每次去理髮店前,我的心情都忐忑不已。
前幾個月一直在小區附近的小店理髮,店裡只有老闆一人忙前忙後,理髮水平也普普通通,但是因為方便,我就沒有選擇去其他地方。
但上一次理髮時,他把碎發弄到我白色T恤上到處都是,我當時就想著下次肯定不會再來了。
昨晚十分期待地去一家新理髮店理髮,這家理髮店評分不錯,理髮師看起來也比之前的專業。結束後她說:「好了,好看多了,你帶上眼看看」。
結果我帶上眼鏡一看,差點沒和她吵起來,這也太難看了吧!😭
我不得不感慨,選擇技術好,審美在線的理髮師真的太重要了!
我懷著無比難過的心情付完錢,離開了那家理髮店,並且以後再也不會光顧了!
隨即又想到了雅思口語9-12 月 Part 1 的新題 haircut, 這題誰還比我更有發言權嗎!
題目:
Have you ever had an unhappy haircut experience?
How long have you had your current haircut?
How often do you have a haircut?
Do you like having your hair cut?
戳下面聽我的語音講解與回答示範:
01 Have you ever had an unhappy haircut experience?
思路解析:
相信大家應該都有過「不開心的理髮經歷」,所以首先可以給一個肯定回答。除了說Yes 之外,還可以用absolutely, definitely表示程度。
然後稍微解釋一下過程或個人感受。因為是Part 1,沒有必要描述的繪聲繪色。簡單描述一下自己為什麼不開心即可,大多數的原因都是理髮師「技術不過關」 (unskilled) 「態度不行 (bad attitude),或者沒達到自己預期的效果 (the hairstyle is not the way you like/expect) 之類的。稍微解釋即可。
Sample:
Oh absolutely, I have had many terrible haircut experiences, and each time when the hairstyle is not the way I like, I would feel really disappointed and even sad because it's really about your image. Having a bad haircut is like having a bad image, which can be really depressing because you have to go to school or work with that ugly haircut. So I think a good barber is really important.
語言筆記
02 How long have you had your current haircut?
思路解析:
主要考察完成時態和表示頻率的句型。
如果要問或者回答「做某事已經多久了」,一般用現在完成時。
比如「我在上海已經住了5年了」,英語是 I have lived in Shanghai for 5 years.
因此對於題目的提問,首先還是要用完成時態回答。之後的解釋中,可以提到自己理髮的頻率,上次理髮的時間(過去時),這樣答案會比較合乎邏輯。
Sample:
I have had my current haircut for about 2 weeks, because my hair grows very quickly, if I don't do anything about it in one month, I would look very disheveled and untidy. To avoid that from happening, I would usually go to a barber's shop once a month, and last time I had my hair cut about two weeks ago, so I have had my current haircut for 2 weeks.
語言筆記
if I don't do anything about it 比較口語但是地道的表達
disheveled and untidy 類似於中文裡的「蓬頭垢面」
avoid sth from happening 避免...的發生
go to a barber's shop 可以當作是 have a haircut 的同一替換,避免一直重複
03 How often do you have a haircut?
思路解析:
主要考察英語表述頻率的句型和詞組。
回答時可以先正面給答覆,once a month, once in 3 weeks, twice a year 等等類似的詞組。
但是注意,儘量說完整句子,不要只說一個詞組。口語考試比較還是「考試」。
之後在解釋時,可以說為什麼是這個頻率。比如因為頭髮長得快,一個月不剪頭髮就會顯得很不好看,所以. 等類似的解釋都可以,不需要很複雜。
Sample
Well like I just mentioned, I usually cut my hair once a month. I remember there was one time when I didn't cut my hair for almost two months, and I looked terrible, some of my friends could not even recognize me. At that time I then realized that I should go to barber shops more frequently than before. And that's why I usually have a haircut about a month, sometimes even 3 weeks.
語言筆記:
04 Do you like having your hair cut?
思路解析:
「喜好」類的句型一直是高頻和重點考點,因此平時可以嘗試多積累一些句型和表達,在回答問題時多一些選擇。
如I like/ enjoy sth, I am really keen on ..., I have a passion for sth, I am passionate about..., I find it quite enjoyable 等等。當然每個句型不是100%可以替換的,稍微注意下語氣的意思的區別就好。
之後的解釋裡可以聯繫個人經歷和感受即可,因為haircut 其實還是比較personal 的話題,所以從內容來說不會「無話可說」,如果仍然感覺不流利需要在語言方面多下功夫。
Sample:
Well for me, it's really a mixed feeling. On one hand, I look forward to it because I hope to look fresh and anew, with a new cool hairstyle. On the other hand, I am worried that the barber is not that professional or careful, and that he would do a bad job, given the experiences that I have had before. So, in general, I enjoy having my hair cut as long as the barber is skilled and experienced enough.
語言筆記:
a mixed feeling,複雜的心情
on one hand, on the other hand, 一方面,另一方面
look forward to + doing 期待做某事,這裡to是介詞,需要加 ing
look fresh and anew,看起來煥然一新
given, 鑑於,考慮到
as long as 只要
skilled 老練的
experienced 經驗豐富的
以上就是口語新題haircut 的分析與範文,如果覺得內容不錯,點個「在看」讓更多人看到吧!
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作者簡介:Patrick, 英語教師,翻譯。華東師範大學口譯碩士畢業,持有二級口譯,筆譯證書,上海市中高級口譯證書。曾獲得第五屆全國口譯大賽上海賽區二等獎,華東賽區一等獎,上海市優秀畢業生等。雅思總分8分,口語8分。