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你好呀，我是来自加拿大的雅思外教Mac。今天，给大家分享1个雅思口语Part 3高频话题的高分语料。
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How does technology help people tell stories?
Um, technology helps tell stories? Hmm, well, I think the prime example of how technology helps storytellers to tell their stories is the medium of video.
I mean, TV has been around for a long time, but in essence, it’s a video, but videos have come a long way, and now they are ubiquitous. So, to show a moving picture of any type requires technology.
Um, lighting is another type of technology that’s important, whether it’s a play in a theatre or some type of video, lighting is always critical. And so I guess the same is true for recording voice. Microphones and recorders are vital for the storyteller to project their voice.
Like I said, technology is everywhere in this type of field, even in the printing of books. And one can say, even in the telling of a story sitting around a campfire, fire also being a technology. So, technology fundamentally helps by creating the medium and the mood for the storyteller.
- prime example 明显的例子
- medium 媒介
- in essence 实质上
- come a long way 取得很大进展；有很大进步
- ubiquitous 十分普遍
- lighting 灯光
- campfire 篝火
- fundamentally 从根本上
Do you prefer to read e-books or printed books?
Definitely reading paper books. Although when working, I need to read a lot of digital materials and e-books to save time, so in that way, I like reading on the computer, but when it comes to reading for pleasure, definitely I prefer paper books because I like the process of reading.
Holding the book, turning the pages, making notes, even the smell of the paper…I simply love books.
Why are mystery novels so popular nowadays?
Hmm, not sure, I wasn’t aware actually that they are so popular. But come to think of it, for kids they seem to be popular I guess, like Harry Potter or for older people, like Sherlock Holmes.
Hmm, I guess the main reason for their popularity is that they appeal to people’s curiosity. Such novels have lots of suspense and to solve them quickly, readers have to do some analysis themselves.
For instance, while reading mystery-crime novels, readers are having to constantly find clues and hints and reasons behind the motives of a crime and who might be the one that committed it. For this reason, it’s hard to put a mystery novel down until one has a definitive answer.
- come to think of it 说起来；想起来
- appeal to people's curiosity 满足人们的好奇心
- suspense 悬念
- find clues 找线索
- the motives of a crime 作案动机
- a definitive answer 一个确切的答案
What kinds of stories do children like?
Well, I mentioned Harry Potter before, I think that book, like fantasies, are popular with kids of both genders, while for most boys, I think they’re more into superhero stories, you know, where the world’s controlled by some evil power and a hero with a gift of some type or supernatural capability appears, and ends with fighting and defeating the evil entity, which is why I think Harry Potter is so popular with boys.
And for girls, they tend to prefer fantasies, also like Harry Potter, but you know, even usually more so, like stories where a princess is saved by a prince or hero and they live happily ever after.
- fantasies 幻想作品
- evil power 邪恶力量
- a gift of some type 某种天赋
- supernatural 超自然的
What kinds of novels are suitable for a film adaption?
Hmm, kinds? Hmm, there’s a lot I guess. But off the top of my head, I would say world classics are good for being made into films, such as romantic novels like Pride and Prejudice and detective novels like Sherlock Holmes.
And another would be science fiction I think, like The Three-Body Problem. I think all these types are fitting to be made into movies. Oh, another that comes to mind would be mysteries such as The Da Vinci Code, they can make great films I think.
- off the top of my head 马上能想出的
- world classics 世界名著
- science fiction 科幻小说
- The Da Vinci Code 《达芬奇密码》
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