新托福口語考試中--朋友話題

　　1．“朋友話題”關鍵詞匯、短語和常用句型

　　* 常用詞匯：acquaintance, affectionate, amicable, caring, considerate, emotional,  enthusiastic,  expressive,  favorite, frank, friendly,  generous,  gentle,  helpful,  honest,  humorous,  ideal,  intimate,  kind, patient, reunion, sociable,  sympathetic,  talkative,  thoughtful,  trustworthy, etc.

　　* 常用短語：a shoulder to cry on,  an easy-going person,  ask for help,  be an understanding person,  be friendly with,  be on intimate terms with sb., be well-acquainted with, broad-minded,  cheer sb. up,  for the sake of friendship, have a bosom friend,  have a large circle of acquaintances, help sb. out,  keep friendly relations,  keep/lose contact with,  make friends with,  reach an understanding,  seek common ground while reserving differences, t urn to one’s friend when in difficulty, understand each other, warm-hearted, etc.

　　* 常用句型：

　　1. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

　　2. What does friendship mean to you?

　　3. What kind of people do you make friend with?

　　4. Why do you think friendship important to you?

　　5. What is the basis of friendship?

　　6. There is the difference between friendship and love.

　　7. Are you very good at keeping in touch with friends?

　　8. I like to make friends with people who are …

　　9. What do you have in common with your friends?

　　10. How well do you communicate with your friends?

　　2. 實例：

　　Narrator:

　　What do you think a true friend should be? How important do you think is friendship to your life?You may begin to prepare your response after the beep.

　　[2 seconds beep]

　　Preparation time: 15 seconds

　　Response time:         45 seconds

　　Narrator:

　　Please begin speaking after the beep.

　　[2 seconds beep]

　　Suggested Answer:

　　As the saying goes “A friend in need is a friend indeed.”, which is partly true, but a real friend should also be able to share your happy moments --- without feeling jealous. A good friendship is one where you accept and forgive faults, understand moods, and don’t feel hurt if a friend doesn’t feel like seeing you. Of course, honesty is an essential part of any relationship. We should learn to accept our friends for what they are. Anyway, I consider friendship to be one of the most important things in life.

　　詞匯與解析（WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS）：

　　1. essential    adj.     本質的，實質的

　　2. forgive      v.       原諒，饒恕

　　3. jealous      adj.     妒忌的，嫉妒的

　　4. mood         n  心情，情緒

　　答案解析：

　　考生開門見山地談了他對“友情”的理解，常言道：“ A friend in need is a friend indeed.” 患難朋友才是真正的朋友。當然，這在一定意義上是對的，副詞“partly” 的使用為下一步的陳述埋下了伏筆，考生順理成章地從不同角度闡明他對“友誼”的看法。真正的朋友會與你分享快樂時光，而沒有任何嫉妒。真正的友誼意味著你能容忍和原諒朋友的錯誤，理解對方的情緒；如果你的朋友不太想見你，你也不會感到受了傷害 (A good friendship is one where you accept and forgive faults, understand moods, and don’t feel hurt if a friend doesn’t feel like seeing you.)。

　　特別值得一提的是在答案的結尾有一個至關重要的句子 “… honesty is an essential part of any relationship.”，它高屋建瓴地概括了各種關系的內涵，它告誡我們只有以誠相待，才能建立真正的友誼。

　　不同的人交友的標準不同。我們交友時，通常會愿意選擇性格類似，而不是性格迥異的人，期望朋友間對待工作、學習和生活的態度有共同之處。真正的朋友能在你最困難的時候向你伸出援助之手，你愿意向他傾訴衷腸，他會給你提供寶貴的忠告和建議，他的心中時刻裝著你。

　　簡而言之，回答“友誼”這類問題時，可以充分發表我們平時對“友誼”的看法，有條理地分層敘述。