第三章-托福口语Task1（原Task2）详解之人生大类

人生

在人生类题目的作答过程中，容易用到的词和词组有： realize the value of life、 adventurous、 social experience、 reliable、 struggle、 stability...

人生类背景句练习

例句： Life is so long that people will experience countless things and makenumerous decisions.

   Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Your friends are the most important influence in your life.  Use details and examples to explain your opinion.

TPO-21 TASK 2

参考答案：

Well, I disagree with the opinion that friends are the most importantinfluence in life. I do agree that friends have a sizable impact on one’sdevelopment in key stages, such as adolescence. The friends we make when we areyoung definitely influence how we think and see the world. However, I have abelief that there is no single most important influence for a person becauselife is shaped by many people and factors. For example, our parents should havejust as much influence as our friends do. Our parents are the first people whotell us how to think and what to do. More importantly, our teachers, mentors,and bosses in our life probably contribute equally as much.

——改编自《新托福真题详解——口语分卷（第一册）第二版》

答案解析：

第一句“Well, I disagree with the opinion that friends are the most importantinfluence in life.”表明观点，用的是“I disagree with the opinion that...”这个句型结构。

第二句“I do agree that friends have a sizable impact on one’s development in keystages, such as adolescence.” 用 的 是“I do agree”，我在前文讲到过这种表强调的形式会经常使用在表示让 步的结构中。句中有一个“sizable”，表达影响力大，但并非极 端词。

第 三 句“The friends we make when we are youngdefinitely influence how we think and see the world.”是对让步部分的展开 论述，一般对让步部分的论述不超过一句，否则容易喧宾夺主。

第四句“However, I have a belief that there is no single most important influencefor a person because life is shaped by many people and factors.”用“However”引出自己的观点，表示对让 步部分的转折。其中有一个对极端词的反驳方式值得我们学习： there is no single most importantinfluence，反驳的是“most”这 个极端词。

第五句“For example, our parents should have just as much influence as ourfriends do.”是通过举例论证观点。注意 “as...as...”这个结构，可以用在对最高级的反驳中。

 第六句“Our parents are the first people who tell us how to think and what todo.”是对举例的进一步阐述。

第七句“More importantly, our teachers, mentors, and bosses in our life probablycontribute equally as much.”中的“more importantly”表 示递进。表示递进的词还有如下这些：“furthermore、 moreover、 besides、 in addition/additionally、 then, also、 what’s more”等。