雅思口語part1話題：history

　　雅思口語中說到歷史，我們并不陌生，因?yàn)閹缀趺總€(gè)人從小就學(xué)習(xí)歷史。According to Wikipedia, History is the study of the past, particularly how it relates to humans. 也就是說，歷史是對(duì)過去的研究，尤其是和人相關(guān)的研究。

　　歷史在人類社會(huì)的發(fā)展過程中，起到至關(guān)重要的作用。它告訴我們我們是誰，我們來自哪;它讓我們穿越時(shí)間和空間去思考過去發(fā)生了什么，我們從中能學(xué)到什么;它使我們更好的了解這個(gè)世界。The history plays a vital role in the development of society. It gives us an insight into who we are and where we come from; it helps us stretch our perspective across time and space to think about what happened in the past and what we can learn from the past; it provides us with a chance to understand the world.

　　1. Do you like to learn about history?

　　這是一道喜歡或者不喜歡類的題目，首先我們來學(xué)習(xí)一下表達(dá)‘喜歡’的語言，題目中的like可以替換成be interested in; be into; be fond of; 或者用I find something interesting.不喜歡除了用dislike以外，還可以替換成hate; loathe; be fed up with; be sick of.

　　關(guān)于這道題，通常情況下，我們會(huì)回答喜歡，或者不喜歡。注意，答案盡量以Yes, I do.的形式出現(xiàn)，而不是單獨(dú)的yes。同時(shí)也可以替換成Yes, very much so; Yes, definitely; Yes, absolutely等表達(dá)。同樣，否定的答案，可以用Not really; Not exactly; 或者是，No, it’s not my kind of thing來代替。

　　若該題目的答案是喜歡，那么我們需要在表明傾向后加以解釋，通常是給出原因或例子。除了以上所講到的歷史的作用外，喜歡了解歷史的原因還可以是：The historical events are very interesting(歷史事件非常有趣);It can make us wise(使人明智)等。

　　若回答不喜歡，則也須講明原因，或者講明不喜歡的地方在哪。這里推薦給考生一個(gè)加分的表達(dá)：to have a love-hate relationship with something,意思是說對(duì)某物或是某件事情既愛又恨?；叵胛覀儾幌矚g歷史的原因，可能更多的是因?yàn)槲覀儾幌矚g以背誦為主的歷史考試，而非我們對(duì)歷史事件真的不感興趣。(I’m more interested in historical stories rather than in details of names, dates and places.)

　　范例1: Yes, very much so. I’d say history is my real love. You know, it’s easy for me to get lost while reading historical books or watching some documentaries. I find history very interesting, mainly because it helps me stretch my perspective across time and space to think about what happened in the past and how our ancestors experienced things.

　　范例2: Well, to be honest, I have a love-hate relationship with history, generally because I’m much into the stories and the insights it gives me into the past, but I’m really struggling in the history exams which are usually centered around dates, names and places.

　　2. Do you think history is important?

　　關(guān)于這道題目，相信我們大多數(shù)考生都會(huì)給出肯定的回答：歷史是重要的。其原因可以是以下幾點(diǎn)：

　　It allows people to understand how culture, politics, economy, society and values developed. (它使得人們了解文化，政治，經(jīng)濟(jì)，社會(huì)以及價(jià)值是如何發(fā)展的)

　　History not only deals with the past but also with how the past led to the present. (歷史不僅是關(guān)于過去，還關(guān)于過去如何導(dǎo)致了現(xiàn)在)

　　It tells us what happened in the past, so that we avoid repeating mistakes. (他告訴我們過去發(fā)生了什么，以幫助我們避免重復(fù)錯(cuò)誤)

　　范例：Yes, I think so. History not only deals with the past, but also with how the past led to the present. So it allows people to understand how culture, politics, society and values developed. More importantly, since it tells us what happened in the past, we could avoid repeating mistakes.

　　3. Do you think you can learn history from films or TV programs?

　　了解歷史的方式有很多，比如看電影，讀書，看紀(jì)錄片，參觀歷史景點(diǎn)，上歷史課等。(There are many ways to learn about history, such as watching films, reading books, watching documentaries, visiting historical sites, and attending history classes. )。至于哪一種才是了解歷史最好的方式(the best way to learn history)，每個(gè)人心中的答案各不相同。

　　這道題目是問，我們是否可以通過看電影或者電視節(jié)目這種方式來了解歷史。目前，我們的電影類型有很多，比如comedy(喜劇)，action movies(動(dòng)作片)，science fiction films(科幻片)，martial arts films(功夫片)，romance films(愛情片)，war movies(戰(zhàn)爭片)等等，至于電視節(jié)目，種類更是繁多，常見的有reality shows(真人秀)，talent search(選人才節(jié)目)，talk shows(談話類節(jié)目)，variety shows(文藝晚會(huì))，sitcoms(情景喜劇)等等。這些影片或者電視節(jié)目多多少少的涉及了一些歷史，然而它們的主要目的還是以娛樂和教育為主(entertaining and educational)，以講述歷史為目的還要屬documentaries(紀(jì)錄片)。

　　回到題目，這是一道是非疑問類的題目，我們的答案可以是肯定的，否定的或者不一定的。然而通過上面的分析，這道題目回答No或It depends可能更容易一些。原因可能是有些電影或是電視節(jié)目會(huì)根據(jù)劇情需要對(duì)歷史進(jìn)行改編(Some historical events might be rewritten by editors to satisfy the plot)，每部電影或者電視節(jié)目會(huì)站在各自不同的角度看待歷史，我們?nèi)菀资茈娪盎蚬?jié)目中人物和劇情的影響(They may show the history from different perspectives, so that we are easy to be influenced by the characters and plots.)，因此我們并不總是能夠從電影和電視節(jié)目中了解到歷史，然而記錄片除外，因?yàn)槠渖婕暗膬?nèi)容主要是歷史或科學(xué)(Documentaries mainly deal with history or science)。因此，從紀(jì)錄片中，我們比較容易了解真正的歷史。

　　范例：It depends. It depends on what the movie or program is. I mean, we usually watch some movies and TV programs in which some historical events are rewritten to satisfy the plots. In this case, I don’t think we can learn the real history. However, we may learn some from documentaries, which are particularly deal with historical issues or science.

　　4. Do you think the Internet is a good place to learn about history?

　　同樣，這也是一道是非疑問類的題目，無論我們的答案是肯定的還是否定的，都需要有充分的支持。例如，這道題目你可以回答‘是’(Yes, I think so; Yes I guess so; Yes sort of)，然后在給出理由，可以是網(wǎng)絡(luò)資源充分，且免費(fèi)，查閱方便等等(give a convenient access to information on almost everything)。所以你經(jīng)常到什么樣的網(wǎng)站上去瀏覽什么樣的歷史知識(shí)。

　　除此之外，你還可以給出否定的答案(No, I don’t think so; No, I don’t think it’s necessarily the case.)，然后給出原因，可能是因?yàn)榫W(wǎng)絡(luò)信息并不總是可靠或者客觀(not always reliable or objective),也可能是因?yàn)榫W(wǎng)絡(luò)當(dāng)中充斥著大量的誤導(dǎo)或虛假或歪曲的信息(be awash with some misleading or false or distorted information)，還有可能是因?yàn)榫W(wǎng)絡(luò)上信息量過于龐大導(dǎo)致很難找到真正有用可靠的信息(With so much information in the website, people may find it difficult to search for the useful and reliable information which they really need)。因此我們應(yīng)當(dāng)慎重使用網(wǎng)絡(luò)信息(be careful in using the information on the internet)

　　范例1：Yes, I guess so. It’s mainly because the Internet gives us a convenient access to information on almost everything we need. So I usually go to some news and education websites to read some information about history or other things.

　　范例2: Well, I don’t think it’s necessarily the case, mainly because the stuff on the Internet is not always reliable or objective. You know, everyone can publish their own ideas on the websites so the Internet might be awash with a huge amount of misleading, false or distorted things. In addition, with so much information in the website, people may find it difficult to search for the useful and reliable information which they really need. So yeah, that’s basically why I suppose not.