常用话题

FASHION
• • Fashion has become an important way for us to express ourselves. There are different styles to match 源自文库ur individuality.
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Name-brand clothing is often considered a status symbol.
SHOPPING
VOCABULARY
• Formal clothes
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Social status
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Tight-fitting clothes
Suit Light-colored Darkish
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Indigenous
Well-dressed Conservative In good taste Decent Elegant and graceful Unique in style
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I was influenced by..who have made great contributions in this field and I just want to be the person like him/her by making all my efforts.
It's particularly related to personality. It's just based on the interest. No particular reasons, I guess it can just contribute to my decent job and brilliant future.
Family
• I grew up in a very close,loving family. And I still keep in touch with my family regularly.
• Sometimes I feel lonely because I have no siblings, and I hope I had a bunch of siblings.
I just stick to my own style. We should follow our own paths. Some people prefer fashion over comfort. Vanity (虚荣心)makes a person unrealistic. Sometimes, going for fashion is the symbol of taste improvment. Fashion is another beauty, and it is the direct way to build self-confidence.
常用话题
STUDY
VOCABULARY
• • • • • • • • • Employment/job opportunity Career prospects Be suitable for the job Promising career Worthwhile Salary Challenging courses Productive and rewarding work environment Flexible working time
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It offers me a whole lot of benefits (welfare), like paid vacation, a pension plan.
I have to work overtime practically every day. It doesn‘t offer the opportunity for quick promotion. I'm learning new skills to help my career prospects. Sometimes I have to take charge of the whole team.
SHOPPING
• • • • • • • People go shopping for different things, like clothing,toys,tools,books and foods. Shopping is my favourite hobby. I do a lot of comparison shopping. (货比三家） I love name-brand stuff. (名牌） Window shopping doesn't cost me anything. I enjoy going to the enclosed shopping mall where it provides satisfactory variety of goods which can satisfy our demands. Not only can we enjoy the luxury environment and sound music, we can entertain our life as well.
PEOPLE
TEACHERS
• • • • • My professors/ tutors are really thoughtful and considerate. My teachers are pretty lenient / strict / demanding. It seems very few Chinese teachers encourage their students to explore areas that are beyond academic boundaries. They prefer the force-feeding approach. My teacher has unique teaching system and personal teaching method,which focus on students to promote the talent of individuals. We often be seperated/distributed/allocated into small groups, and we are encouraged to exchange ideas with other students.
• Eating together at home as a family has a particular significance in children ‘ s lives. However, working parents are so busy, eating together as a family seems like a challenge for us.
• Our neighbours never return things that they borrow from us.
• We rarely see each other. I hardly know my neighbour. • They make an awful lot of noise.
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I prefer a youthful,casual style, like trainers and jeans.
A poor taste in clothing spoils the impression that you make. Half of my clothes are outdated.
MAJOR
• • • • • I majored in...which is pretty popular/competitive/challenging. This is a pretty promising field/ area/ sphere. It enables me to fulfill my potential. Frankly speaking,I'm really interested in this field. I guess I will have a hard time finding / landing a job when I graduate.
FRIEND
• Friends are people you can depend on.
• We share a lot of interests with each other.
• We really enjoy each other‘s company. • I have long-distance friends as well, like friends living in France and Japan.
CLOTHING
• • • These days, baggy clothes are really in. (=popular) Nice clothing enhances appearance. I prefer a classy,mature style,like suits. (suit and tie/ business suit)
• My parents are pretty lenient/ strict.
• Some kids never do housework at home / share housework.. • My parents can always give me good advice when I need it from them.
WORK
• • • • • My work is well-paid. I'm really tired of working for peanuts. My boss treats everyone equally. The working environment is pretty friendly. The environment of my workplace is really good.
NEIGHBOUR
• When we moved in, they respected our privacy and didn‘t ask us question that would be too personal for us.
• Sometimes we invite our neighbours over for a get-together / for a dinner. • Knowing our neighbours will bring us a sense of security. • There is a strong sense of community among us.
Learning English
• • • • • It‘s important to be bilingual today. You are considered left behind if you can’t speak English. Understanding English enables you to understand the English-speaking cultures better. Reading English novels and online magazines is an excellent way to boost your vocabulary. English abilities give you a competetive edge and improve your chances of employment. We can travel the world with few language barriers if we can speak good English.