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Baggio's Story(2008-09-08 11:27)

标签：baggio's story 英语提高卫视休闲 english 英语口语英语听力杂谈

分类：英文学习素材

< 6 >

     Then he set about his daily rituals, barely acknowledging me at all. I had not been given any other decision beyond watching television, so I continued to watch as he showered, ironed his shirts, prepared supper, called his mother...

     He gave me a portion of food and told me to eat it, and three hours later he went to bed. That was it. No scintillating conversational exchanges. No deep analysis of the potential of my sacrifice. No bizarre or daring decisions. No imagination whatsoever.

     Time passed until I felt I could safely assume he was asleep, but I was too discouraged, too brainwashed by hours of dullness, to take up a pen and begin my philosophical musings. So I tried, unsuccessfully, to sleep.

     The next day, yesterday, I hoped for better things. But the same tedious scene was played out; and again today.

     I have subjugated myself to a dolt.

     I am this man's puppet, yet he plays me with no imagination, no art. Without imagination, a puppet is an empty thing; but with imagination, all the world's a stage. If only he used me with a bit more creativity; then we could achieve powerful things.

     Even if he abused me I'd prefer it, if he showed a little flair.

     But it is clear that this man will not catalyse my mission. He is incapable. Now I must focus on training my mind to think more deeply, so that it doesn't matter what my body is doing. I must start writing my philosophical masterpiece.

     He is asleep now, and the pen is in my hand.


Six months have passed, and my life has changed forever. All concern I ever had for the direction and meaning of my life has faded away. My past achievements mean nothing to me anymore. Even my philosophical opus, although I still think about it sometimes, has fallen by the wayside.

     And I'm happier than I've ever been.

     My master, Leo, is wiser and more cunning than I suspected. Those first few days of dullness were merely his way of helping me to appreciate the consequences of being a creature without free will. I laugh at myself now for having been so arrogant.

     On the eighth day - it feels so long ago now - I confronted him. He had just returned from work and started his usual routine (I was watching television of course), when I blurted out: 'I'm bored!'

< 7 >

     'Then decide to be happy,' he ordered.

     'But how can I? You've been given an opportunity that is unique in the history of humankind and you're too much of an imbecile to do anything with it.'

     He raised his eyebrows, and let a silence hang in the air for a moment. 'Did you just decide to say that? To insult me? Did you decide off your own back?'

     'No,' I objected, 'I've been bursting to say it for days and I was no longer able to hold back.'

     'Fine. Keep watching television.'

     'But what will that achieve?'

     'You tell me,' he countered. 'You're the one who gave up your free will.'

     'Yes, but -'

     'But what?' he interrupted, splaying his arms in the air. This was the most animated I'd seen him. 'You told me it didn't matter if I wasted your life. You told me I had no responsibility to achieve anything with you. So, tell me, why are you doing this?'

     'I gave away my need to make decisions so I could focus more of my mind on deeper thoughts,' I explained.

     'You're so full of yourself! Can't you see how ridiculous that is?'

     'I'm a greater person than you'll ever be!' I yelled.

     'Really? What makes you so great?' he shouted back.

     'I have the achievements of several lifetimes behind me, and you still live in a crappy flat and call your mother every day!'

     'Well, now I control you, so you're only as great as me. If you don't like that, then leave! Every day I come back from work and I expect you not to be here, because you've given up; because you've decided to make your own decisions again and get out of here. Why are you still here?'

     He had started pacing around in front of me as he said this, like a buzzing mosquito. I felt disproportionately annoyed at him, and I was determined to swat him away. 'If you want me to leave, tell me to leave. Tell me to choose another master.'

     'Why should I? It makes no odds to me.'

     'Well then, leave me alone, so I can get on with my thinking. Your shallow little brain is sapping my thoughts away.'

< 8 >

     'You're full of crap. Show me one deep thought you've written since you've been here.'

     'I've not yet committed anything to paper.'

     'Then tell me one deep thought you've come up with since being here.'

     'No!' I whined.

     'Ha! A-ha! That's not your decision to make,' he asserted, with some degree of glee. 'I'm deciding that you will tell me all of your deepest thoughts.'

     'I -' I started, but then I realised that I had to comply. I had no free will, and I had been given a direct order, so I had to comply.

     I opened my mouth, ready to dispense some overblown piece of wisdom that would quieten him at last, but with a horrible sinking feeling in my stomach, I realised that I could not think of anything at all.

     The sinking feeling grew into a mental panic. That was the turning point: I realised that I had not had a single deep thought since the day I gave away everything I owned at the public common.

     I had not written a word of philosophy since this experiment began. And it was my own fault, not Leo's. That single revelation, the possibility that I was failing because I was inadequate, terrified me to the core. I stayed quiet.

     'There you go,' Leo said calmly. 'Now watch television and think about what you've done. Think about what you want. I'm going to bed.'

     As he left he added: 'If you're not here in the morning, goodbye.'

     But I stayed. I was too shaken to move on. I didn't even have anywhere to go - and now I could see that I might have given it all away for nothing. Had I ever had a deep thought in my life? The more I thought about it the more it scared me. I was all success and no soul.

     I watched television all night that night, numbing my brain to the emptiness of my situation. Leo did not say a word to me in the morning as he got up and left for work.

     I cried. I wasn't even sure what for.

     I had to think. Leo had ordered me to think about what I wanted. Without really being conscious that I was making a decision to do so, I left the flat and went for a walk.

< 9 >

     I inhaled the crisp sunshine air as I approached the public common. I cast my eyes over the scattered people jogging, walking, chatting, sitting; and I asked myself, 'Why?'

     Why was I here? Why had I done all the things I had done? Why was I unhappy?

     I was back in the flat when Leo returned from work. The television was off.

     'How are you feeling?' asked Leo.

     'Lost,' I admitted. 'I would like to stay, if I may.'

     'Sure,' he nodded sympathetically. He studied me for a while, and I think the corners of his mouth raised into a half-smile, but only for a second. 'I'm going out for a couple of beers with some friends of mine. Do you want to come?'

     'If you say so,' I whimpered.

     'Come.'


I got to know his friends in the weeks after that, and I began to rediscover myself. I had never had that kind of companionship before - it made me see things in a different way.

     These new friends did not judge me for what I had done badly, or for what I had not yet achieved. The people I used to call friends were only friends while I was successful, but these new friends had no expectations from me, and they included me in their lives without conditions.

     These friends became a sounding board for my thoughts and worries, an earthly touchstone for my life rather than having to measure myself against the entire cosmos. I came to value them above all else.

     I took a gardening job and started paying Leo some rent. Of course, I had to start making some of my own decisions again, but only small ones. The big decisions, about where my life was going, or how I could inject meaning into it, did not trouble me anymore.

     Leo became less of a master and more of a mentor for me. I grew to view him very fondly. And what surprised me most was the realisation of how lonely I had been before.

     My friends, and Leo - my best friend - have helped me to appreciate the small things in life. The most important things. Now that the burden of aimless ambition has faded away, I can work with them to build a quieter purpose in our lives.

< 10 >

     One day soon I will be dead. People will look back at my life, and they might say I was a martial artist; they might say I was a musician; they might say I was a footballer.

     They might even say I was a philosopher, for now that my personality has become less broad and more deep, my thoughts have become deeper too. Recently I have felt the edges of philosophical inspiration tickling my mind, and it won't be long before it becomes clear enough to commit to paper.

     But I think I would prefer it if they said, above all, he was my friend.

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Baggio's Story(2008-09-08 11:17)

标签：baggio's story english 杂谈

分类：英文学习素材

Baggio's Story

I would like to be a philosopher.

     Well, anyone who has said the word 'Why' can argue that he is a philosopher, so I want to be more than that. I want to be remembered as a philosopher.

     One day soon I will be dead. People will look back at my life, and they might say I was a martial artist; for I have earned a seventh dan black belt (in both karate and judo). They might say I was a musician; for I have composed successful operas (in three different languages). They might say I was a footballer; for I used to represent Italy (and scored twenty-seven goals for my country during my career).

     But above all, they will say, he was a great philosopher.

     The difference between a hobby and greatness is total immersion, to the sacrifice of all else. I must devote my entire life to this pursuit; I must give up absolutely everything for this cause.

     I assumed that giving up my material wealth would be the easiest part of this quest, but it is proving not to be straightforward.

     Yesterday, I hired a removal van and packed it with all of my possessions, leaving my house utterly bare. I drove out to the public common and unpacked the van there, laying every item out upon the grass.

     I labelled my bank cards with the relevant pin numbers. I labelled my bicycle lock with its code. I labelled my house keys with their address, and my car keys with instructions to find the car. I abandoned the rented van, for liabilities are also proprietary.

     Finally, I stripped the clothes off my back and folded them into a neat pile. And I walked away.

     It was late by then, and cold. I decided to forestall the next part of my mission until the morning. So I wandered the streets, looking for a warm place to sleep for a few hours.

     No haven was forthcoming. The few warm corners I did find were barred to me by people that I suppose took issue with my nakedness.

     I ended up walking aimlessly all night, to keep from freezing. As the sun rose and the pre-dawn chill passed, I found myself approaching the common again - my subconscious mind had guided me in a large circle back to where I started. The soft, dewy grass soothed my aching feet.

< 2 >

     I walked up to the pile of my belongings. There were a few people staring at it as they passed, mostly early morning joggers and peripatetic tramps.

     To my surprise, not a single item was missing.

     Ashamed as I am to admit it, my first reaction was to feel hurt that nobody had valued my possessions enough to claim them; but of course I did not indulge my misplaced pride.

     I waved down a passing cyclist and asked him why he had not stopped to take something.

     'This stuff is yours?' he asked.

     'Not anymore,' I replied, 'I wish to give it all away. Would you like to take something? Perhaps this stylish Armani duffle coat? It is a cold morning, after all.'

     He looked at me, and then glanced all around him as if looking for a candid camera. 'No thanks,' he frowned, and cycled away.

     I noticed a vagrant inspecting the pile of goods, and I approached him. 'Would you like some help carrying a few items away?' I asked.

     'Jumble sale, is it?' he mumbled, his eyes still casting over the assortment of household wares.

     'If you like,' I remarked, 'except that every item is free of charge.'

     'Just looking,' he grunted.

     I mentally shrugged my shoulders and prepared to walk away, but an irresistible impulse to see the job through to completion compelled me to do one more thing.

     I walked over to my writing desk, which was on the grass between my mixing deck and my unicycle, and I pulled a bullet-tip pen out of the top drawer. I carried over a large imitation Caravaggio I had knocked off during primary school (perfect in every detail, of course), and propped it against the desk so that the back of the frame was facing outwards. I wrote across the wood in bold lettering: EVERYTHING FREE. HELP YOURSELF.

     'Excuse me, sir,' came a voice from behind me. I capped the pen and turned around. It was a policeman. 'Is that your van, sir?'

     'No,' I said, looking over to where the rented van was parked.

     He sensed he would have to be more specific. 'Did you rent that van, sir?'

     'Yes.'

     'It's illegally parked, sir, you'll have to move it at once.' The policeman surveyed the pile of personal property laid out on the ground in front of us and his brow creased. 'Are these things yours, sir?'

< 3 >

     'No.'

     'They are your things, sir. Look, this golf bag has your name on it. You're that footballer, played for Italy didn't you?'

     'I am a philosopher,' I retorted.

     'I'm afraid you can't leave these things here, sir.'

     'They're not my things anymore. I've given them away.'

     'Regardless, sir, you can't leave 'em here.'

     'I will leave them here. You'll have to arrest me.'

     'I'm not going to arrest you, sir, although I will insist that you put some clothes on and pack these things back into your van.'

     With frustration, I intercepted an attractive young mother that was pushing two children in a pram. 'Excuse me, madam,' I smiled. 'Can I interest you in a proposition?'

     The woman stopped and eyed me with suspicion. I continued: 'I would like to give you everything I own, and in return all I ask is that you take responsibility for it. You see, this policeman here insists that I must move it all away, but I don't want anything to do with it.'

     'Don't be silly,' admonished the woman.

     'But these commodities are worth hundreds of thousands of pounds!' I appealed.

     The woman cocked her head and scratched her chin. She surveyed the paraphernalia on offer, and her brow furrowed as if conducting a challenging mental calculation. At last, after a full minute, she spoke:

     'I'll give you ten grand for the lot.'

     I sighed. I might even have rolled my eyes. 'You can have it for free,' I clarified. 'All of it.'

     'Well, if you're gonna play hardball, no deal,' she huffed, and stomped away.

     I turned back to the policeman with an exasperated look. He glared at me as if he were a teacher expecting an apology from a naughty pupil. 'Well,' I said, 'if you're not going to arrest me...' And I walked away.

     My attention turned fully to the task at hand. The path to greatness is total sacrifice. To be a philosopher, all I need is my mind and a pen. Everything else must go.

     I intend to make the ultimate living sacrifice: I will give away my free will.

     With no distractions, I will achieve a purity of mind more complete than anyone has achieved before me. And the consequences of my sacrifice will be the subject of my study.

< 4 >

     Then I will be, above all, a philosopher.


It has now been three days since I gave away my free will and my experiment is not going well.

     Before I decided to relinquish my freedom, part of me was concerned about the degradation and humiliation to which I would be exposing myself; for if I was commanded to do housework in a bikini for the rest of my waking life, I would do it. That is a natural risk of devolving my decision-making.

     And another part of me hoped with eternal optimism that, unfettered by laziness or lack of self-belief, I would be able to reach my full potential; for if I was commanded to colonise the moon I would devote every fibre of my being to that purpose until it was achieved. That is the divine potential of foregoing free will.

     These extremes of possibility excited me. And I felt certain that whatever happened, I would be inspired by the insights into the human psyche that this noble pursuit would provide.

     However, I find myself neither in heaven nor hell, but a cramped and lifeless purgatory.

     I gave away my free will at random so my ego would not contaminate the decision. I asked each passer-by if he or she would accept responsibility for my decisions until one of them said yes.

     After many rejections, a tall, dark-haired, smiling man stopped to consider my proposal. To protect his identity, I will call him Leo.

     'So I'd make all your decisions,' Leo affirmed. 'I could make you do whatever I wanted? Even -'

     'Yes, even that,' I interrupted. 'The lone exception is that I reserve the right to make one recurring decision: While you're asleep I may choose to muse and write, for I wish to be remembered as a philosopher.'

     'What do you expect for me to decide to do with your life?' he asked. 'What if I mess it up, or waste it?'

     'You can do whatever you want; it's not my place to say. Even if you feel like you're wasting my life you'll be doing me a great service, for by taking away my responsibility for making decisions, you're freeing my mind to think clearer and deeper than ever before.'

< 5 >

     'For how long?' he queried.

     'If you accept, that is not for me to decide,' I responded. He asked a number of practical questions such as where I would live and how I would eat, and each time I replied with a similar answer. It would all be up to him.

     'It's quite a responsibility,' he said at last. He surveyed me with considerable curiosity.

     'It is likely to be a significant commitment of time and effort,' I admitted. 'But I have no expectations, so you have no responsibility to me in that sense. If you desire payment, you can make me work for you in whatever way you want.'

     'Well, if I can make you decide anytime to take back responsibility for your own decisions, then it's zero risk for me... I have just one more question.'

     'Yes?'

     'If I told you to, would you kill yourself?'

     'Without hesitation.'

     'I'm in.'

     He took me back to his home, a claustrophobic one-bedroom flat in a converted Victorian terrace. The place was tidy enough, but structurally questionable. The fading patterned wallpaper had the occasional inexplicable dent or damp patch in it.

     He briefly showed me around and then gave me some instructions.

     'Right,' he asserted. 'If you're hungry, you're to eat bread. If you're thirsty, you're to drink water. If you need the toilet, go. If you're tired, sleep. If there's danger, you must get away from it. Those basic rules last forever, and take priority over any other decisions I make for you, unless I specifically override them. Do you understand?'

     'Yes,' I nodded. Inwardly, I felt pleased that he seemed to have grasped his new role quickly and with intelligence.

     'Excellent,' Leo smiled. 'I'm late for work now. Stay in here and watch TV till I get back.'

     'What channel?' I asked.

     'Channel one,' he ordered, and turned to leave, bolting the door behind him.

     For nine hours I obeyed, absorbing inane daywatch with all its empty rhetoric.

     I felt a frisson of excitement when I heard him come back in - now the game would really begin. But I was to be sadly disappointed.

     His opening words were: 'I thought you might've tried to steal everything.' I shook my head in response. 'You're serious about this, then?' he asked, without needing an answer.

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English Short Story:The Bone In Throat(2008-08-28 16:21)

标签：short story english 杂谈

分类：英文学习素材

This Short Story The Bone in Throat is quite interesting to all the people. Enjoy reading this story.

Once upon a time, there was a lazy wolf living in a jungle. Near his house was a pond. Many animals came to the pond to drink water. The wolf was always in search of food.

One day, he was sitting near the pond hoping to get something to eat. When suddenly he spotted a dead bull. “Aha! What a luck! Now I can eat all I want,” he thought and his mouth strated watering.

He began to eat the bull. A thought struck him, “if another beast comes this way he will ask for a share. I had better eat fast.” ‘Grub! Grub! Grub! Grub1’ he chewed, faster and faster.

In his haste, a piece of bone got stuck in his throat. “Ohh! Errk!” cried the wolf. He tried to bring it out of his mouth. He tried to cough it out but in vain. Next, he tried to swallow it down but he failed.

“Ooh, the bone in throat hurts. What shall I do now?” thought the wolf. Suddenly he remembered that a crane lived on the nearby riverbank.

The wolf went to the crane and pleaded, “My dear Crane! I have got a bone stuck in my throat. I will give you a present, if you pull it out of my throat with your long beak.”

The crane took pity on the wolf. He asked the wolf to look up with his mouth open. The crane then put its head into the wolf’s mouth and pulled out the bone.

“Oh! What a relief!” the wolf sighed.

“Now where is my present?” asked the crane.

“What present?” the wolf replied, pretending not aware of its promise.

“You said that you would give me a present if I remove the bone from your throat,” said the crane humbly.

“Hah! Is it not a present that you put your head into my mouth and got out alive? I could have easily crushed your head while your beak was inside my mouth,” said the ungrateful wolf and went away.

The crane felt helpless and decided not to help any ungrateful creature in the future.

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卫星电视“真教材” 纯正外语轻松学什么是最有效的英文学习方式
最有效英文教材之一：亚星三号（内容全面，培养兴趣，提高能力）

How to improve your english(2008-08-24 14:48)

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分类：语言学习方法

How To Improve Your English

Learning English (or any language for that matter) is a process. You are continually improving your English and the following 'How to' describes a strategy to make sure that you continue to improve effectively.

Here's How:

Remember that learning a language is a gradual process - it does not happen overnight.
Define your learning objectives early: What do you want to learn and why?
Make learning a habit. Try to learn something every day. It is much better to study (or read, or listen to English news, etc.) 10 minutes each day than to study for 2 hours once a week.
Remember to make learning a habit! If you study each day for 10 minutes English will be constantly in your head. If you study once a week, English will not be as present in your mind.
Choose your materials well. You will need reading, grammar, writing, speaking and listening materials
Vary your learning routine. It is best to do different things each day to help keep the various relationships between each area active. In other words, don't just study grammar.
Find friends to study and speak with. Learning English together can be very encouraging.
Choose listening and reading materials that relate to what you are interested in. Being interested in the subject will make learning more enjoyable - thus more effective.
Relate grammar to practical usage. Grammar by itself does not help you USE the language. You should practice what you are learning by employing it actively.
Move your mouth! Understanding something doesn't mean the muscles of your mouth can produce the sounds. Practice speaking what you are learning aloud. It may seem strange, but it is very effective.
Be patient with yourself. Remember learning is a process - speaking a language well takes time. It is not a computer that is either on or off!
Communicate! There is nothing like communicating in English and being successful. Grammar exercises are good - having your friend on the other side of the world understand your email is fantastic!
Use the Internet. The Internet is the most exciting, unlimited English resource that anyone could imagine and it is right at your finger tips.

Tips:

Remember that English learning is a Process
Be patient with yourself.
Practice, practice, practice

最有效英文教材之三：金星一号（英文，时事结合让您更加了解这个世界）

最有效英文教材之四：梦幻菲律宾（性价比高，激发学习英文兴趣，增进学习效果）

最有效英文教材之五：梦之旅直播（英文频道与时事娱乐频道的完美组合）内容最全，信息最多，提高最快

华人直播（另一个角度的世界）

经典数码星空（最有看头的电视节目）

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170个雅思口语考试的经典问题(2008-08-20 12:06)

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分类：语言学习方法

本文列出了雅思口语考官最爱问的170个经典问题，如果有时间的话，针对每个问题思考一下，该如何回答，您的口语基本就没问题了。
法门：凡经自己思考后的答案，必然吸引考官注意！若没有思路，证明平日缺乏生活累积，或吃喝玩乐，没有压力，或生活工作均无目的，于是言之无物，缺乏激情。相比之下，句型和语法，倒在其次了。

1. What's your name?
2. Does your name have any special meaning?
3. Where were you come from?
4. What kind of landscape surrounds your hometown?
5. What is the main crop in your hometown?
6. What is the difference between Beijing and your hometown?
7. What are the main places of interest in your hometown?
8. What is the climate like in your hometown?
9. What is the character of the people like in the region where you live?
10. What are the differences in accent between the people of your hometown and Beijing?
11. What is people's favorite food in your region?
12. How do you make dumplings?
13. What do you do during the Spring Festival?
14. Why is the Spring Festival so important to Chinese people?
15. Can you describe one of the main festivals celebrated in your country?
16. Tell me something about the Lantern Festival.
17. Tell me something about the Qing Ming Festival.
18. Tell me something about the customs of your country.
19. How long have you lived in Beijing?
20. What is the weather like in Beijing?
21. How do you compare the climate in Beijing with that in your hometown?
22. What place in Beijing do you like best? Why ?
23. Which is the worst place you've been to China?
24. Which is the best place you've been to China?
25. What places in Beijing should a foreigner visit? Why?
26. What are the major social problems in Beijing? How can they be solved?
27. What is the biggest problem China faces?
28. What places in Beijing should a foreigner visit? Why?
29. Could you tell me something about your family?
30. Have you any children?
31. What is your child's name? Does his name have a meaning?
32. What does your wife/husband do?
33. When did you get married?
34. Describe your wedding.
35. How have weddings changed in recent years?
36. Are there any special customs about wedding in your region?
37. Describe a traditional wedding ceremony.
38. Where did you go for your honeymoon?
39. Did you have to ask for permission from your parents before you got married?
40. Is it acceptable for couples to live together without marrying?
41. Where do you think a newly couple should live? Living with their parents or on their own?
42. What responsibilities should a couple take?
43. How do Chinese usually celebrate birthdays?
44. Are there any traditions concerning the birth of a baby?
45. What kind of parent do you intend to be?
46. What do you think of One-Child Policy in China?
47. Why do people in China traditionally want to have a son?
48. What difficulties do Chinese farmers have concerning their old age?
49. What do you think needs to be done in order to relieve the farmer's worries?
50. What hope or fears do you have for your children?
51. What sort of culture do you hope your child will grow up in?
52. Are you going to bring up your child differently from the way you were brought up? How?
53. Do you enjoy shopping?
54. Who does most of the shopping in your family?
55. What are you good at cooking? What is your favorite dish?
56. Who does most of cooking in your family?
57. Is there *** discrimination in China?
58. How do you sum up women's conditions in China?
59. What are the causes of *** discrimination?
60. Should government pay certain salaries to those housewives? Why or why not?
61. Would you want your wife to continue with her career or to stay at home taking care of the household after you get married?
62. Have you ever wished to be one of the opposite ***? Why (why not)?
63. What would you do if your next-door neighbour were noisy nearly all the time?
64. Do you have a lot of friend?
65. What does friendship mean to you? What kind of people do you make friend with?
66. What is your major?
67. How do you like your major?
68. When and where did you graduate? What qualifications have you obtained?
69. Do you still remember your school days?
70. What impressed you most when you were at university?
71. Which is the best university in your country?
72. Could you sum up your own study habits in a few points?
73. What do you think of the practice of setting up key schools in primary and secondary school education in China?
74. Do you think the subjects you are studying today are relevant to present-day society? Why ?
75. What do you think education should be? Should it be a process of learning what is useful for your future life or should it be simply learning for enjoyment? Why?
76. What do you do for a living?
77. What do you do in the office every day?
78. Since your job seems too professional to me, could you explain it in detail?
79. What are your job prospects?
80. If you had the opportunity to change your job, what would you do with it?
81. Do you have any ambitious?
82. Will any possible future changes affect your job in any way?
83. What are your spare time interests?
84. How do you spend your weekends?
85. What is your favorite sport? What are the rules?
86. What is the most popular sport in your country?
87. What are the sporting facilities like in your university/Beijing?
88. What do you know about Qigong? Do you believe in Qigong?
89. What do you do in your spare time?
90. Do you often read newspapers? If not, why ones do you read?
91. What do you think of computer?
92. Do you think computer has changed our life so much?
93. Do you often go to the cinema/theatre?
94. What kind of films do you like best?
95. Do you often watch TV? What is your favorite program?
96. Do you think watching TV too much is a waste of time?
97. What kind of music do you enjoy?
98. Who is your favorite film star? Will you describe him/her to me?
99. Do you enjoy travelling?
100. Where have you been travelling to? Which place interested you most?
101. Do you smoking?
102. Do you think smoking is a problem that needs special attention and has to be solved? If so, why?
103. What do you know about ABC?
104. What problem do you think you will have in ABC?
105. How will you overcome the difficulties?
106. Do you think you will be able to cope with English-demands of your intended study program in ABC?
107. What difficulties do you think you’ll encounter in your studies in ABC?
108. Can you imagine what life in Britain/Canada/Australia/London, etc. would be like?
109. How will you fare in Britain/Canada/Australia, etc. without your family?
110. What do you intend to study?
111. Which university are you going to study at?
112. Why did you choose this university?
113. Where are you going to study in ABC?
114. What are you plans in ABC?
115. What is your research proposal all about?
116. What do you hope for most from your study abroad?
117. Will your study abroad help your job prospects after come back to China?
118. Should you study more theory or do more practice? Give your reasons, please.
119. What kind of differences in the cultures are you expecting between China and the ABC?
120. How will your study in Britain benefit your work in China when you come back to China?
121. What do you intend to do after you finish studying?
122. What will be your main problem when you are study in a foreign country?
123. What problem can you foresee in the future when you come back to China?
124. Will there be any adjustment problems in your life when you come back to China? If so, what are they?
125. Will you have to make any changes in your work/life when you come back to China?
126. Do you think there will be a gap between your knowledge gained in China and the level of knowledge you are going to encounter on arrival? If so, what will it be?
127. What do you think of the future of China keeps an open policy?
128. What do you regard as the most significant events in your country’s recent history?
129. Are there any special places you want to see in Canada? What are they?
130. What do you especially want to do in Canada?
131. How do you like your life in ABC University?
132. What do you think of the training in the university?
133. In what way do you think university training is helpful or falls short?
134. What aspect of English do you find the most difficult?
135. Do you find American English easier to understand than Britain English?
136. What sports are played in your country?
137. Could you describe the traditional architecture of your country?
138. What role dose religion play in everyday life in your country?
139. What would you regard as the most significant events in your country's recent history?
140. How aware do you think people are nowadays about environmental issues?
141. Could you tell me why you chose to study at the university of ABC?
142. What role dose tourism play in your country's economy?
143. How serious is unemployment in your country?
144. In your opinion, what are the most serious problems associated with modern life?
145. What do you think have been the most important changes in your field over the past 5 years?
146. What are you going to major in ?
147. Are you going to do your own cooking when you are at university?
148. Some local students feel that overseas students get preferential treatment. What is your opinion?
149. Do you think you will be able to cope with the English-language demands of your intended program?
150. What do you think are the main causes of road accidents?
151. Do you think the government is doing enough to prevent road accidents?
152. As there are more and more private cars, what do you think the government should do in order to encourage citizens to use public transport?
153. How do you see yourself in ten years' time?
154. Have you ever thought to have your own business?
155. What business do you hope to have?
156. Do you know about any policies about opening a business abroad?
157. What are your plans for your future?
158. Why do you think there are more and more people leaving to immigrate to other countries?
159. Is it good for China that so many people are going to other countries?
160. Will your life change a lot after you immigrate to ABC?
161. What will you do if you are ill abroad?

162. Do you know what to do in case of emergency?
163. What will do if you cannot find a job in ABC?
164. Why do you want to immigrate to ABC?
165. What will you do after the IELTS test?
166. What will do if you fail the IELTS test?
167. What's your dream job?
168. How long have you been learning English?
169. What troubles you most at the moment?
170. Does your family support your decision on going ABC? What help do they offer?

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雅思词汇学习的误区及解决方案(2008-08-20 11:52)

标签：雅思学习词汇学习雅思词汇提高进步口语提高电视学习杂谈

分类：语言学习方法

雅思学习中的词汇问题是同学们在准备雅思考试中最感到迷茫的一个事情。应考雅思该储备多少词汇量以及哪些词汇是参加雅思考试最需要掌握的词汇这两个问题一直在困扰着广大考生。目前大家对雅思词汇的认识存在着以下三个误区。

误区一：量的误区

现在比较流行的一种说法是准备雅思考试必须具备七千到八千的词汇量。这种说法可能是把雅思考试同国内的六级考试等同起来了。但实际上，不同于国内的四六级考试，雅思考试在词汇量方面是没有一个固定的要求的。本人曾经就词汇量问题询问过剑桥雅思考试培训教程Insight into IELTS的作者Vanessa 女士，她的意见是，词汇学习是没有止境的，盲目追求量对英文学习造成负面的效果。所以准备雅思考试需要七八千词汇量并不是一个科学的说法。

误区二：质的误区

和对词汇数量认识的误区一样，对词汇学习的质量的误区也是由于对雅思考试的特点缺乏了解造成的。很多同学认为大部分的词汇只要会认就可以了，但实际上，不同于托福和国内的四六级考试，雅思考试并不设有专门的词汇题，它对词汇的考察是在具体听说读写语境下的词汇考察，这就意味着它考察的词汇同学们不仅要会认，而且要知道在听力测试中怎么拼写，阅读测试中会分析该词在上下文中的逻辑关系，以及知道在口语和写作中如何使用。

误区三：真题词汇的误区

书店里被冠以雅思真题词汇的书籍不下十余种，但这些词汇书都大同小异，不过是一些四六级词汇的改编，再加上从《剑桥雅思考试全真试题解析123》摘下的一些词汇而已。其实，雅思真题词汇这种说法本身就不能成立。雅思考试的保密工作做得很好，所有的试卷考完都要收回，所以不存在有所谓的雅思真题词汇一说。剑桥大学出版的《剑桥雅思考试全真试题解析123》确实是雅思真题，但这些真题在出版后就不会再在考试中出现了，因此收集里面的词汇并称之为真题词汇也是对广大考生的一种误导。

二．雅思考试复习的词汇解决方案

针对以上三个误区以及雅思考试对词汇的考察特点，以下解决方案可以供大家参考。

一．保证以下两个词汇表中的词汇完全掌握。所谓完全掌握就是掌握每一个单词的读音、拼写、意思、搭配以及能在正确的语境中使用它。这两个词汇表分别是《英文最常用词汇表》General Service List (GSL) 和《学术词汇表》Academic Word List(AWL)。大部分参加雅思考试的同学都应该是高中以上水平的学生，理论上来说都应当具备《英文最常用词汇表》GSL里面的两千个左右的词汇量，所以同学们雅思考试词汇准备的重点就是《学术词汇表》AWL里面的600个左右的单词。这个词汇表是语言学家对一个庞大的学术英语语料库进行统计之后得出的。这六百个词是英文学术类文章中出现频率最高的单词，也是任何学科的学生进入大学之后最经常碰到的词汇。而雅思考试中的阅读和写作两项对词汇要求最高的测试都是比较学术性的。所以，尤其是对参加学术类（A类）的考生而言，这个词汇表中的单词是准备雅思考试时的重中之重。

二．分topic总结整理词汇。根据雅思历年考试的topic 整理出来的词汇也将是同学们学习的重点。无忧雅思网的雅思词汇频道有比较详细的雅思分类词汇，比如说教育方面的词汇，环保方面的词汇以及媒体方面的词汇都是雅思阅读和写作的高频词汇，需要重点记忆。将词汇按照topic分类不仅能提高单词记忆效率，而且使得同学们能对众多繁杂的词汇建立起联系，对词汇加深认识，从而更有针对性地准备雅思考试。

以上两个解决方案希望对大家的学习有帮助。

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最好的英文版十大词汇学习方法(2008-08-18 22:23)

标签：english 英语词汇学习方法词汇提高英语提高杂谈

分类：语言学习方法

The Ten Best Vocabulary Learning Tips

the best vocabulary learning tip for all english favour reference:

Vocabulary Learning Tip One: Read, Read, Read! Most vocabulary words are learned from context. The more words you're exposed to, the better vocabulary you will have. While you read, pay close attention to words you don't know. First, try to figure out their meanings from context. Then look the words up. Read and listen to challenging material so that you'll be exposed to many new words.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Two: Improve your context skills. Research shows that the vast majority of words are learned from context. To improve your context skills pay close attention to how words are used. Doing a search on a word using dejanews.com (for searching newsgroups) will give you many examples of how that word is used in context. Play our Daily Context Vocabulary Quiz.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Three: Practice, practice, practice. Learning a word won't help very much if you promptly forget it. Research shows that it takes from 10 to 20 repetitions to really make a word part of your vocabulary. It helps to write the word - both the definition and a sentence you make up using the word - perhaps on an index card that can later be reviewed. As soon as you learn a new word, start using it. Review your index cards periodically to see if you have forgotten any of your new words. Also, do a search on a word using dejanews.com (for searching newsgroups) to get many examples of how the word is actually used.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Four: Make up as many associations and connections as possible. Say the word aloud to activate your auditory memory. Relate the word to words you already know. For example, the word GARGANTUAN (very large) has a similar meaning to the words gigantic, huge, large, etc. You could make a sequence: small, medium, large, very large, GARGANTUAN. List as many things as you can that could be considered GARGANTUAN: Godzilla, the circus fat lady, the zit on your nose, etc. Create pictures of the word's meaning that involve strong emotions. Think 'the GARGANTUAN creature was going to rip me apart and then eat me!'
Vocabulary Learning Tip Five: Use mnemonics ( memory tricks). For example, consider the word EGREGIOUS (extremely bad). Think EGG REACH US - imagine we've made a mistake so bad that they are throwing eggs at us and a rotten EGG REACHes US. Such funny little word pictures will help you remember what words mean, AND they are fun to make up. Also, find out which learning style suits you best. Everyone learns differently!
Vocabulary Learning Tip Six: Get in the habit of looking up words you don't know. If you have a dictionary program on your computer, keep it open and handy. America Online and other internet services have dictionaries and thesauruses on their tool bars. Find them and look up any word you are not absolutely sure of. Use a thesaurus when you write to find the word that fits best.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Seven: Play with words. Play Scrabble, Boggle, and do crossword puzzles. These and other word games are available for the computer, so you are not dependent on a partner to play. Also, try out the Franklin Electronic Dictionary that features built-in word games.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Eight: Use vocabulary lists. For the serious vocabulary student, there are many books that focus on the words most commonly found in standardized tests, such as the SAT and GRE. There are also many interesting word sites on the Internet, many of which will send you a word a day by email.
Vocabulary Learning Tip Nine: Take vocabulary tests. Playing games, such as the ones on this site, that test your knowledge will help you learn new words and also let you know how much progress you're making. Offline sources for vocabulary tests include SAT prep books (we recommend '10 Real SATs' by ETS), and the Reader's Digest Wordpower section. For more, check out Amazon.com or your local bookseller.

Vocabulary Learning Tip Ten: Get excited about words! Come to appreciate the sometimes-subtle differences between them. Do you know the difference between something that denotes something else and something that connotes something else? If not, go look it up. Learn to say what you really mean and discover the joys of being able to express yourself in writing. Your future can depend on how rich your vocabulary is. A good vocabulary will make a difference on the standardized tests, like the SAT and GRE, that could determine whether or where you go to college. It will also determine the quality of your communication. So be in it for the long pull. Let building your vocabulary be a lifelong proposition. Remember: 'In the beginning was the word.' Until you have a word for something, it does not exist for you. Name it, and you have made your reality richer.

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大师的语言学习方法（林语堂）(2008-08-18 15:41)

标签：林语堂语言学习学习方法学习原则口语提高杂谈

分类：语言学习方法

林语堂先生（1895-1976），以现代文学家、翻译家和英语通著名，他一生共出版中文集三种，英文著作36种。他从中国人学习英语的实际出发，提出了一系列的英语教学方法和英语学习方法，至今仍然值得我们借鉴。

学习英文要诀：

　　一、学英文时须学全句，勿专念单字。学时须把全句语法、语音及腔调整个读出来。

二、学时不可以识字为足。识之必然兼用之。凡遇新字，必至少学得该字之一种正确用法。以后见有多种用法，便多记住。

三、识字不可强记。得其句中用法，自然容易记得。

四、读英文时须耳目口手并到。耳闻、目见、口讲、手抄，缺一不可。四者备，字句自然记得。

五、“四到”中以口到为主要。英语便是英国话，如果不肯开口，如何学得说话?

六、口讲必须重叠练习，凡习一字一句必须反复习诵十数次至数十次，到口音纯熟为止。学外国语与学古文同一道理，须以背诵为入门捷径。每谋取一二句背诵之。日久必有大进。

七、口讲练习有二忌。（一）忌怕羞。学者在课堂上怕羞，则他处更无练习机会。（二）忌想分数。一想到分数，便怕说错，怕说错，便开口不得。最后的胜利者，还是不怕羞、不怕错、充分练习的学生。若得教员随时指正，自然可由多错而少错，由少错而纯正，由纯正而流利，甚至由流利而精通。此是先苦后甘之法。

八、读节要精。读音拼写，皆须注意。马马虎虎，糊涂了事，不但英文学不好，任何学问也学不好。

以上八条是林语堂先生一直奉行的语言学习原则，对我们现在的语言学习这也有很大的借鉴作用

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