovieisterrible,Icanjuststopit,butincinema,itwillbeimpolitetoleavehalfway.
6.Language
E:Willyoulearnotherlanguagesinthefuture
AlanguageIwouldliketolearnisSpanish.It’susednotonlyinSpainbutalsoinmanyothercountries,andIbelieveit’soneofthemostwidelyspokenlanguagesintheworld.So,it’salanguagethatisdefinitelyworthknowing.Itwouldbeusefultomeforbusinesspurposes.Also,Spanishcultureisbecomingmoreandmoreinfluentialinternationally.Itis,forexample,overtakingEnglishasthemostwidelyspokenlanguageincertainpartsoftheUSA.Itisinfluencingmusicandart.So,allinall,Ithinkit’sahandylanguagetoknow.
E:Doyouthinkit’sdifficulttolearnanewlanguage
IdoubtitwouldbetoochallengingformetolearnSpanishbecauseitisaLatinlanguage,justlikemymothertongue,French.IthinkSpanishvocabularywouldbeeasierformetoacquirethanSpanishgrammar.IunderstandthegrammarisoneofthemostdifficultthingsabouttheSpanishlanguage.
E:Whatlanguagescanyouspeak
C:IcanspeakChinesefluentlysinceit’smymothertongue.Plus,IhavelearntEnglishforabout15years.Ifpossible,IhopeIcanlearnsomeotherlanguagesinthenearfuture.
E:WhydoyoulearnEnglish
C:Therearemanyreasons.Forstarters,Englishhaslongbeenalinguafrancaformanyyears.IbetIwouldhaveagoodcareerprospectinthefutureifIcanspeakEnglish,especiallyinanEnglish-speakingcountry.EvenifitisnotinEnglish-speakingcountries,speakingEnglishhaslongbeenwidelyusedasanessentialskilltocommunicate.BeingabletospeakEnglishallowsmetomakefriendsfromallwalksoflifeandfromdifferentculturalbackgroundsthroughouttheworld.
7.Animals
E:Haveyoueverkeptpets
C:Absolutely,Ihave.However,keepingapetcanbetroublesome.Itistime-consuming.Youhavetofeedthem,aswellasplaywiththem.Allofthisneedstimeandmoney.Iwouldsuggestthatoneshouldgiveitasecondthoughtbeforedecidingtokeepapet.Ithoughtkeepingadogwasgoingtobeeasy.IneverthoughtthatIwouldneedtotakemydogforvaccinationseverymonthforsixmonths.
E:Doyouliketogotothezoo
C:Forsure.Theexperienceofvisitingthezooissimulating.ItisagoodwayformetohaveaccesstotheGreatOutdoors,whichfeelsgreat!
E:Haveyoueverseenanywildanimalsbefore
C:IhaveseenmanywildanimalsbeforesuchasManchuriantigers,Snub-nosedmonkeys,Chinesesturgeon,pandas,andjusttonameafew.
E:Whatwildanimaldoyoulikemost
C:TheanimalIwouldliketotalkaboutisthegoldenmonkey,orsnub-nosedmoney.Biologistssaythatthisgeniusspeciesisrare.Thesemoneysgettheirnamefromtheshortstumpofanoseontheirroundfaces,withnostrilsarrangedforward.Thesecute,docilelittlemonkeyswouldplayatrickonmewithoutasecondthought,butthegracethatgoeswiththatintelligenceiswhattrulyattractme.
8.Voice
E:Hasyourvoiceeverchanged
C:Yes,Ithinkso.Justlikeothers,myvoicehasexperiencedanaturalchangeduringtheprocessofgrowingup.Imean,whenIgetolder,ithasbecomemorematureandlesspiercingthanbefore.WhenIcallsomebody,heorshecanimmediatelyrecognizethatIamagrown-upinsteadofachild.
E:Doyouenjoyrecordingyourvoiceandlisteningtoit
C:No,Ihaveneverdonethat.Actually,Ithinkitisabitweird.Iamnotasingeroranorator,wholivesonhisorhervoiceandthushastheneedtocheckitconstantlyinordertoperfectitorseeifanythinggoeswrong.Asanormalperson,IsimplydonotcaresomuchabouthowIsound.
E:Doyoulikeyourownvoice
C:Ihaveneverthoughtaboutthisquestion.Forme,voiceisaqualitythatIwasbornwithandIacceptitjustlikeIacceptmyarmsandlegs.ItisapartofwhoIam.Likeitornot,Istillneedtolivewithit.So,Ithinkmyattitudetowardsitisneutral.
E:Doesyourvoiceshouldsimilartoyourparents’
C:Idonotthinkso.Weactuallysoundquitedifferent.Asaboywhohasgonethroughthepuberty,myvoicecrackscomparedtomymother’s.Intermsofmyfather,heismucholderthanme.Themuscleofhisvocalcordshasloosenedup,whichmakeshisvoicesoundsalittlethickerthanme.
9.Jeans
E:Doyoulikewearingjeans,why
C:Yes,Ido.Iwearthem.Actually,IonlyhavethreepairoftrousersthatIwearoften.Butyouknowwhat,threeofthemarejeans.Ifelttheyareprettydurable.
E:Howoftendoyouwearjeans
C:Iwearthemquiteoften.Normally,Iwillwearthemtogotoschoolifthere’snoparticularrequirementformetoweartheschooluniformoranyotherformalonesbecauseIfeeljeansarefashionableandalsocomfortable.
E:Doyouwearjeans
C:Yes,theyaremyfavorite.ThereasonwhyIlovejeansisthatIfeelthattheyarethetrendiestkindoftrousers,whichsomewhatmakesmefeelconfidentamongmyfriends.Also,theyareverydurable.Idon’thavetoworrythatitwillbewornouteasily.
E:Whydoyouthinkjeansarepopular
C:Well,Iguessthemainreasonwhyjeansarefavoredbymostpeopleisthattheyarereallydurable,whichiscost-effectiveformostconsumers.Also,itseemsthatjeansgenerallyhavegoodstyles.Peopleofallwalksfindthemsuitabletowearonmostoccasions.
10.Haircut
E:Haveyoueverhadanunhappyhaircutexperience
C:Well,yeah,I’dsaythechanceformetohaveanunhappyhaircutexperienceisprobablyaround50-50.I’mabitnear-sightedsomostofthetime,Idon’treallyknowwhatthebarber’sdoingwithmyhairandoncethejobisdone,itcanreallygoeitherway:beingperfectlysatisfactoryoracompletenightmare.
E:Howlonghaveyouhadyourcurrenthaircut
C:It’sbeenawhilesincethelasttimeIhadacurrent,soaroundthreemonths.I’mstillonthefenceaboutwhetherornotIshouldpayavisittothebarber’sbecausehonestly,Idon’tputtoomuchthoughtonmyhairstyle.
E:Doyoulikehavingyourhaircut
Notreally.Ontheonehand,Ifeelabitself-consciouswhenIstareintothemirrorwithsomeonetherefumblingmyhair.Plus,Ihateitwhenbarbersattempttoinitiateaconversationwithme.I’mnotgoodatmakingsmalltalks.
E:Howoftendoyouhaveahaircut
C:Idon’tactuallygotothebarber’sthatoften,perhapstwiceorthreetimesayear.Ifeelabitself-consciouswhenIstareintothemirrorwithsomeonetherefumblingmyhair.
11.Walking
E:Wheredoyouusuallytakeawalk
C:Theanswerwoulddefinitelygotothepublicparkinmyneighborhoodwhereitiswell-facilitatedwithsomefitnessequipmentandthefreshairisalsopleasantforcitizenstotakeawalkoutsidewiththeirfamilyandpets.Certainly,youstillhaveanyotheroptions,exploreanddiscoverthecitylife,itusuallybringsyouwithalotofsurprises.
E:Doyouwalkmoreoftenthaninthepast
C:I’mafraidnot.Inthepast,myflatwasnearmyworkplace.So,IusuallywenttothereonfootwhilecurrentlyIhavetotakesubwayortaxitogetthereduetoitslongdistance.
E:Doyouwalkalot
Totellthetruth,Iamasocalled“coachpotato”whooptsforastaycationwhenIhaveleisuretimeratherthandoingsomekinestheticactivitieslikejogging,walkingorworkingoutmybodyinthegym,sinceIsupposeitisawasteofmyenergyandactuallyIcouldgetmorepleasurefromstayingaloneathome.
E:Doyouthinkpeoplewillwalkmoreinthefuture
C:Idon’tthinkso.Ibelievemoreandmorevehicleswillbeinnovatedinthefuture.Peoplemayhavemorechoicetogettothedestinationratherthanonfoot.
12.Concentration
E:Whatmaydistractyouwhenyou’retryingtostayfocused
C:IthinkmysmartphonemaydisturbmealotwhenI’mtryingtokeepfocusedsinceIcan’thelptocheckingthemessagesandnewsonthoseapps.
E:Whendoyouneedtobefocused
C:Takingtheexamlikethat.Withoutconcentration,Imaynotunderstandthequestionsandgetaworseperformanceorevenfailtheexam.
E:Isitdifficultforyoutostayfocusedonsomething
C:Sure.Ican’tfocusonthingsforaquitelongtimeduetotheshortattentionspan.That’swhyIusuallytakearegularbreakwhenIhavetocompleteacomplicatedprogram.
E:Whatdoyoudotohelpyouconcentrate
C:Firstly,youneedtogiveyourselfapsychologicalsuggestion,Imean,youattachgreatimportancetothisobjectsubconsciouslyandtrytofindtheeffectivenessofthisobjectconnectedwithyourreallife.Secondly,takingthisobjectintoyourdailyroutine,thatistosay,habitwouldhelpyoutofocusonsomethingnaturally.Daybyday,youmayprobablygetfunthroughinsistingonit.
13.Eating
E:Howoftendoyoueatwithyourfamily
C:Actually,Iseldomeatwithmyparents,coztheyliveinmyhometownwhileI’minBeijingwhichhasalongdistancebetweenthem.Weusuallyhaveamealduringsomefestivals,likethespringfestival.
E:Doyoulikeeatinghealthyfood
E:It’shardtosay.Iprefertoeatsomelow-salt,non-fatfoodtohaveagoodshape.However,thesekindsoffoodusuallytastesbad.
E:Doyoueatoutalot
E:ActuallyIusuallyaskfordeliverysinceafterwork,Ialwaysfeeltooexhaustedtocookformyselforeatoutside.Comparedwitheatingout,takeawaymaybemoreconvenientforme.
E:Doyouprefereatingathomeoratarestaurant
E:Iprefereatingathomesincethefoodinarestaurantmaybenotfresh.Iusuallyheardsomenewsreportedthesanitaryproblemsinrestaurants.Cookingbymyselfwouldbebetterandhealthier.
14.Tiredness
E:Whatthingsmakeyoutired
Something’sboring,Ithink.IfIhadnointerestinsomething,likebasketball,thesethingsformecanboremetodeath.
E:Whatdoyoudowhenyoufeeltired
Imayfindsomethinginteresting,likelisteningtosomerhythmicmusiclikerockmusicwhichcanmakemefeelmoreenergetic.
E:Whodoyouprefertotalktowhenyoufeelmentallytired,yourfriendsoryourfamilies
Iusuallydealwithitbymyself.JustlikewhatIsaidbefore,I’dliketolistentosomemusicorjusthaveagoodsleep.Allthesecanhelpmetohavefullofenergyagain.
E:Doyouwanttotalktostrangerswhenyoufeelmentallytired
Itdepends.Iftheyjustaskmeforsomehelp,likethedirection,Iwilltrymybesttohelpthem.However,ifthereisamanpersuadingmetobuysomething,IthinkI’lljustsaythankyouandthenignorehimorher.
15.Shopping
E:Doyoulikegoingshopping
C:Sure.Iprefertogoshoppingintheshoppingmall.I’dliketotryandbuysomethingnew,likein-styleclothesorshoes.Sometimes,Idosomeonlineshoppingaswell.
E:Doyoushoponline
C:Certainly.It’sconvenient.Ijustcanclickthebuttonandthesethingswillbedeliveredtomydoorstep.
E:Doesshoppingtakeyoualotoftime
C:Notreally.I’mnotfondofwindowshoppingsinceit’sawasteoftime.Forme,mysparetimeislimitedandIwilldoalistfirstandthengototheshoppingmall.
E:What’sthebestpartaboutshopping
C:Likefindortrysomethingnew.Forexample,whenIfindsomenewitemswhichisalsocreative,Iwillfeelsoexcitedandifitcansuitmeperfectly,Iwillbuyitimmediatelywithoutanyhesitation.
16.Island
E:Haveyoueverbeentoanisland
C:Actually,IhavebeentoSanYainsouthernpartofChinawhichisanisland.
Lastyear,Itravelledtherewithmybestie.Andthesunriseneartheseaimpressedmealot.
E:Arethereanyislandinyourcountry
C:Infact,therearemanyislandsnearthecoastlineinChina,especiallyinthesouthofChina.However,therearefewpeoplelivingthere.Actually,Idon’tknowthereasonbutIguessitmaybebecausethetransportsystemisnotwell-developed.
E:Doyouwanttoliveonanislandifyouhaveachance
C:Sure.Iprefertohaveaslow-pacedlifestyleinthefutureonanislandwhichisfarawayfromthecitycenter.Ifpossible,IhopeIcanaffordahousenearthesea.
E:Whatdoyouliketodowhenyouareonanisland
C:TherearemanywatersportthatIcando,likesurfing,swimming.WhatattractsmemostisthatIwillhavemorechancetoenjoythesplendidsunriseandsunsetneartheseaside.What’smore,layingonthebeachandgettingsuntanattractmeaswell.
17.Trust
E:Whodoyoutrustmost
C:Itrustmyselfmost.CozIknowmyselfdeeply.Like,whencompeteatask,Icanorganizemytimebymyselfaccordingtomyownabilityandhabits.
E:Haveyoueverlosttrustinsomeone
C:Sure.Ithinkit’scommonintheworkplace.Like,Ilosttrustinoneofmycolleagues,lastyear.Infact,it’salongstory.
E:Whatkindofpeopledoyoutrust
C:Ithinkit’shardformetototallytrustsomeone.ButifIhavetosay,Iwouldliketotalkaboutthepeoplewhoarehonest.Theyareself-disciplinedandmaynotbetrayothers.
E:Doyoutrustartificialintelligence
C:Ithinkitdepends.Ifit’saboutthecalculation,IthinkIwilltrustthenumbertheygiveme.However,sinceit’sstillakindoftechnologyratherthantherealperson,IthinkIwillnotbelievesomeaffectiveresults.
18.Countryside
E:Willyouliveinthecountrysideinthefuture
E:Haveyoueverlivedinthecountryside
C:I’dliketotalkwithseniorpeoplesincetheyusuallysharesomeprofoundideaswithme.Onceuponatime,Italkedwithanoldmanwithdecentjobandhighsocialstatus,Iaskedhim“whatwouldyoudoafteryourretirement”Hesaidhewouldmovetothecountrysidetospendtherestofhislifeandprovidedthereasonsasbelow:First,thelivingexpenditureislowerthanthatcostinthecitycenter.Second,almostallthepeoplepursuerurallifeforfreshair...Lastbutnottheleast,thequietandnaturalatmosphereinthecountrysidecouldhelptocultivateourtemperamentandkeepmentallyenjoyable.
E:Whatdoyouusuallydointhecountryside
Tobehonest,itwasverydifficultformetofusemyselfintothecountrysidelife,butsometimesIobservedthelocalculturesilentlyandfoundthattheself-sufficientfarmerssoldtheiragriculturalproductsintheopen-airpublicmarketintheearliermorning;plustheelderlygottogethertoplayasortofpopularfolkdancenamedYangkointheeveningwhichisatypicalentertainmentincountrysideofChina.
E:Doyouenjoylivinginthecountryside
19.Sun
E:Doyoulikesunshine
C:Sure.Whenthesunshinecomingfromthewindow,Icanalwayshaveagoodmoodatthattime.What’smore,whenIgotraveling,sunnydayscanalsobringmeafantasticmemory.
E:Whatdoyoudoonsunnydays
C:Iusuallygooutsidetodosomecardioexerciseinnearbypark,likejoggingorplayingTaiChi.Sometimes,Iwillhangoutwithmyfriendorgoshopping.
E:Haveyoueverusedsunscreen
C:Sure.WhenItraveledtoSanYa,lastyear,Iwenttothebeachduringasunnyday.Becauseofthestrongsunlight,Ihadtousesunscreentoprotectmyskin.Ithinkitworked.
20.Amusementpark
E:Doyoulikeamusementparks
C:Sure.AlthoughI’manadultnow,theentertainmentfacilitiesarestillattractedmealot.Iprefertotakerollercoasterwhichissoexcited.
E:Howoftendoyougotoamusementparks
C:Ithinkmaybeonceayear.SinceI’mbusywithmywork,Idon’thaveenoughtimetogototheamusementpartquiteoften.Plus,theseparksarefarawayfrommyflat.
E:Whatdoyouusuallydoatamusementparks
C:Forme,althoughI’manadultnow,theentertainmentfacilitiesarestillattractedmealot.Iprefertotakerollercoasterwhichissoexcited.
21.Forest
E:Whenwasthelasttimeyouwenttoaforest
C:Lastyear,IwenttoZhangJiaJiewithmyparentsduringthesummertimewhereafantasticplacewithrollingmountainsandforests.Walkingalongthepathintheforest,theairwasfreshandit’ssoquietwhichcanhelpmetothinkoutofthebox.
E:Doyoulikegoingtoaforestifyouarefree
C:Sure.TheseplacesaresoquietthatIcannotonlyreleasemyselfbutalsothinkoutofthebox.Ifpossible,IhopeIcantraveltotheforestinSiChuanprovinceandgetclosertothepanda.
22.Makeup
E:Doyouoftenwearmakeup
C:I’mafraidnot.CozI’mallergictothesecosmetics,likeeyelinerpencilwhichalwaysmakesmyeyeswithtears.
E:Whatdoeswearingmakeupmeantoyou
C:Ithinkit’skindofthingthatcanmakepeoplelookbetter.Like,theeyelinerpencilcanhelpyoutoenlargeyoureyes.
E:Doyougivemakeupasgifts
C:Sure.Sincefriendsroundme,especiallythefemalefriends,arefondofwearingmakeup.So,Ithinkthesecosmetics,likelipsticks,maybethesuitablepresentsformyfriends.
E:Whatdoyouthinkwhenyouseeamanwearingmakeup
C:Ithinkit’sacommonthing.Someofmymalestudentsputonmakeupaswellwhichmakesthemlookmoreenergeticandhandsome.Idon’tthinktheyaregirlishorsomething.
23.Perfume
E:Doyougiveperfumeasagift
C:Yes,perfumewithbignames,likeDIORandCHANELisapreciousandexquisitegift.Sendingittomyfriendscanshowmyrespectandsincerity.Fragranceissuchawonderfulelementthatcanincreaseaperson’scharm.
E:Doyouuseperfume
WhenIneedtohaveadateorattendformaloccasions,likeweddingceremony,Iwilluseperfume.Itisasignofrespectandsincerity.However,inmydailylife,IwouldnotusethatbecauseItendtofaintfromperfume,especiallyinconfinedspaces
E:Whatdoesperfumemeantoyou
C:Mostyoungpeopleuseperfume.Whenattendingsomeimportantevents,suchasweddings,ceremoniesorformaldinners,peoplewouldusesomeperfumeontheirclothes.Incomparisontothoseperfumeswithverystrongflavors,someyoungpeoplepreferthosewithlighterflavors,suchasflowersorwoods,moreacceptableforothers.
E:Whatkindofperfumedoyoulike
C:WhenIneedtohaveadateorattendformaloccasions,likeweddingceremony,Iwilluseperfume.Itisasignofrespectandsincerity.However,inmydailylife,IwouldnotusethatbecauseItendtofaintfromperfume,especiallyinconfinedspaces.
24.Socialnetwork
E:Doyouthinkitisgoodtomakefriendsonline
C:Generallyspeaking,yes.Socialnetworkingwebsitesenableustomeetalotofnewpeople.Wecanlookforthosewithsimilarhobbiesandinterestssothattherearemoretopicsofcommoninterests.What’sbetter,wecanmakefriendswithpeoplefromdifferentcountries,regardlessofwherewelive.ORTobehonest,Idon’tthinkso.It’shardtotellwhetherapersonisgenuineortrustworthywithoutseeingtheminperson.Somepeoplearecheatedonline,sowehavetobereallycautiousaboutrevealingpersonalinformationtopeopleonlineatfirst.Friendshiponlinemaynotlastlongforthereasonthatpeopledon’tsharelifeexperiences.Theymayhavelittletotalkaboutwitheachotherastimegoesby.
E:Whatarethedisadvantagesofsocialnetworkingapps
C:(advantage)Wecanaccessawealthofinformation,e.g.jobopportunitiesandrentinformation,whichhelpsustomakewell-informeddecisions.(advantage)It’seasiertodevelopandmaintainfriendshiponsocialnetworkingwebsites.(disadvantage)Somepeopletakeadvantageofsocialmediawebsitestosellthingstofriends,whichisreallyannoying.(disadvantage)Personalinformationmaybemisusedifit’sputonlineandavailabletoothers.
E:Whydoyouusesocialnetworkingapps
C:WhenIwasabroad,IusedFacebooktokeepintouchwithmyfellowclassmatesandfriends.Ireallylikethewaythatpeoplearecloselyconnectedthroughposting,sharing,likingandcommenting.
E:Howoftendoyouusesocialnetworkingapplications
C:Quiteoften.IuseWeChatmanytimesaday,bothforworkandforcommunicationwithfamiliesandfriends.It’sreallyconvenientbecausewecansendinstantmessagesandvoicemessages,aswellassharephotosandvariousdocuments.IalsouseMicro-blogeverynowandthenbecauseit’sfuntofollowcelebritiesandstarsIlike.
25.Math
E:Doyouoftenuseacalculator
C:Yes,Imayusecalculatoralmosteveryday.Actually,calculatorislike1ofmyfavoriteappsinmyphoneforitspractical.
E:Aregirlsgenerallygoodatmathematics
C:ThefirsttimeIstartlearningmathshouldbemanyyearsagowhenIwaslittlegirl,becausemathhadbeenseemedasthecoremoduleforgeneraleducation.
E:Doyouthinkit’sdifficulttolearnmathematicswell
C:Honestly,IhatemathasI’notverygoodatlogicofquantityandarrangement.Besides,asanordinarypeople,Idon’tthinkweneedtoknowtoomuchaboutmath.
E:Doyouthinkmathematicsisimportant
C:AlthoughIdon’tthinkmathisimportant,understandingthebasicmathfunctionsisstillimportantinlifeforitspractical,everydayapplicationslikecookingandbanking,financingahomeandevenprovidingtherighttipatarestaurant.
26.Reading
E:Doyoureadbooksrelatedtoyourprofession
C:Yes,asaneducationmajor.Takingsometimeawayfromlearninghowtoteachothersisreallybeneficial.Whetheryou'rereadingsomethingthatyouthinkyoumayonedaywanttoteach,ormaybereadingaboutthelifeofsomeonewhoalreadyteaches,readingisobviouslygoingtobeveryinstrumentalforyou.
E:Doyoureadelectronicbooks
C:IloveeBooks.MostlybecauseIcankeepallmybooksononedeviceandnothavetototeeverythingaround.However,thereisaclearpricingproblemsurroundingeBooks.PublisherscannotexpectpeopletopaythesamepriceforabookandaneBook.Currently,manytop-sellingbooksarepricedthesame.Economicallyspeaking,thecostofeveryeBook(excepttheveryfirstcopy)iszero.Peoplewill(andshould)bewillingtopayacoupledollarsperbookbutexpectingthatpeoplewithpayfullpriceisludicrousandwillonlyspurpiracy.IfeBookcompanieswanttobesuccessful,theywillrecognizethatpricingwillplayalargepartintheirsuccessandactaccordingly.
E:Whatkindofbookdoyouread
C:Ilikedetectivenovelsmostwhicharewithfulloftwistsandturns.Sometimes,I’dliketoreadsomebooksaboutteaching,liketeachingmethodologywhichcanhelpmetoimprovemyteachingskills.
E:Doyoulikereading
C:ThetimethatIgivetoreadingdependsonlyonmyattitudetowardsthatparticularbook.IfIlikeitsomuchandamveryinterestedinit,I’dreaditcontinuouslyformorethantwohourswithoutabreak.Ifthebookisinteresting,butitneedssomementaleffort,I’dreaditonlywhenIwantto,fromtenminutestoanhoureveryday
27.DailyRoutine
E:Willyouchangeyourdailyroutineinthenearfuture
C:IthinkIwill.CozIalwaysmissedmybreakfastwhichIthinkit’sunhealthy.So,Iwillgetupearlierandpreparebreakfastformyselfnextmonth.
E:What’sthedifferencebetweenpeople’sdailyroutineinthepastandthatinthepresent
C:Inthepast,theyusuallyhaveaslow-pacedlifestyle.So,therewerejustfewthingstheyshouldfinishduringthedaytime.However,now,peopleespeciallylivinginalargecity,likeBeijing,theyshouldorganizeplentyofthingsinthewholeday.
E:HasyourdailyroutinechangedAndhow
C:Sure.WhenIwasastudentinschools,Ihadtogetupearlyinthemorningwhilenow,ifIdon’thavemorningclass,Icanhavealongersleep.
E:Whatdoyouusuallydoonweekends
C:Forme,Iusuallystayathomeandlayonmybadtohavearest.Cozafterawholeweeks’work,Ioftenfeelsoexhausted.Thatisthebestwayformetoreleasethestress.
28.Plan
E:Whatisthehardestpartaboutmakingplans
C:Beingrealisticistheprerequisitewhenmakingaplan.BythatImean,apersonhastodrawupaplanbasedonhis/herspecificsituationssuchasthetimeavailable;themissionthatcanbeachievedaswellasthefrequencyofthetask,etc.otherwise,theplanwillendupbecominganotherdisappointmentfortheplanner.
E:Whatisthelatestplanyoumade
C:Infact,Iamnotagoodtimeorganizer.Ipreferdoingthingsbasedonmymoodoroutofnecessity.Ifsomethingisurgent,Iwillgiveprioritytothat.
E:Doyoumakeplanseveryday
C:Honestly,IonlymakeplanswhenIhaveto.Wheneverexamsarecomingalong,ordeadlinesareapproaches,itisthetimeformetoburnthenightoilandsticktomystudies.Iwilldrawacomplicatedplanrangingfromwhentogetup,towheretohavedinner,etc.
E:Areyougoodatmanagingyourtime
C:Well,inmostcases,Iamnotagoodtimeorganizer.Ipreferdoingthingsbasedonmymoodoroutofnecessity.Ifsomethingisurgent,Iwillgiveprioritytothat.
29.Borrowing/lending
E:Howdoyoufeelwhenpeopledon’treturnthingstheyborrowedfromyou
C:I’llkindlyremindthemtoreturnthethings.Thisworksonmostoccasionsduetothefactthattheymayjustforgettogivethemback.However,theremaybecaseswherepeoplekeepthethingsthey’veborroweddeliberately/onpurpose.Iwouldtrytotalktotheminperson.Iftheyrefusetoreturnthethingsfornoreason,theylostmytrustandI’llneverbefriendwiththemanymore.
E:Doyouliketolendthingstoothers
C:Sure,I’mkind-heartedandgenerous.IoftenlendthingstoothersforthereasonthatitmakesmefeelI’macontributingmember.Moreover,IbelievethatifIdoothersagoodturn,they’llreturnthefavorwhenI’minneedofhelp.ORItdependsonwhotheyareandwhattheyborrow.Ifhe’saclosefriendofmineorifsomeonewantstoborrowsmallstufflikestationery,I’llneversayno.However,ifI’munfamiliarwithhimorifsomeoneasksforvaluablethings,Imaybereluctanttolendthem.ORNotreally.Therearecaseswherepeoplebreakthethingswhentheyusethem.There’realsopeoplewhodon’treturnthethingsthey’veborrowed.Idon’twantthesetohappen,soIseldomlendthingstoothers.
E:Haveyoueverborrowedmoneyfromothers
C:Sure.Ilentsomemoneytomybestielastweeksinceherphonewaspower-offwhichmeansshecouldn’tuseAlipaytopaythebillinashoesshop.Ipaiditforherandshereturnedthemoneybackseveraldaysago.
E:Haveyouborrowedbooksfromothers
C:IborrowedsomefairytalesfrommyclassmatewhenIwasinaprimaryschoolsincemymomdidn’tallowmetobuythesebooks.Shethoughttheywerenotthatpractical.
30.Visitrelatives
E:Whatdoyoudowhenvisitingrelatives
C:Forme,Iamreallyfondofchattingwithmyfamilies,thestuffslikeworkingissuesorlifetopics.Truthtobetold,wedonotoftendothenormalfamilythings,somethinglikegoingshoppingorwatchingTVtogether.Wearemorelikesittingaroundthetableandchewthefatinoursparetime.
E:Whydopeoplevisittheirrelatives
C:Oh,Ilovethisquestion,becauseforme,stayingwithmyfamilyisthecosiestthinginmylife.Thereasonisverysimple,IdonotneedtowearsuitorformalclotheslikegoingtoworkwhenIamstayingwithmyfamily,rightAndIcantalkorevencomplaineverythingtomyfamilies,whateverfrommyworkorfriends.So,stayingwithmyfamilyismorelikedoingamassageorrefreshmentformymind.
E:Whenwasthelasttimeyouvisitedarelative
C:Irememberthatitwasbeforethelastsummervacation.Youknow,asateacher,summerholidayshouldbethebusiesttimeduringtheyear,soIseldomhavethesparetimetogosomewhereduringthatvacation.Thatmeans,Iusuallygosomewherelikevisitingrelativesortravelingbeforethesummervacations.AnditwasaveryclearmemorythatIboughtagiftformygrandmawhenIwentbacktovisitherlastyear.Shewasreallyoverthemoonwhenshereceivedthatgift,andtobehonest,thatwasthefirstpresentIhaveevergiventoher.
E:Doyouoftenvisityourrelatives
C:Actually,itisnotoften,becausemyhometownisnotBeijing,andIhavemyownfamilyhere,Imaybacktomyhometowntwiceayear.So,visitingmyrelativeisakindofextravagantthingformebecauseofthelongdistance.But,fortunately,IusuallyspendmoretimetochatwiththemonWeChatortalkwiththemonthephoneasmuchaspossible.
31.Smile
E:Canyourecognizeafakesmile
C:I’mnotaverysensitive,whichmeans,basically,Ican’ttellwhethersomeone’ssmileisfakeornot.
E:Doyousmilewhenpeopletakepicturesofyou
C:YesI’magirlwholikestosmile.Itisnotonlyjustbecauseofmynaturel,butalsoIhavebelievedafriendlysmilemayleaveotherpersonagoodimpression.
E:Whendopeoplesmileatothers
C:Peoplemaysmileonmanyoccasionsfordifferentpurposes.However,mostpeopleshowtheirpolitenessthroughsmilewhentheygreetpeople,althoughsometimespeoplesmilejustbecauseoftheirOptimisticnature.
E:Doyouliketosmile
32.Travel
E:Whatkindofcitiesdoyouliketotravelto
C:IprefertotravelsomecoastalcitieswhereIcanenjoythesplendidsunriseandsunsetneartheseaside.What’smore,Icanalsodosomewatersportaswell,likesurfing.
E:Doyouliketravelling
C:Sure.I’mthebigfanoftravelling.Theseyears,I’vebeentomanyoverseascountries,likeThailand,JapanandKorea.Ifpossible,IhopeIcanearnmoremoneytotravelabroadwithmyparentsandexperiencedifferentlifestyle.
E:Whichcitieshaveyoutravelledto
C:Theseyears,I’vebeentomanyoverseascountries,likeThailand,JapanandKorea.Ifpossible,IhopeIcanearnmoremoneytotravelabroadwithmyparentsandexperiencedifferentlifestyle.
E:Whatistheplacethatleftyouthedeepestimpressionwhentravelling
C:Ithinkit’sSanYa.WhatimpressedmemostwasthatIenjoyedthespectacularlandscapeofsunriselayingonthebeachwithmyparents.
33.Garbage
E:Doyouthinkyourcityiscleanornot
C:Definitely.Acleanenvironmentishelpfultopeople’sphysicalandmentalhealth,eventherelationshipbetweenneighbors.Everyoneshouldberesponsibleforenvironmentalprotection.
E:Howdoyoufeelwhenyouseepeoplethrowinggarbageonthestreet
C:Ithinkthisisduetotheirweaksenseofenvironmentalprotection.Maybetheycan’tfindatrashcaninthestreet,butthisisnotanexcuseforthemtolitter.
E:Whydosomepeoplethrowgarbageonthestreet
C:Well,generallytherearethreereasons.Somepeoplearelackofthesenseofenvironmentalprotectionandsomecitiesarenotwell-developedinenvironmentalequipment.Also,relatedlawsandregulationsarenotwell-legislatedenough.
E:Whatdoyoudowiththegarbagewhenyouareonthestreet
C:Itdepends.Iftheplaceisextremelyclean,Iwillpickitupandthrowitinanearbygarbagebinwhileiftheplaceisquitedirty,IthinkIwilljustletitbe.
34.Outdoor
E:Isitimportantforchildrentoplayoutdoors
C:Ithinkit’snecessary.Firstly,theairisfresherespeciallyinagarden.Plus,theycanmakesomenewfriendsinthecommunitywhichmaybringthemtonsoffun.Someoutsideactivities,likerunning,arebenefitfortheirhealthaswell.
E:Didyouoftengotoyourfriends’housewhenyouwereyoung
C:I’mafraidnot.Myparentsdidn’tallowmetogotoother’sflat.So,Iusuallywentbackhomeafterschool.Duringtheweekend,weusuallyhungoutwitheachotheroutside.
E:Didyouliketogooutsidewhenyouwereyoung
C:IusedtogooutoftentoplaywithmyfriendswhenIwasinhighschool.Generally,Iwouldliketodosometeamactivitieswithmyfriends,likeplayingfootballandplayingpoker.However,Iwouldoccasionallygotoacafeshop,ordermyfavoriteLatteandreadabookforthewholeafternoon.It'salwaysveryjoyfultospendanafternoonalone.
E:Doyouprefertobeindoorsoroutdoors
C:Well,IusedtogooutoftentoplaywithmyfriendswhenIwasinhighschool.ItchangedalotsinceIcametouniversity.NowwhatIconsidermostistospendmoretimewithmyfamily,asIamfarawayfrommyhomestudyinginBeijing,Icanonlystaywiththemduringwintervoca-tionandsummervocation.SowhenIcomehome,IprefertostayathomechattingwithmyparentsorwatchingTVwiththemtogether.
35.Market
E:AretheremanystreetmarketsinChina
C:Definitely.Asamatteroffact,numerousstreetmarketscanbefoundacrossthecountrywherethepublicgeteasyaccesstoawholebunchofcommodities.Theyincludevegetables,meat,snacksandmanyotherkindsofgroceries.
E:Doyouoftengotothesupermarket
C:Well,itdependsonwhatthingsIamgoingtopurchase.Ifdailynecessitiesareneededsuchasvegetables,fruitsorothersimilarcommodities,streetmarketwillbemypriorityduetothefreshgoodsandlowprice.However,ifclothes,shoes,homeappliancesalikearethegoal,Iwillgotoshoppingmallswhereshoppingexperienceisincomparable
E:Whatarethedifferencesbetweenstreetmarketsandsupermarkets
Theyexceedthecounterpartindifferentaspects.Forinstance,theenvironmentinshoppingmallisbetterthanthatinthestreetmarketwherewemayseedirtygroundsorrubbish.Nevertheless,thepriceinstreetmarketismuchlowerandthevegetablesarefresher