2011—2012学年第二学期大学英语(四)口语考试 对话答案

2011—2012学年第二学期大学英语（四）口语考试

(2010级普本)

Directions: In the following, there are 10 given situations. You’re asked to draw lots to choose one situation and create a dialog with your partner. The dialogue must go 6-10 turns.

1. A asks B why he looks furious. B says that he wanted to buy an ordinary digital camera, but was tricked

into buying an expensive professional one. When he went back and asked to exchange it for a cheaper one, the shop assistant behaved rudely. As B left, he heard the assistant say he was too poor to buy a good camera. A suggests that B complain to the Consumer Protection Agency and ask them to help him get a refund.

A: You look furious. What happened?

B: Nothing. I’d rather not talk about it. Just don’t ask.

A: Come on. You shouldn’t keep your feeling to yourself. You need to let off some stream. So, talk tome.

B: All right. This morning I went to a shop to buy a digital camera, I only need an ordinary one. It is enough for my tours in the summer vacation. Buy they persuaded me to buy a professional camera, which cost three times as much.

A: But you were willing to buy for it. Anyway, it must work better.

B: You see, I know next to nothing about photography. So they simply tricked me into buying an expensive one.

A: No wonder you’re livid with rage. I’d be mad too if I were robbed like that. What are you going to do?

B: I already went back to them and asked to exchange it for a cheaper one.

A: What did they say?

B: Oh, they were rude. They insisted that they hadn’t encouraged me to buy a pro fessional camera, and that I bought it myself.

A: Sounds like you got a raw deal!

B: What’s worse, as I was leaving, I heard they say, “That guy looks broke. He shouldn’t have bought any camera.”

A: Don’t let it get to you. Better ignore their rude remarks.

B: I agree. I did manage to keep my cool.

A: Well, the best thing you can do is to file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Agency. If they talk to the shop, maybe they will give you a refund.

B: Sounds too good to be true.

2.John and Sally meet on the street. Owing to a series of plastic surgery operations Sally has had, John fails to

recognize her at first sight. Sally explains that she had the bridge of her nose raised, her single-folded eyelids made double-folded, and her teeth straightened in order to find a good job. John objects, saying that practical abilities count more than good looks

Sally: Hi, John, nice to see you here.

John: Hi, sorry, your name escapes me momentarily

Sally: Oh, I’m Sally. Don’t you recognize me?

John: Now I see, you’r e Sally! You have changed beyond recognition!

Sally: I had cosmetic surgery.

John: I’m confuses! I thought you were good-looking before.

Sally: My nose was rather flat. The bridge of my nose wasn’t high enough. So I got my nose fixed.

John: That’s absolut ely unnecessary. I can also see your eyes have changed a lot.

Sally: Yeah, my single-folded eyelids have become double-folded.

John: What else did you do?

Sally: I also have my teeth straightened. I felt uncomfortable about my uneven teeth whenever I smiled. Now I think I have a better smile.

John: Why do you have so much surgery?

Sally: I believe a better physical appearance will help me land a better job.

John: Nonsense. Most employers are more interested in your practical ability than your looks.

3.Josh just learned a forest fire broke out on Hong Kong’s Dayu Mountain. Maggie heard the local

government sent firefighters and helicopters to put out the fire. Maggie believes there is no point in stopping the fire since it is a phase in the natural cycle. Forests get rid of old debris to make room for new growth.

Josh disagrees because the fire-hit area extends nearly 4,000 square meters, and countless rare butterflies were killed in the fire, which is a great loss. Moreover, the blaze is a threat to human lives.

Josh: Maggie, I’ve just read a fire destroyed much of the forest on Day Mountain in Hong Kong the other day.

Maggie: I’ve heard that too. The local govern ment sent firefighters and even helicopters to try to put out the fire. But I think they shoul dn’t have tried.

Josh: You mean, they should just let the forests burn? How can they stand by and watch people’s homes go up in flames?

Maggie: Some experts argue that forest fires are a phase in the cycle of nature, and we shouldn’t interfere.

Except, of course, to save lives.

Josh: It seems wrong to allow fires to burn up good timber. What a waste that would be! You see, the fire-hit area extends nearly 4,00 square meters.

Maggie: But that’s nature’s way of cleaning up the debris that collects on the for est floor and creating space for new growth.

Josh: That may be true, but it still seems wrong to just let fires burn. They destroyed not only timber, but many rare butterflies living there

Maggie: Anyway, there have been verdant forests for millions of yea rs without man’s help in combating fires. Josh: You may be correct, but I still think it’s wrong to not put out forest fires. If too many trees are destroyed, the very existence of human beings is threatened.

4.Pamela has worked in a shoe-making factory for three years. She is diligent, often working overtime; she is

efficient, able to complete the assigned tasks quickly and satisfactorily; and she is getting along well with her colleagues, demonstrating a good spirit of teamwork. Her boss Charles, impressed by her performance,