Lexical Relationships
Topic 1 — Bored
P1-01-01 — Do you often feel bored?
边界检查： 原回答后来提到 repetitive tasks，这其实是在回答下一题 When would you feel bored?，属于过度扩展。
最终复习版： Yes, sometimes. I wouldn’t say I feel bored every day, but it happens fairly often.
为什么停在这里： 当前题只需要回答“是否 + 频率/程度”。把“什么时候无聊”完整留给 P1-01-02。
P1-01-02 — When would you feel bored?
边界检查：通过。
最终复习版： I usually feel bored when I have to do repetitive tasks for a long time. I also get bored when there’s nothing new or interesting for me to do.
素材分工： repetitive tasks / nothing new or interesting → 全部放在这题。
P1-01-03 — What do you do when you feel bored?
边界检查：通过。
最终复习版： It depends. At work, I usually switch to another task to refresh my mind. In my free time, I read novels or play computer games.
为什么合适： 只讲“无聊之后做什么”，没有重复解释“什么时候无聊”。
P1-01-04 — Do you think childhood is boring or adulthood is boring?
边界检查：通过。
最终复习版： I don’t think either of them is boring. As children, everything feels new to us, while as adults, we have more freedom to explore the world by ourselves.
为什么可以展开： 这是 Bored 最后一题，没有后续原题需要留素材。
Topic 2 — Friends
P1-02-01 — Is there a difference between where you meet friends now and in the past?
边界检查：原首答跑题。 原先谈的是如何交朋友，而 where you meet friends 问的是过去和现在与朋友见面的地点有什么变化。
最终复习版： Yes, there’s quite a big difference. When we were students, we usually met near our homes or school because we lived close to each other. But now we live in different parts of the city, so we usually meet in the CBD or downtown.
为什么这样分配： 这题完整回答 过去地点 → 现在地点 → 为什么发生变化。
不要在这里继续讲“CBD为什么适合聊天”，因为 P1-02-02 会讨论地点是否适合见面。
P1-02-02 — Why are some places suitable for meeting while others are not?
边界检查：通过。
最终复习版： I think quiet and comfortable places are better for meeting because it’s easier to talk. Noisy or crowded places can make conversation difficult.
与上一题区别： P1-02-01 = 地点发生了什么变化。 P1-02-02 = 什么性质的地点适合见面，为什么。
所以这里不需要再说 school / CBD / downtown。
P1-02-03 — Do you prefer to spend time with one or with a group of friends?
边界检查：通过。
最终复习版： I prefer spending time with one friend. Being with a group can be fun, but with just one person, I can have deeper conversations, which are more important to me.
为什么合适： 明确回答 one or group + why。不讲具体一起做什么，把活动内容留给 P1-02-08。
P1-02-04 — Would you invite friends to your home?
边界检查：需要轻微收缩。 你原来的 I prefer to meet my friend outside, in a café or restaurant 并不算跑题，但如果继续详细讲外面在哪里见，就会开始侵占 P1-02-07 Where do you often meet each other?
最终复习版： Not very often. I prefer meeting my friends outside because it’s more convenient and I don’t have to prepare my place.
这里停。 不用继续列 café / restaurant / subway station。
P1-02-05 — How important are friends to you?
边界检查：通过。
最终复习版： Friends are very important to me. They support me when I’m feeling down or when I get stuck with something I can’t deal with by myself.
为什么合适： 直接回答“重要程度 + 为什么重要”。没有侵占后面的频率、地点或活动题。
P1-02-06 — Do you often go out with your friends?
边界检查：需要严格控制扩展。
这题后面连续就是：
P1-02-07 Where do you often meet each other? P1-02-08 What do you usually do with your friends?
所以这里尤其不能展开地点和活动。
最终复习版： No, not very often. We usually meet in person every few months.
这里必须停。
不要加：
- We meet at a subway station. → 留给 P1-02-07
- We go hiking. → 会进入活动内容
- We talk about AI. → 留给 P1-02-08
P1-02-07 — Where do you often meet each other?
边界检查：通过，但不要继续讲见面后的活动。
最终复习版： We usually meet at a subway station downtown because it’s convenient and easy for everyone to find.
这里停。
不要继续：
Then we go to a café…
因为下一题马上问 What do you usually do with your friends?
P1-02-08 — What do you usually do with your friends?
边界检查：通过。
最终复习版： We usually talk about our families and our jobs. Sometimes we also chat about new technology, especially AI.
为什么合适： 现在才使用“具体活动”素材。不再重复在哪里见面。
P1-02-09 — Do you have a friend you have known for a long time?
边界检查：通过。
最终复习版： Yes, I do. My best friend and I met at university, so we’ve known each other for many years. Although we live in different countries now, we still keep in touch online.
为什么可以稍微展开： 这是 Friends 最后一题，不需要再给后续原题保留素材。
Part 2 Person
I want to talk about my friend Jun. In terms of appearance, he is of medium height, has somewhat dark skin, well-defined facial features, and single eyelids. Despite that, he is very handsome and has a typical Asian look. Personality-wise, he is outgoing, carefree, generous, and loves making friends, which makes him a very easy-going person. We met during college, and we’ve been friends for over ten years now. He is very smart and can achieve excellent grades effortlessly. He also loves sports, excelling at ping-pong, badminton, and tennis. At the same time, he is a very courageous person who dares to try new things and is unafraid of making mistakes. I was once deeply moved by a story he told me. The story was called “Throwing the Hat Over the Wall.” In the story, two people are blocked by a wall. One hesitates whether to take a detour or make the effort to climb over, while the other person throws his hat over the wall, forcing himself to climb over. This story has stayed with me ever since. Even though we haven’t seen each other for a long time, we often stay in touch and chat on WeChat.
P2-001
Describe a famous person in your local area
You should say:
- Who this person is
- What he/she has done
- Why he/she is popular
- And explain how you feel about this person
原始回答:
I’d like to talk about a famous person in my hometown Xi’an whose name is Zhangchaoyang. He is acknowledged by many people just because he created the earliest portal website - sohu.com - in 1990s in China. He is popular among normal people not only for his successful business but also his excellent academic ability. He was admitted by top university in China. And then after graduated, he got master degree in top American university.
The first time I saw him was in 2008. He participated in the 100th anniversary celebration of my secondary school as an famous alumini. He gave a really insight speech for all students. In my memory, he is a generous gentelmen, he said he would give some chances for students in our school to have internship in his big company.
Refined:
I’d like to talk about a famous person from my hometown, Xi’an. His name is Zhangchaoyang, and he’s best known as the founder of Sohu, one of the earliest big internet portals in China in 1990s. Besides his business success, people also know him for his strong acdemic background. He studied at Tsing hua University and later went to the top US university for further study.
I first saw him in person in 2008, when he came to the 100th anniversary of my secondary school as a well-known alumnus. He gave a very impressive speech and said he would offer some internship opportunities at his company to students from our school. I really admire him, not only because of his successful career, but also because he was willing to give younger students real opportunities. That makes me see him as a generous gentleman, and that’s why I respect him.
P2-002
Describe someone who is older than you that you admire
You should say:
- Who this person is
- How you knew this person
- What kinds of things you like to do together and explain how you feel about this person
I’d like to talk about my friend Jun, who is a little older than me. We met at university and we’ve known each other for over ten years.
He’s quite outgoing, easy-going and generous, so he has always been very easy to get along with. He’s also really smart. When we were at university, he could get excellent grades without seeming to make much effort.
We used to do quite a few things together. He loves sports and is good at table tennis, badminton and tennis, so we sometimes played sports together. We also spent a lot of time talking. Nowadays, we live far away from each other, so we mainly keep in touch and chat on online application.
What I admire most about him is his courage. He’s willing to try new things and isn’t too afraid of making mistakes. Once, he told me a story called “Throwing the Hat Over the Wall.” It’s basically about committing yourself to something so that you have no choice but to overcome the difficulty. That idea really stayed with me.
So although we don’t see each other very often now, he’s still someone I really admire.
P2-003
Describe a successful sportsperson you admire
You should say:
- Who he/she is
- What you know about him/her
- What he/she is like in real life
- What achievement he/she has made
- And explain why you admire him/her
原始回答：
The most admiralbe successful sportsperson for me is YaoMing. He was a basketball player more than ten years ago. He was the best player in China first at that time, and then he went to America and paticipated in Huston Rocket Team in NBA.
In real daily life from his interview, I found him a smart, humourous person. He could always answer questions in a smart way. And his humourous answers attracted many fans from all over the world.
From most Chinese fans’ perspetive, he is the best basketball player in Chinese sports history. Although he didn’t get even one championship ring in NBA, he had excellent performance data in most of his match. Basketball is a teamwork sport, he had tried his best to win the game.
What I really admire about him is his hardworking. You know Asian people doesn’t have strong body, and it is difficult for Chinese sportsperson to compete fiercely with westerners. But Yao Ming had a hardworking training when he was in NBA. Finally got a very strong body. The second quality I admire about him is that he had a really good relationship with his teammates and his competitors. With language barriers and performance pressure, I can imagine how difficult for him to keep a good relationship with each other. So he must have a good personality and language skills.
改进版：
I’d like to talk about Yao Ming, who is probably the Chinese sportsperson I admire most. He was one of the best basketball players in China before moving to the US and playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. From the interviews I’ve seen, he seems very intelligent and humorous. He often gives clever and funny answers, which is one reason he has so many fans. Although he never won an NBA championship, I still think he was extremely successful. He performed at a very high level in the NBA and became one of the most well-known Chinese basketball players in history. What I admire most about him is how hard he worked. Competing in the NBA was extremely demanding, but he trained hard and became strong enough to compete at that level. I also admire the way he got along with his teammates and other players. He had to deal with a different language, culture and a lot of pressure, but he still built good relationships with people around him. To me, that shows that he was not only a great athlete but also a very capable person.
Part 3
P3-001 — related to P2-001
自拟练习题： Why do some successful people become famous, while others remain relatively unknown? 我的原回答（首答，根据可用转写整理）： I think it is a really important factor about personality. If people have a very strong emotion to be successful, or maybe persistence is a quality that makes people successful. So if people don’t have these qualities, they may not be famous people.
最值得改进的地方：
- 首答跑题。 题目的前提是两类人都已经成功了，问的是为什么一类出名、一类不出名。你的首答解释的是“为什么有些人成功”。
- 重答时你找到的 field visibility / public attention 才真正击中了问题。 改进版回答： I think it mainly depends on the field they work in. People who succeed in highly visible fields, such as entertainment, sports or technology, tend to receive much more public attention. In less well-known fields, someone can be extremely successful but still remain relatively unknown to the general public.
可复用表达：
- receive public attention
- a highly visible field
- remain relatively unknown 我的重答（最终版本，根据可用转写整理）： I think in some areas, successful people will gain more attention. But in some less-known areas, no matter how successful the person is, they won’t gain sufficient attention to be famous.
相对首答的变化： 这是很重要的一次改善：从错误的 personality → success 因果关系，转到了真正回答题目的 field visibility → fame。
P3-002 — related to P2-002
自拟练习题： Why do you think friends are important in people’s lives? 我的原回答（首答，根据可用转写整理）： Because friends give us support when we are down or we have some emotional problems. And secondly, friends can share their ideas or listen to our opinions and give us some advice to help us in deciding some difficult things.
最值得改进的地方：
- 观点其实很好，而且没有跑题：emotional support + advice/different perspectives。
- 主要问题是第二个理由表达时比较卡。Part 3 不需要硬塞很多理由；两个理由说清楚已经足够。 改进版回答： I think friends are important for two main reasons. First, they can give us emotional support when we’re stressed or feeling down. They can also offer a different point of view when we have a difficult decision to make, which can help us see the situation more clearly.
可复用表达：
- emotional support
- offer a different point of view
- make a difficult decision 我的重答： Friends give us support. For example, friends can give us emotional support when we are stressed, and sometimes they can offer a different point of view that helps us make decisions.
相对首答的变化： 重答明显更紧凑，两个功能之间的逻辑也更清楚。
P3-003 — related to P2-003
自拟练习题： Why do some people admire sports stars so much? 我的原回答（首答，根据可用转写整理）： I think because there are many good qualities on sports stars. For example, persistence. Sports stars need to exercise every day. If they don’t have a match, they need to get up early for heavy training, and if someone doesn’t have the persistence quality, they won’t succeed in sports.
最值得改进的地方：
- 没有跑题。你的逻辑是：sports stars demonstrate persistence → ordinary people admire that quality。
- 首答后半段花了较多篇幅解释运动员为什么需要 persistence，却没有很明确地把它重新连接到 why people admire them。结尾应该回扣“这种 dedication 令人敬佩”。 改进版回答： I think people admire sports stars because they often show qualities that are difficult to develop, such as persistence and self-discipline. Professional athletes have to train hard for years and keep going even when they’re tired or face setbacks. I think people admire that kind of dedication, not just their achievements.
可复用表达：
- persistence and self-discipline
- face setbacks
- admire that kind of dedication 我的重答： I think because there are many good qualities in sports stars. For example, persistence. Sports stars train hard every day, so people admire that dedication.
相对首答的变化： 重答更直接地建立了 train hard → dedication → admiration 的逻辑链。