- The interlocutor gives you and your partner a list of topics. Both of you need to choose one to discuss together. The interloc

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问题 - The interlocutor gives you and your partner a list of topics. Both of you need to choose one to discuss together. The interlocutor may join in the conversation and ask you questions, but you and your partner are expected to develop the conversation.
Topic 1:    Death Penalty
Topic 2:    People Who Have Money Should Help Those Who Don’t Have Money
Topic 3:    Playing a Game Is Only Fun When You Win            
Topic 4:    The Most Effective Way to Discourage Bad Behaviour
Topic 5:    Why Is Text Messaging Becoming So Popular in China?

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答案Topic 1: Death Penalty — Yesterday I found out from a TV program that a man in Liuzhou was sentenced to death after having killed seventeen teenagers. It really disgusted me. — Oh, my God. How could this happen! Seventeen teenagers! Even a beast couldn’t have been so cruel. This man deserves more than one death. — Absolutely for this case! But I’m wondering at the same time whether the death penalty could stop social ills and whether it’s the best way to punish serious criminals. — Surely it is. Do you have any pity or sympathy for the criminal in Liuzhou? — Not for him. I’m just wondering about the existence of the death penalty. You see, there are some criminals being sentenced to death who actually have committed a crime only once in their life time and killed someone by mistake. Do you think they deserve death? — Well, well, well...It’s really a hard question for me. I myself would want to give them a chance to turn a new page, but I’m afraid if they are forgiven there could be others who are forgiven also, and who will kill more later. — Yes, this is the dilemma in my mind too. The laws should distinguish between these two kinds of people, but there’s no way to make a wise choice and judgment between them. — Moreover, if we have a law to treat these two kinds of people differently, there’ll surely be someone taking advantage of this law and trying every effort to exempt the habitual killers from death. — If so , the society would be in a mess, with habitual killers being able to wander on the street as long as they have "good" lawyers. — It seems that there must be the death penalty. Topic 2: People Who Have Money Should Help Those Who Don’t Have Money — A few years ago, we used to hear things about the enormous differences and gap between the rich and the poor in western countries. But I think in recent years this phenomenon has come into existence in China though it is not as obvious as in western countries. — In any society there are some differences between individuals. It’s not realistic or possible for all people to have the same living standard and wealth. Actually this difference in China is not as serious as you imagine. — Maybe I’m exaggerating a little about the facts but the differences do exist, and are having great effects on the lives of these two groups of people. — It seems you are determined to do something about this. So what’s your idea? — Well, I think rich people should help poor ones. They should have the same opportunities to succeed. — How could they have the same opportunities to succeed? Do you mean that the rich should give some money to the poor so that they can have the same chance to start a business? — I mean not only money, but also something more than that. The rich could offer assistance to the poor when they are in trouble and need a helping hand. You see, sometimes the less rich people have the ability and desire to achieve something, but they don’t have the chance to do so just because of financial or social reasons, which are really beyond their abilities, no matter how hard they try. — What you said is true. There’re always times when ambitious and able persons want to establish their own careers but need something the rich could easily offer in order to do so. — So that’s why I say rich people should help the less rich ones. But I don’t mean blind help. People with more wealth should make a careful assessment of both the other party’s personality and ability as well as the feasibility of his dreamed career. — Right! If the rich help the poor blindly, they could be cheated sometimes, which is really harmful to sustainable cooperation and mutual progress between the rich and the less rich. Topic 5: Why Is Text Messaging Becoming So Popular in China? — The other day, I read an article entitled "Mobile Phones, a Necessary Evil"? The argument was so articulately built that I would like to share with you. — Maybe you’d better explain the title to me first. What does necessary evil mean? — Let me put it this way. On the one hand, mobile phones are really important in shaping our daily lives. On the other, they also contribute to some detrimental aspects of our lives. — That’s true. According to statistics, China boasts the highest number of mobile users around the globe. Talking over cell phones and texting have just become an indispensable part of life second only to surfing the Internet. No wonder text messaging is becoming so popular. — It’s easy to see why mobile phones are necessary and important in our everyday lives. Not only can we call friends or business contacts at any time whenever we want on mobile phones, but we can also ase them to chill out, watching movies and listening to music, because they’are compatible with lots of multimedia softwares. But I simply can’t think of the evidence why mobiles are detrimental? — Every coin has two sides. When it comes to the downside of using mobile phones, a variety of health hazards can be listed. For instance, long-time mobile phone users can be exposed to radiation. Thus, they are more susceptible to cerebral tumors, or even cancers. Children are more vulnerable to the pernicious effects of mobile phones. — Second, more often than not, the ringtones of mobiles heard during meetings and classes alike is widely considered as public nuisance No.l, which shatters a harmonious symphony, disrupts the otherwise organized train of thought of keynote speakers, and worse still, does disgrace to the one who answers the phone. — In order to remedy this embarrassing situation, people tend to text during meetings or classes, be caure it is less conspicuous, which is more acceptable to speakers or lecturers themselves.

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