A Person You Follow Regularly on Social Media or Other Media

Part 3 追问

这些是考官在该题卡之后提出的讨论题，已编写范文的题目附有参考答案。

1. 1. Are the same types of media equally important to young people and older people?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   Opens the answer with a flat 'No,' and links the two family habits with a simple 'but'.用一个平淡的 'No,' 开篇,并用简单的 'but' 连接两代人的习惯对比。

   No, and in my family the gap is really big. My father listens to the radio every morning and reads a printed newspaper at lunch, but I have never turned on a radio in my life — my news just comes from a feed I didn't really choose. Older people trust media from a known source, like a station or a newspaper, but younger people trust individual people, even ones they've never met. Television is in the middle; my parents watch it live and my sister watches clips the next day. The only thing both groups share now is messaging apps.

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   不,而且在我家这种差距非常大。我爸爸每天早上听广播,中午看纸质报纸,可我这辈子都没开过收音机——我的新闻只是从一个我根本没主动选择的信息流里冒出来的。年纪大的人相信有固定来源的媒体,比如电台或报纸,但年轻人相信的是具体的个人,哪怕是从没见过面的人。电视介于两者之间;我父母是实时看电视的,而我妹妹是第二天才看剪辑片段。现在两代人唯一还共用的东西,就是聊天软件了。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“but I have never turned on a radio in my life” — The contrast between father and speaker is joined with a basic 'but'. The 7.0/7.5 versions replace this with the more formal connector 'whereas' or a semicolon, which reads as more controlled.父亲和说话者之间的对比是用一个基础的 'but' 连接起来的。7.0/7.5版本把它换成了更正式的连接词 'whereas' 或直接用分号,读起来更显掌控力。
   • LR“a known source” — This phrase is plain but accurate. It is reused unchanged at 7.0 and 7.5, showing it is already pitched at an appropriate level across bands, while the surrounding sentence structure is what actually develops.这个短语平实但准确。它在7.0和7.5中原封不动地被沿用,说明这个表达本身在各个分数段都已经处于恰当的水平,真正在发展变化的是它周围的句子结构。
   • GRA“Older people trust media from a known source, like a station or a newspaper, but younger people trust individual people, even ones they've never met.” — This long sentence is built entirely with coordinating conjunctions ('but'). Higher bands replace this with the subordinator 'while', which more clearly signals a direct contrast within a single clause.这句长句完全靠并列连词('but')搭建起来。higher bands 把它换成了从属连词'while',能更清楚地在同一分句内标示出直接对比关系。

   7.0 分

   Uses 'whereas' for the main contrast and 'Honestly' to frame the final observation.用 'whereas' 来表达主要的对比,并用 'Honestly' 来引出最后的结论。

   No, and in my family the gap is total. My father has the radio on every morning and reads a printed newspaper at lunch, whereas I've never turned on a radio in my life, and my news simply arrives through a feed I didn't consciously choose. I'd say older people tend to trust media with a known source — a station, a paper, a presenter — while younger people trust individuals, often ones they've never met. Television sits somewhere in the middle; my parents watch it live and my sister watches clips of it the next day. Honestly, the one thing both groups still share is messaging apps.

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   不,而且在我家这种差距是彻底的。我爸爸每天早上开着收音机,中午看纸质报纸,而我这辈子从没开过收音机,我的新闻只是通过一个我没有自觉选择过的信息流自动出现。我觉得年纪大的人往往相信有明确来源的媒体——一个电台、一份报纸、一位主持人——而年轻人相信的是具体的个人,常常是从未谋面的人。电视算是介于两者之间;我父母实时看电视,我妹妹第二天才看剪辑片段。说实话,两代人现在还共用的唯一东西就是聊天软件。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“whereas I've never turned on a radio in my life” — The subordinator 'whereas' signals contrast more precisely than the plain 'but' used at 6.5. The 7.5 version drops the conjunction altogether, using a semicolon instead for an even more compact contrast.从属连词 'whereas' 比6.5中平实的 'but' 更精确地标示出对比关系。7.5版本干脆去掉了连词,改用分号,让对比更加紧凑。
   • LR“consciously choose” — This is a more precise verb phrase than a plain word like 'pick', capturing the idea of passive algorithmic exposure. It's reused identically at 7.5, showing it already fits the top band.这是一个比 'pick' 这类平实词语更精确的动词短语,准确捕捉到了被动接受算法推送这一概念。它在7.5中被原样沿用,说明它已经适合最高分段。
   • GRA“while younger people trust individuals, often ones they've never met” — The subordinator 'while' creates a tighter single-clause contrast than the 6.5 version's separate 'but' clause. It's identical to the 7.5 structure, though 7.5 surrounds it with a semicolon-linked sentence rather than a full stop before it.从属连词 'while' 构建出的单句对比比6.5版本中用 'but' 另起分句的方式更紧凑。它和7.5的结构一致,只是7.5在它前面用分号连接的句子,而不是用句号断开。

   7.5 分

   Uses a semicolon instead of a conjunction to link the two contrasting family habits directly.用分号而不是连词,直接连接两代人对比鲜明的生活习惯。

   No, and in my family the gap is total. My father has the radio on every morning and reads a printed newspaper at lunch; I've never turned on a radio in my life, and my news arrives through a feed I didn't consciously choose. Older people tend to trust media with a known source — a station, a paper, a presenter — while younger people trust individuals, often ones they've never met. Television sits somewhere in the middle: my parents watch it live, my sister watches clips of it the next day. The one thing both generations still share is messaging apps; beyond that, we're essentially living in different information worlds, which explains a fair few family arguments.

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   不,而且在我家这种差距是彻底的。我爸爸每天早上开着收音机,中午看纸质报纸;我这辈子从没开过收音机,我的新闻是通过一个我没有自觉选择过的信息流出现的。年纪大的人往往相信有明确来源的媒体——一个电台、一份报纸、一位主持人——而年轻人相信的是具体的个人,常常是从未谋面的人。电视算是介于两者之间:我父母实时看,我妹妹第二天才看剪辑片段。两代人现在还共用的唯一东西就是聊天软件;除此之外,我们基本上活在两个不同的信息世界里,这也解释了家里不少争吵的由来。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“I've never turned on a radio in my life, and my news arrives through a feed I didn't consciously choose.” — The semicolon before this clause replaces the conjunction 'whereas' used at 7.0, creating a tighter, more literary contrast than either the 6.5 or 7.0 versions.这个分句前的分号取代了7.0中使用的连词 'whereas',营造出比6.5或7.0都更紧凑、更具文学感的对比。
   • LR“living in different information worlds” — This is a vivid, slightly abstract metaphor for a media gap, going beyond the plain 6.5 phrase 'the gap is really big' and the more literal 7.0 phrasing.这是一个生动、略带抽象色彩的隐喻,用来形容媒体代沟,比6.5中平实的 'the gap is really big' 和7.0更直白的表达都更进了一步。
   • GRA“beyond that, we're essentially living in different information worlds, which explains a fair few family arguments” — The relative clause 'which explains...' is attached directly to the end of the sentence, adding a causal conclusion in the same breath rather than as a separate sentence, unlike the simpler final sentences at 6.5 and 7.0.关系从句 'which explains...' 直接接在句尾,一口气加上了因果性的结论,而不是另起一句,这和6.5、7.0更简单的结尾句不同。

2. 2. Do you think social media is a good way to highlight important issues?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   Uses the plain contrast opener 'but not so good' and a short closing sentence with 'but'.用平实的转折开头 'but not so good',并以一句带 'but' 的简短结语收尾。

   Good at making people notice, but not so good at anything after that. A post about a dirty canal in Da Nang went viral last year, and the canal was cleaned within two weeks — no petition could have done that so fast. Social media is great at making one problem visible to a million people overnight. The problem is that people's attention moves on fast, so issues that need years of work only get a week of anger and then silence. It also likes dramatic stories more than important ones. So it's a good spotlight, but a spotlight isn't a solution.

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   让人注意到问题很在行,但之后的事就不太行了。去年有一条关于岘港一条脏运河的帖子火了,结果那条运河两周之内就被清理干净——换成请愿书,不可能这么快见效。社交媒体最擅长的,就是一夜之间让一百万人看到一个问题。问题在于,人们的注意力转移得太快,那些需要花好几年才能解决的事情,往往只能得到一周的愤怒,然后就归于沉寂。它也更喜欢戏剧性的故事,而不是重要的故事。所以它是个不错的聚光灯,但聚光灯不等于解决方案。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“no petition could have done that so fast” — This is a simple comparative claim. The 7.0/7.5 versions extend it with the more specific 'no petition or committee could have managed/pulled that off', adding a second example and a more idiomatic verb.这是一个简单的比较性论断。7.0/7.5版本用更具体的 'no petition or committee could have managed/pulled that off' 扩展了它,增加了第二个例子和一个更地道的动词。
   • LR“making people notice” — This is a plain, general verb phrase. The 7.0/7.5 versions replace it with the more precise noun 'highlighting', which matches the register of the question itself.这是一个平实、笼统的动词短语。7.0/7.5版本把它换成了更精确的名词 'highlighting',与问题本身的语域相匹配。
   • GRA“The problem is that people's attention moves on fast, so issues that need years of work only get a week of anger and then silence.” — This sentence links cause and effect with a simple 'so'. It's the same basic logic used at 7.0/7.5, but those versions attach an extra clause afterwards ('it also rewards...') within the same flow of ideas rather than as a fully separate point.这句话用一个简单的 'so' 把因果关系连接起来。7.0/7.5用的是同样的基本逻辑,但那两个版本在后面又接了一个分句('it also rewards...'),把它纳入同一思路之中,而不是另起一个独立的论点。

   7.0 分

   Adds 'I'd say' to soften the opening claim and uses a semicolon before the final example.加上 'I'd say' 来软化开头的论断,并在最后的例子前使用分号。

   Good at highlighting, less good at anything after that, I'd say. A post about a stinking canal in Da Nang went viral last year, and the canal was cleaned within two weeks — no petition or committee could have managed that. Social media is genuinely brilliant at making one problem visible to a million people overnight. The weakness is that attention moves on just as fast, so issues needing years of work get a week of outrage and then silence. It also rewards the dramatic over the important; a rare disease with a moving video beats a common one without. So it's a good spotlight, but people sometimes mistake sharing for actually doing something.

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   我觉得,它擅长让人关注,但之后的事就不太擅长了。去年有一条关于岘港一条臭运河的帖子火了,结果运河两周之内就被清理干净——换成请愿书或委员会,根本不可能这么快办成。社交媒体确实非常擅长在一夜之间让一百万人看见一个问题。它的弱点在于,注意力转移得同样快,那些需要花几年功夫的问题,往往只能换来一周的愤怒,然后归于沉寂。它也更青睐戏剧性而非重要性;一种配有感人视频的罕见病,能盖过一种没有视频的常见病。所以它是个不错的聚光灯,但人们有时会把“转发“误当成”真的做了点什么”。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“I'd say” — This hedge softens the opening judgement, a more natural spoken device than the flat 6.5 opener 'Good at making people notice, but not so good'. The 7.5 version drops the hedge for a more confident, unhedged opening.这个缓和语让开头的判断显得更柔和,是比6.5中平铺直叙的 'Good at making people notice, but not so good' 更自然的口语手法。7.5版本去掉了这个缓和语,开头更显自信、不加保留。
   • LR“rewards the dramatic over the important” — This is a precise, slightly abstract collocation for a media bias, well beyond the plain 6.5 phrase 'likes dramatic stories more than important ones'.这是一个精确、略带抽象色彩的搭配,用来形容媒体的偏向性,远超6.5中平实的 'likes dramatic stories more than important ones'。
   • GRA“a rare disease with a moving video beats a common one without” — This sentence uses ellipsis, dropping the repeated words after 'one' ('a moving video'), a more economical structure than spelling everything out. The 6.5 answer doesn't attempt this kind of comparison at all.这句话用了省略手法,在 'one' 之后省去了重复的词语('a moving video'),比把话全部说完更简练。6.5的回答根本没有尝试这种比较句式。

   7.5 分

   Uses the more literary connector 'The catch is' and the compact closing pair 'a good spotlight, but a spotlight isn't a solution'.使用更具文学色彩的连接语 'The catch is',并以紧凑的收尾对句 'a good spotlight, but a spotlight isn't a solution' 作结。

   Good at highlighting, considerably less good at anything after that. A post about a stinking canal in Da Nang went viral last year, and the canal was cleaned within a fortnight — no petition or committee could have pulled that off. Social media is genuinely brilliant at making one problem visible to a million people overnight. The catch is that attention moves on just as fast, so issues that need years of steady work get a week of outrage and then silence. It also rewards the dramatic over the merely important; a rare disease with a moving video beats a common one without. So it's a good spotlight, but a spotlight isn't a solution, and people sometimes mistake sharing for doing.

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   擅长让人关注,但之后的事就明显不那么擅长了。去年有一条关于岘港一条臭运河的帖子火了,运河在两周之内就被清理干净——换成请愿书或委员会,根本不可能办成这事。社交媒体确实非常擅长在一夜之间让一百万人看到一个问题。问题在于,注意力转移得同样快,那些需要多年扎实功夫的问题,往往只能换来一周的愤怒,然后归于沉寂。它也更偏爱戏剧性,而非那些“仅仅重要”的事情;一种配有感人视频的罕见病,能盖过一种没有视频的常见病。所以它是个不错的聚光灯,但聚光灯不是解决方案,而且人们有时会把分享误当成真正在做事。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“The catch is that attention moves on just as fast” — This phrase frames the weakness more elegantly than the plain 6.5 opener 'The problem is' and slightly more so than 7.0's 'The weakness is'.这个短语把这一弱点表达得比6.5中平实的开头 'The problem is' 更优雅,也比7.0的 'The weakness is' 略胜一筹。
   • LR“pulled that off” — This idiomatic phrasal verb is more natural and conversational than the plain 6.5 verb 'done' and marginally more colloquial than 7.0's 'managed'.这个地道的短语动词比6.5中平实的动词 'done' 更自然、更口语化,也比7.0的 'managed' 略微更口语一些。
   • GRA“a good spotlight, but a spotlight isn't a solution, and people sometimes mistake sharing for doing” — The repetition of 'spotlight' across the clause boundary is a deliberate rhetorical device that neither lower band attempts, adding emphasis through structure rather than just vocabulary.'spotlight' 一词跨分句的重复,是一种刻意为之的修辞手法,两个较低分段都没有尝试过,它是通过结构而非单纯词汇来加强语气的。

3. 3. Why does social media play such a major role in today's world?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   Lists three separate examples with plain commas and 'and', without a linking colon to introduce the reasoning.用简单的逗号和 'and' 罗列三个独立例子,没有用冒号来引出后面的说理。

   Because it has quietly become the base for almost everything else in life. My studio finds clients through it, my landlord collects rent through it, and my grandmother's church group organises through it, all on the same app. It's free, it's already on the phone in your hand, and it puts news, entertainment, shopping and friendship all in one place, which no earlier kind of media did. There's also a psychological reason: it feeds an old human need to know what others are doing and to be seen doing things ourselves. Once enough people joined, everyone else had to follow too.

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   因为它已经悄悄变成了生活里几乎所有其他事情的基础。我的工作室靠它找客户,我的房东靠它收房租,连我奶奶的教会小组也靠它组织活动,而且都是同一个应用。它免费,已经装在你手机里随手可用,还把新闻、娱乐、购物和交友都放在了同一个地方,这是以前任何一种媒体都做不到的。还有一个心理上的原因:它满足了人类一个古老的需求——想知道别人在做什么,也想被别人看到自己在做事。一旦足够多的人加入,其他所有人也就不得不跟进了。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“There's also a psychological reason:” — This is signalled with the plain connector 'also', which adds the point clearly but simply. The 7.0/7.5 versions use 'too' after the noun instead, folding the addition into the sentence more smoothly.这里用平实的连接词 'also' 来标示,清楚但简单地加上了这一点。7.0/7.5版本改用名词之后的 'too',把补充信息更顺畅地融入句子里。
   • LR“the base for almost everything else in life” — This is a workable but slightly loose paraphrase of 'infrastructure'. The 7.0/7.5 versions use the more precise, technical noun 'infrastructure' directly, which is a stronger lexical choice for this context.这是对 'infrastructure' 一词一种可行但略显松散的改述。7.0/7.5版本直接用了更精确、更专业的名词 'infrastructure',在这个语境下是更有力的词汇选择。
   • GRA“My studio finds clients through it, my landlord collects rent through it, and my grandmother's church group organises through it, all on the same app.” — Three parallel clauses are joined with commas and 'and', ending in a trailing phrase 'all on the same app'. Higher bands replace the trailing phrase with a dash-led aside instead, which is a slightly more integrated way of adding the same detail.三个并列分句用逗号和 'and' 连接,最后以一个附加短语 'all on the same app' 收尾。higher bands 把这个附加短语换成了一个破折号引出的插入语,是把同样的细节加进去的一种更融合的方式。

   7.0 分

   Uses the hedge 'I'd say' after the opening reason and 'Honestly' before the closing statement.在开头的理由之后加上缓和语 'I'd say',并在结尾陈述前加上 'Honestly'。

   Because it has quietly become the infrastructure for pretty much everything else, I'd say. My studio finds clients through it, my landlord collects rent through it, and even my grandmother's church group organises through it — the same app, in every case. It's free, it's already on the phone that never leaves your hand, and it combines news, entertainment, shopping and friendship in one place, which no earlier medium managed. There's a psychological reason too: it feeds a very old human need to know what others are doing and to be seen doing things ourselves. Honestly, once enough people were there, everyone else had to follow.

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   我觉得,是因为它已经悄悄变成了几乎所有其他事情的基础设施。我的工作室靠它找客户,我的房东靠它收房租,连我奶奶的教会小组也靠它组织活动——每一次都是同一个应用。它免费,一直装在那部从不离手的手机里,还把新闻、娱乐、购物和交友都整合在同一个地方,这是以前任何一种媒体都做不到的。还有一个心理上的原因:它满足了人类一个非常古老的需求——想知道别人在做什么,也想被别人看到自己在做事。说实话,一旦足够多的人加入,其他所有人也就不得不跟进了。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“I'd say” — This hedge softens the opening claim, a more natural spoken device than the flat 6.5 statement 'Because it has quietly become the base for almost everything else in life.' The 7.5 version drops the hedge for a more direct, confident opening.这个缓和语软化了开头的论断,是比6.5中平铺直叙的 'Because it has quietly become the base for almost everything else in life.' 更自然的口语手法。7.5版本去掉了这个缓和语,开头更直接、更自信。
   • LR“infrastructure for pretty much everything else” — This is a more precise, technical noun than the vague 6.5 phrase 'the base for almost everything else in life'. The 7.5 answer reuses the core word 'infrastructure', confirming it fits the higher bands.这是一个比6.5中模糊的 'the base for almost everything else in life' 更精确、更专业的名词。7.5的回答沿用了核心词 'infrastructure',证实它适合更高分段。
   • GRA“the same app, in every case” — This dash-led aside adds a summarising detail directly onto the list of examples, more compact than the 6.5 version's trailing phrase 'all on the same app' tacked onto a long comma-joined sentence.这个破折号引出的插入语,直接在例子列表后加上了一个总结性细节,比6.5版本中挂在一长串逗号句子后面的附加短语 'all on the same app' 更紧凑。

   7.5 分

   Closes with a result clause introduced by 'and by now', extending the final sentence rather than stopping short.以一个由 'and by now' 引出的结果分句收尾,延伸了最后一句,而不是就此打住。

   Because it has quietly become the infrastructure for everything else. My studio finds clients through it, my landlord collects rent through it, and my grandmother's church group organises through it — the same app, in each case. It's free, it's already on the phone that's never out of your hand, and it combines news, entertainment, shopping and friendship in one place, which no earlier medium ever did. There's a deeper psychological reason too: it feeds a very old human need to know what others are doing and to be seen doing things ourselves. Once enough people were there, everyone else had to follow, and by now leaving would mean leaving the conversation entirely.

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   因为它已经悄悄变成了其他一切事情的基础设施。我的工作室靠它找客户,我的房东靠它收房租,我奶奶的教会小组也靠它组织活动——每一次都是同一个应用。它免费,一直装在那部从不离手的手机里,还把新闻、娱乐、购物和交友整合在同一个地方,这是以前任何一种媒体都从未做到的。还有一个更深层的心理原因:它满足了人类一个非常古老的需求——想知道别人在做什么,也想被别人看到自己在做事。一旦足够多的人加入,其他所有人也就不得不跟进,而如今如果退出,就等于彻底退出了这场对话。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“and by now leaving would mean leaving the conversation entirely” — This final clause extends the closing sentence with a consequence, going further than the simpler final sentence at 6.5 ('Once enough people joined, everyone else had to follow too.') and slightly further than 7.0's similar but shorter ending.这个结尾分句为最后一句加上了一个后果性的延伸,比6.5中更简单的结尾句('Once enough people joined, everyone else had to follow too.')走得更远,也比7.0类似但更短的结尾略进一步。
   • LR“a very old human need” — This phrase captures a psychological universal precisely; it is close to 7.0's identical wording but slightly more developed than 6.5's plainer 'an old human need', since 7.5 also adds 'deeper' just before it.这个短语精确地捕捉到了一种普遍的心理现象;它和7.0几乎用词相同,但比6.5中更平实的 'an old human need' 略有发展,因为7.5在它前面还加了 'deeper' 一词。
   • GRA“the same app, in each case” — This dash-led aside is grammatically identical in function to the one at 7.0 but is followed by a further coordinated result clause at the end of the answer, making the overall sentence structure of the answer more layered than either 6.5 or 7.0.这个破折号引出的插入语在功能上和7.0中的那个完全相同,但在回答结尾又接了一个并列的结果分句,使整段回答的句子结构比6.5或7.0都更有层次。

4. 4. How effective is advertising products on social media?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   Explains the weakness with a plain 'Where they work less well is trust, because...' construction.用一个平实的 'Where they work less well is trust, because...' 句式来解释这个弱点。

   Very effective, and I have mixed feelings about that because I've helped make it happen. My studio built a campaign for a client on Shopee that worked mainly because the ads looked like recommendations from friends instead of adverts — that mixing is the whole trick. Social media ads reach exactly the people who are likely to buy, at the moment they're bored and scrolling, and they can be changed within hours. Where they work less well is trust, because people now know the enthusiastic reviewer was probably paid. Cheap, quick-decision products sell brilliantly this way; things that need real trust, less so.

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   非常有效,而我对此心情很复杂,因为我自己就是推手之一。我的工作室曾为一个客户在Shopee上做过一次营销活动,之所以有效,主要是因为那些广告看起来像朋友的推荐,而不是广告——这种混淆感正是整个诀窍所在。社交媒体广告能精准触达真正可能购买的人,而且是在他们无聊刷手机的那一刻,还能在几小时内随时调整。它效果比较差的地方是信任感,因为人们现在都知道,那个热情推荐的博主很可能是收了钱的。便宜、决策快的商品这样卖特别好;而需要真正信任感的东西,效果就没那么好了。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Where they work less well is trust, because people now know the enthusiastic reviewer was probably paid.” — The reasoning is spelled out fully with 'because', which is clear but leaves little room for compression. The 7.0/7.5 versions replace the second half with a colon, which is a more economical way to attach the explanation.这里用 'because' 把理由完整说出来,清楚但压缩空间不大。7.0/7.5版本把后半句换成了冒号,是一种更简洁的方式来接续解释。
   • LR“that mixing is the whole trick” — This is an adequate but slightly informal way to describe the technique. The 7.0/7.5 versions use the more precise, almost technical noun 'blurring', which better captures the deliberate confusion between ads and recommendations.这是一种可行但略显随意的方式来描述这种手法。7.0/7.5版本用了更精确、近乎专业术语的名词 'blurring',更能捕捉到广告与推荐之间那种刻意制造的混淆感。
   • GRA“Cheap, quick-decision products sell brilliantly this way; things that need real trust, less so.” — This sentence uses ellipsis in the second clause ('less so' standing in for a full verb phrase), which is already fairly advanced. It closely matches the structure used at 7.0/7.5, showing this particular device is available across bands while other parts of the sentence develop further.这句话在第二个分句里用了省略手法('less so' 代替了完整的动词短语),这已经算是相当高级的用法了。它和7.0/7.5使用的结构十分接近,说明这个特定手法在各个分段都可用,而句子的其他部分则在进一步发展。

   7.0 分

   Uses the mid-sentence hedge 'I'd say' and 'honestly' to soften two separate claims.在句中用缓和语 'I'd say' 和 'honestly' 来软化两个不同的论断。

   Very effective, I'd say, and I admit that with mixed feelings, because I've helped make it so. My studio built a campaign for a client on Shopee that worked mainly because the ads looked like recommendations from friends rather than advertising — that blurring is really the whole trick. Social media ads reach exactly the people likely to buy, at the moment they're bored and scrolling, and they can be tested and changed within hours. Where they're less effective, honestly, is trust: people increasingly know the enthusiastic reviewer was paid, and the reaction is cynicism about everything. Cheap, impulsive products sell brilliantly this way; anything that needs real trust, rather less so.

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   我觉得非常有效,而我承认自己对此心情复杂,因为我自己就是推手之一。我的工作室曾为一个客户在Shopee上做过一次营销活动,之所以有效,主要是因为那些广告看起来像朋友的推荐,而不是广告——这种混淆感真的就是整个诀窍所在。社交媒体广告能精准触达真正可能购买的人,而且是在他们无聊刷手机的那一刻,还能在几小时内测试和调整。说实话,它效果比较差的地方是信任感:人们越来越清楚,那个热情推荐的博主是收了钱的,人们的反应就是对一切都变得愤世嫉俗。便宜、冲动型消费的商品这样卖特别好;而需要真正信任感的东西,效果就明显差一些了。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“honestly, is trust:” — The hedge 'honestly' is inserted mid-sentence before the colon, softening a fairly blunt claim in a natural spoken way. The 6.5 version states the same idea with a flat 'is trust, because...' and no hedge at all.缓和语 'honestly' 被插入到句中冒号之前,以一种自然的口语方式软化了一个相当直白的论断。6.5版本用平铺直叙的 'is trust, because...' 表达同样的意思,完全没有加缓和语。
   • LR“that blurring is really the whole trick” — This upgrades the plain 6.5 noun 'mixing' to the more precise 'blurring', with 'really' adding conversational emphasis. The 7.5 version keeps 'blurring' but drops 'really' for a slightly more measured tone.这把6.5中平实的名词 'mixing' 升级成了更精确的 'blurring',还加了 'really' 来增添口语化的强调语气。7.5版本保留了 'blurring',但去掉了 'really',语气略显克制。
   • GRA“Where they're less effective, honestly, is trust: people increasingly know the enthusiastic reviewer was paid, and the reaction is cynicism about everything.” — The colon attaches the explanation directly to the claim, more economical than the 6.5 version's 'because' clause. It's very close to the 7.5 structure, though 7.5 adds the extra modifier 'creeping' before 'cynicism' for more precision.冒号把解释直接接到论断后面,比6.5版本中用 'because' 分句更简洁。它和7.5的结构非常接近,只是7.5在 'cynicism' 前又加了修饰语 'creeping',表达更精确。

   7.5 分

   Uses a colon to attach the explanation of the trust problem and the more specific modifier 'creeping' before 'cynicism'.用冒号接上对信任问题的解释,并在 'cynicism' 前加上更精确的修饰语 'creeping'。

   Very effective, and I say that with mixed feelings, because I've helped make it so. My studio built a campaign for a client on Shopee that worked mainly because the ads looked like recommendations from friends rather than advertising — that blurring is the whole trick. Social media ads reach exactly the people likely to buy, at the moment they're bored and scrolling, and they can be tested and reshaped within hours. Where they're less effective is trust: people increasingly know the enthusiastic reviewer was paid, and the reaction is a creeping cynicism about everything. Products that are cheap and impulsive sell brilliantly this way; anything that needs real trust, considerably less so.

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   非常有效,而我这么说的时候心情很复杂,因为我自己就是推手之一。我的工作室曾为一个客户在Shopee上做过一次营销活动,之所以有效,主要是因为那些广告看起来像朋友的推荐,而不是广告——这种混淆感就是整个诀窍所在。社交媒体广告能精准触达真正可能购买的人,而且是在他们无聊刷手机的那一刻,还能在几小时内测试、重新调整。它效果比较差的地方是信任感:人们越来越清楚,那个热情推荐的博主是收了钱的,人们的反应是对一切都逐渐滋生出愤世嫉俗的情绪。便宜、冲动型消费的产品这样卖特别好;而需要真正信任感的东西,效果就差得多了。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Where they're less effective is trust:” — This colon-led structure states the weakness directly and economically, without the hedge 'honestly' used at 7.0 or the fuller 'because' clause used at 6.5.这个以冒号引出的结构直接、简洁地陈述了这个弱点,没有用7.0中的缓和语 'honestly',也没有用6.5中更完整的 'because' 分句。
   • LR“a creeping cynicism about everything” — The modifier 'creeping' adds a precise, almost literary sense of gradual spread that neither lower band attempts; 7.0 has the plainer 'cynicism about everything' with no modifier.修饰语 'creeping' 增添了一种精确、近乎文学化的、逐渐蔓延的意味,两个较低分段都没有尝试过;7.0只有更平实的 'cynicism about everything',没有任何修饰语。
   • GRA“Products that are cheap and impulsive sell brilliantly this way; anything that needs real trust, considerably less so.” — The relative clause 'that are cheap and impulsive' modifies the subject directly, a slightly more formal structure than the compound adjective used at 6.5 ('Cheap, quick-decision products') and 7.0 ('Cheap, impulsive products').关系从句 'that are cheap and impulsive' 直接修饰主语,比6.5('Cheap, quick-decision products')和7.0('Cheap, impulsive products')中使用的复合形容词结构略显正式。

5. 5. What are the main reasons people use social media?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   Joins the final two reasons with the plain connector 'And', starting a fresh sentence for each.用平实的连接词 'And' 把最后两个理由连接起来,每个都另起一句。

   If I'm honest about my own habits, about ten minutes a day is real contact with people I care about, and the rest is avoiding whatever I should be doing. Connection is the reason people usually give, and it's true — it's how families in different cities stay close. But under that, people also use it for entertainment, for news, for shopping, and for the small good feeling when something they posted gets noticed. For many people it's also work, like sellers or freelancers whose income depends on being seen online. And boredom might be the biggest reason of all.

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   如果对自己的习惯说实话,一天里大概只有十分钟是真正和我关心的人联系,剩下的时间都是在逃避该做的事情。人们通常给出的理由是“联系感”,这也是真的——身处不同城市的家人就是靠它保持亲近的。但在这之下,人们用它来娱乐、看新闻、购物,还有当自己发的内容被人注意到时那种小小的满足感。对很多人来说,这也是工作,比如那些收入取决于是否在网上被看见的卖家或自由职业者。而无聊,或许才是所有理由里最大的一个。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“And boredom might be the biggest reason of all.” — The final point is added as its own short sentence starting with 'And', which is clear but a little list-like. The 7.0/7.5 versions attach a further explanation to the same sentence with a dash, making the closing point feel more developed.最后一点是以一个以 'And' 开头的独立短句加上去的,清楚但有点像罗列清单。7.0/7.5版本用破折号在同一句里接上了进一步的解释,让结尾这一点显得更有展开。
   • LR“the small good feeling” — This is a workable but slightly vague description of a specific psychological reward. The 7.0/7.5 versions use the more precise, idiomatic phrase 'the small hit', which is a sharper, more natural collocation.这是对一种特定心理奖励的可行但略显模糊的描述。7.0/7.5版本用了更精确、更地道的短语 'the small hit',是一种更犀利、更自然的搭配。
   • GRA“For many people it's also work, like sellers or freelancers whose income depends on being seen online.” — This uses a 'like' clause to give examples within one sentence. The 7.0/7.5 versions replace this with a colon followed by a short list, which is a slightly more economical way of presenting the same examples.这里用一个 'like' 分句在同一句话里给出例子。7.0/7.5版本把它换成了冒号加简短列表,是一种呈现同样例子的略微更简洁的方式。

   7.0 分

   Uses 'I'd say' to soften the claim about connection and a colon before the list of example jobs.用 'I'd say' 软化关于“联系感”的论断,并在列举职业例子前用冒号。

   If I'm honest about my own habits, only about ten minutes a day is genuine contact with people I care about, and the rest is avoiding whatever I'm supposed to be doing. Connection is the reason people usually give, and I'd say it's real — it's how families scattered across cities stay close. But underneath that, people also use it for entertainment, for news, for shopping, and for the small hit of being noticed when something they posted gets a reaction. For many it's work too: sellers, freelancers, anyone whose income depends on being visible. And boredom, honestly, might be the biggest reason of all — most people open the app without a purpose, and the app supplies one.

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   如果对自己的习惯说实话,一天里大概只有十分钟是真正和我关心的人接触,剩下的时间都是在逃避该做的事情。人们通常给出的理由是“联系感”,我觉得这也是真的——散落在不同城市的家人就是靠它保持亲近的。但在这之下,人们还用它来娱乐、看新闻、购物,还有当自己发的内容得到反应、被人注意到时那种小小的满足感。对很多人来说,这也是工作:卖家、自由职业者,任何收入取决于能否被看见的人。说实话,无聊或许才是所有理由里最大的一个——大多数人打开应用时并没有明确目的,而应用会替他们找一个。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“I'd say” — This hedge softens the claim that connection is a real reason, a more natural spoken device than the flat 6.5 statement 'it's true'. The 7.5 version replaces this with the phrase 'it's real enough', a slightly different but equally natural hedge.这个缓和语软化了“联系感是真实理由”这一论断,是比6.5中平铺直叙的 'it's true' 更自然的口语手法。7.5版本换成了 'it's real enough',是一种略有不同但同样自然的缓和语。
   • LR“the small hit of being noticed” — This idiomatic phrase is more precise and natural than the vague 6.5 wording 'the small good feeling'. The 7.5 answer reuses this exact phrase, confirming it already suits the higher band.这个地道的短语比6.5中模糊的措辞 'the small good feeling' 更精确、更自然。7.5的回答沿用了完全相同的短语,证实它已经适合更高的分段。
   • GRA“sellers, freelancers, anyone whose income depends on being visible” — This is a colon-introduced list of appositive noun phrases, more economical than the 'like' clause used at 6.5. It's almost identical to the 7.5 structure, though 7.5 upgrades 'income' to 'livelihood' for slightly more precision.这是一个由冒号引出的同位语名词短语列表,比6.5中用的 'like' 分句更简洁。它和7.5的结构几乎一样,只是7.5把 'income' 升级成了 'livelihood',表达略微更精确。

   7.5 分

   Uses a semicolon to attach the closing generalisation about boredom directly to the previous clause.用分号把关于“无聊”的收尾概括直接接到前一分句后面。

   If I'm honest about my own habits, roughly ten minutes a day is genuine contact with people I actually care about, and the rest is avoidance dressed up as productivity. Connection is the reason people usually give, and it's real enough — it's how families scattered across cities stay close. Underneath that, though, people use it for entertainment, for news, for shopping, and for the small hit of being noticed when something they posted gets a reaction. For many it's also work: sellers, freelancers, anyone whose livelihood depends on being visible. And boredom, I suspect, is the biggest reason of all; most people open the app without a purpose, and the app happily supplies one.

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   如果对自己的习惯说实话,一天里大概只有十分钟是真正和我在乎的人接触,剩下的时间都是打着“高效”的幌子在逃避。人们通常给出的理由是“联系感”,这也算真实——散落在不同城市的家人就是靠它保持亲近的。不过在这之下,人们还用它来娱乐、看新闻、购物,还有当自己发的内容得到反应、被人注意到时那种小小的满足感。对很多人来说,这也是工作:卖家、自由职业者,任何生计取决于能否被看见的人。而我怀疑,无聊才是所有理由里最大的一个;大多数人打开应用时并没有明确目的,而应用会欣然替他们找一个。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“And boredom, I suspect, is the biggest reason of all; most people open the app without a purpose, and the app happily supplies one.” — The semicolon links the claim about boredom directly to its explanation in one flowing sentence, more compact than the 6.5 version's separate short sentence and the 7.0 version's dash-led aside for the same content.分号把关于“无聊”的论断和它的解释直接连在同一个流畅的句子里,比6.5版本中另起短句、7.0版本中用破折号引出插入语的处理都更紧凑。
   • LR“avoidance dressed up as productivity” — This is a vivid, idiomatic image for procrastination that goes well beyond the plain 6.5 phrase 'avoiding whatever I should be doing' and the very similar but less figurative 7.0 wording.这是一个生动、地道的比喻,用来形容拖延,远超6.5中平实的短语 'avoiding whatever I should be doing',也比7.0中十分相似但比喻色彩较弱的措辞更胜一筹。
   • GRA“anyone whose livelihood depends on being visible” — The relative clause 'whose livelihood depends on...' is used here with the more formal noun 'livelihood', a small but deliberate upgrade from 7.0's 'income' that fits the slightly more polished register of the top band.这里的关系从句 'whose livelihood depends on...' 用了更正式的名词 'livelihood',这是从7.0的 'income' 做出的一个虽小但刻意的升级,契合最高分段略显精致的语域。

6. 6. What different types of media are popular in your country, such as radio, TV, or social media?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   States the main claim plainly with a dash-led statistic and lists examples in short, separate sentences.用一个破折号引出的数据平实地陈述主要论断,并用简短的独立句子列举例子。

   Social media is the most popular, especially Facebook, Zalo and TikTok — Vietnam uses them a huge amount. Television is still big for older people and for national events like football, when the whole country watches the same match. Radio survives in taxis and among old people, and in my parents' area there's still a public loudspeaker announcing local news at six in the morning, which people complain about but would probably miss. Printed newspapers have shrunk a lot but haven't fully disappeared from cafés. What's special here is how fast the country jumped from loudspeakers straight to smartphones.

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   社交媒体是最受欢迎的,尤其是Facebook、Zalo和TikTok——越南人用得非常多。电视对老年人来说依然重要,遇到像足球这样的全国性大事时也很重要,那时候全国人都在看同一场比赛。广播在出租车里和老年人中还存在,我父母那边到现在还有一个公共喇叭,每天早上六点播报本地新闻,大家嘴上抱怨,但真要是没了估计还挺想念的。纸质报纸萎缩了很多,但在咖啡馆里还没完全消失。这里特别的地方在于,这个国家从大喇叭一下子就跳到了智能手机,速度非常快。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“haven't fully disappeared from cafés” — This closing phrase is plain and functional. The 7.0/7.5 versions vary this to 'haven't disappeared from cafés entirely' and 'haven't vanished from cafés altogether', showing more natural placement of the qualifying adverb.这个结尾短语平实且实用。7.0/7.5版本分别变换成了 'haven't disappeared from cafés entirely' 和 'haven't vanished from cafés altogether',体现出限定性副词更自然的位置安排。
   • LR“Vietnam uses them a huge amount” — This is a vague, slightly awkward way of describing heavy usage. The 7.0/7.5 versions replace it with the more precise, idiomatic phrase 'one of the heaviest-using countries in the world' / 'one of the heaviest users in the world'.这是一种模糊、略显笨拙的方式来描述高使用率。7.0/7.5版本换成了更精确、更地道的短语 'one of the heaviest-using countries in the world' / 'one of the heaviest users in the world'。
   • GRA“which people complain about but would probably miss” — This relative clause uses the simple contrastive 'but'. It's structurally close to the versions at 7.0/7.5, which use 'and' instead of 'but' before an intensified verb ('would honestly/genuinely miss'), showing a subtly more controlled contrast.这个关系从句用了简单的转折词 'but'。结构上它和7.0/7.5的版本接近,后者在一个加强语气的动词('would honestly/genuinely miss')前用了 'and' 而不是 'but',展现出一种更微妙、更有掌控力的对比。

   7.0 分

   Uses 'I'd say' to hedge the opening claim and 'honestly' before the closing verb.用 'I'd say' 软化开头的论断,并在结尾的动词前加上 'honestly'。

   Social media dominates, I'd say, especially Facebook, Zalo and TikTok — Vietnam is one of the heaviest-using countries in the world. Television is still huge for older people and for national events like football, when the whole country watches the same match. Radio survives mainly in taxis and among the elderly, and in my parents' neighbourhood there's still a public loudspeaker announcing local news at six in the morning, which people complain about and would honestly miss. Printed newspapers have shrunk badly but haven't disappeared from cafés entirely. What's distinctive here is how quickly the country skipped straight from loudspeakers to smartphones, almost without a generation of desktop internet in between.

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   我觉得,社交媒体占据主导地位,尤其是Facebook、Zalo和TikTok——越南是全世界使用最重度的国家之一。电视对老年人来说依然很重要,遇到像足球这样的全国性大事时也很重要,那时候全国人都在看同一场比赛。广播主要在出租车里和老年人中留存,我父母那片社区到现在还有一个公共喇叭,每天早上六点播报本地新闻,大家抱怨归抱怨,但说实话真没了肯定会想念。纸质报纸严重萎缩,但在咖啡馆里还没完全消失。这里特别的地方在于,这个国家从大喇叭直接跳到了智能手机,速度非常快,中间几乎没有经历过桌面互联网这一代。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“I'd say,” — This hedge softens the flat opening claim used at 6.5 ('Social media is the most popular'). The 7.5 version drops the hedge for a more confident, direct opening statement.这个缓和语软化了6.5中平铺直叙的开头论断('Social media is the most popular')。7.5版本去掉了这个缓和语,开头陈述更自信、更直接。
   • LR“one of the heaviest-using countries in the world” — This compound adjective is a precise, natural way to describe heavy usage, well beyond the vague 6.5 phrase 'uses them a huge amount'. The 7.5 answer uses a very similar but slightly more idiomatic version, 'one of the heaviest users in the world'.这个复合形容词是描述高使用率的一种精确、自然的方式,远超6.5中模糊的短语 'uses them a huge amount'。7.5的回答用了一个非常相似但略微更地道的版本,'one of the heaviest users in the world'。
   • GRA“almost without a generation of desktop internet in between” — This reduced clause ('almost without...') compresses an idea that could otherwise need a full sentence, a more economical structure than anything attempted at 6.5. It's close to the 7.5 version but slightly less vivid than 7.5's fuller 'there was barely a generation... squeezed in between'.这个缩减从句('almost without...')把一个原本可能需要一整句话才能表达的想法压缩了进去,比6.5中尝试过的任何结构都更简洁。它和7.5的版本接近,但不如7.5中更完整的 'there was barely a generation... squeezed in between' 那么生动。

   7.5 分

   Uses a dash-led clause at the end to add a fuller final observation instead of a short reduced clause.在结尾用破折号引出一个分句,加上一个更完整的最终观察,而不是一个简短的缩减从句。

   Social media dominates, especially Facebook, Zalo and TikTok — Vietnam is one of the heaviest users in the world. Television is still huge for older people and for national events like football, when the whole country watches the same match. Radio survives in taxis and among the elderly, and in my parents' neighbourhood there's still a public loudspeaker announcing local news at six in the morning, which people complain about and would genuinely miss. Printed newspapers have shrunk badly but haven't vanished from cafés altogether. What's distinctive here is how quickly the country skipped straight from loudspeakers to smartphones — there was barely a generation of desktop internet squeezed in between.

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   社交媒体占据主导地位,尤其是Facebook、Zalo和TikTok——越南是全世界使用最重度的国家之一。电视对老年人来说依然很重要,遇到像足球这样的全国性大事时也很重要,那时候全国人都在看同一场比赛。广播在出租车里和老年人中留存,我父母那片社区到现在还有一个公共喇叭,每天早上六点播报本地新闻,大家抱怨归抱怨,但真没了肯定会想念。纸质报纸严重萎缩,但在咖啡馆里还没彻底消失。这里特别的地方在于,这个国家从大喇叭直接跳到了智能手机,速度非常快——中间几乎没能挤进桌面互联网这一代。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“there was barely a generation of desktop internet squeezed in between” — This dash-led clause develops the closing observation more fully than 7.0's shorter reduced clause 'almost without a generation of desktop internet in between', and far more than 6.5's version, which stops the sentence without this detail at all.这个破折号引出的分句比7.0中更简短的缩减从句 'almost without a generation of desktop internet in between' 把结尾的观察展开得更充分,也远比6.5的版本充分,后者压根没有加上这个细节就结束了句子。
   • LR“skipped straight from loudspeakers to smartphones” — This vivid verb phrase 'skipped straight from... to...' captures a leapfrogging technological shift precisely; it's shared with 7.0 but the surrounding sentence at 7.5 develops the image further with the closing dash clause.这个生动的动词短语 'skipped straight from... to...' 精确地捕捉到了一种跨越式的技术变迁;它和7.0共用同一个短语,但7.5周围的句子通过结尾的破折号分句把这个意象进一步展开了。
   • GRA“which people complain about and would genuinely miss” — The relative clause uses 'and' to link two closely related reactions in one smooth flow, and the intensifier 'genuinely' is more understated and natural than 7.0's 'honestly', which sits slightly more awkwardly mid-clause.这个关系从句用 'and' 把两个密切相关的反应流畅地连接在一起,而加强语气的 'genuinely' 比7.0中的 'honestly' 更含蓄、更自然,后者放在分句中间显得略微生硬。

7. 7. Do you agree or disagree that people will continue to read printed newspapers and magazines in the future?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   Closes with a plain 'So... but' structure to summarise the two-part opinion.以一个平实的 'So... but' 结构收尾,总结这个分两部分的观点。

   Some will, but only as a small habit, not a common one. A café near my office still keeps two newspapers every morning because its older regulars insist on it, and I think in twenty years the same café will keep them just as decoration. Printed news can't compete on speed or price, and every generation reads less of it than the one before. Magazines might do a little better, because a nicely printed object about a hobby feels like an experience, not just information — people pay for that the same way they pay for vinyl records. So I disagree that printed news will continue in any real way, but I half agree about magazines.

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   有些人会,但那只会是一种小众习惯,而不是普遍现象。我公司附近有家咖啡馆,每天早上还是会备两份报纸,因为那些老顾客坚持要看,我猜二十年后那家咖啡馆还留着报纸,不过只是当装饰品了。纸质新闻在速度和价格上都拼不过别的,而且一代比一代读得少。杂志的情况可能会稍微好一点,因为一本印刷精美、关于某个爱好的杂志给人的感觉像是一种体验,而不只是信息——人们花钱买的就是这种感觉,就像买黑胶唱片一样。所以我不同意纸质新闻还能以任何真正的方式延续下去,但关于杂志,我算是半同意。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Some will, but only as a small habit, not a common one.” — This opening uses the simple contrastive 'but' to state a qualified opinion. The 7.0/7.5 versions replace 'a small habit, not a common one' with the more precise contrast 'a niche rather than a habit', which is tighter and more idiomatic.这个开头用了简单的转折词 'but' 来陈述一个有所保留的观点。7.0/7.5版本把 'a small habit, not a common one' 换成了更精确的对比 'a niche rather than a habit',更紧凑、更地道。
   • LR“keep them just as decoration” — This is a workable but plain closing image. The 7.0/7.5 versions use 'stock them purely/as a kind of decoration', which sounds more natural with the verb 'stock' matching the earlier mention of newspapers being stocked.这是一个可行但平实的结尾意象。7.0/7.5版本用了 'stock them purely/as a kind of decoration',动词 'stock' 与前文提到的报纸备货相呼应,听起来更自然。
   • GRA“So I disagree that printed news will continue in any real way, but I half agree about magazines.” — The two-part conclusion is joined with a simple 'but'. The 7.0/7.5 versions extend the sentence with an additional clause, 'for a small, willing audience', giving a more precise final qualification within the same sentence.这个分两部分的结论用了简单的 'but' 连接。7.0/7.5版本在句子里又加了一个分句 'for a small, willing audience',在同一句话中给出了更精确的最终限定。

   7.0 分

   Adds 'I'd say' to the opening opinion and softens the conclusion with 'I'd disagree... though I'd half agree'.在开头的观点上加了 'I'd say',并用 'I'd disagree... though I'd half agree' 软化结论。

   Some will, I'd say, but as a niche rather than a habit. A café near my office still stocks two newspapers every morning because its older regulars insist, and I suspect in twenty years the same café will stock them purely as decoration. Printed news simply can't compete on speed or cost, and each generation reads less of it than the last. Magazines might do slightly better, because a nicely printed object about a hobby is an experience rather than just information — people pay for that the way they pay for vinyl records. So I'd disagree that printed news continues in any meaningful sense, though I'd half agree about magazines, for a small, willing audience.

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   我觉得,有些人会,但那只是一种小众爱好,而不是习惯。我公司附近有家咖啡馆,每天早上还是会备两份报纸,因为老顾客坚持要看,我猜二十年后那家咖啡馆还留着报纸,不过纯粹是当装饰用了。纸质新闻在速度和成本上根本拼不过别的,而且一代比一代读得少。杂志的情况可能会稍微好一点,因为一本印刷精美、关于某个爱好的东西是一种体验,而不只是信息——人们花钱买的就是这种感觉,就像买黑胶唱片一样。所以我不同意纸质新闻还能以任何有意义的方式延续下去,不过关于杂志,我算是半同意,毕竟还有一小群愿意买账的读者。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“I'd say,” — This hedge softens the opening opinion, a more natural spoken device than the flat 6.5 opener 'Some will, but only as a small habit'. The 7.5 version drops the hedge here for a slightly more direct, confident tone.这个缓和语软化了开头的观点,是比6.5中平铺直叙的开头 'Some will, but only as a small habit' 更自然的口语手法。7.5版本在这里去掉了缓和语,语气略微更直接、更自信。
   • LR“a niche rather than a habit” — This is a precise, slightly abstract contrast that is more sophisticated than the plain 6.5 phrase 'a small habit, not a common one'. The 7.5 answer reuses this exact phrase, confirming it fits the higher bands.这是一个精确、略带抽象色彩的对比,比6.5中平实的短语 'a small habit, not a common one' 更精妙。7.5的回答沿用了完全相同的短语,证实它适合更高的分段。
   • GRA“though I'd half agree about magazines, for a small, willing audience” — The concessive 'though' clause attaches the qualification smoothly to the main conclusion. It's very close to the 7.5 structure, which uses 'and' instead of 'though', showing a slightly different but equally controlled way of linking the same two ideas.让步性的 'though' 分句把限定条件流畅地接到了主要结论后面。它和7.5的结构非常接近,后者用 'and' 代替了 'though',展现出一种略有不同但同样有掌控力的方式来连接同样的两个想法。

   7.5 分

   Uses 'and' rather than a hedge to link the two halves of the final judgement into one confident sentence.用 'and' 而不是缓和语,把最终判断的两个部分连接成一句自信的话。

   Some will, but as a niche rather than a habit. A café near my office still stocks two newspapers every morning because its older regulars insist, and I suspect in twenty years the same café will stock them as a kind of decoration. Printed news can't compete on speed or cost, and each generation reads less of it than the last. Magazines might do slightly better, because a beautifully printed object about a hobby is an experience, not just information — people pay for that the way they pay for vinyl records. So I disagree that printed news will continue in any meaningful sense, and half agree about magazines, for a small, willing audience.

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   有些人会,但那只是一种小众爱好,而不是习惯。我公司附近有家咖啡馆,每天早上还是会备两份报纸,因为老顾客坚持要看,我猜二十年后那家咖啡馆还留着报纸,不过是当作一种装饰品了。纸质新闻在速度和成本上拼不过别的,而且一代比一代读得少。杂志的情况可能会稍微好一点,因为一本印刷精美、关于某个爱好的东西是一种体验,而不只是信息——人们花钱买的就是这种感觉,就像买黑胶唱片一样。所以我不同意纸质新闻还能以任何有意义的方式延续下去,而关于杂志,我算是半同意,毕竟还有一小群愿意买账的读者。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“So I disagree that printed news will continue in any meaningful sense, and half agree about magazines, for a small, willing audience.” — This closing sentence states the two-part conclusion directly and confidently, without the softening hedge 'I'd say' used at 7.0 or the simpler 'but' structure at 6.5, yet still ends on the same precise qualification.这句结尾直接、自信地陈述了分两部分的结论,没有用7.0中软化用的 'I'd say',也没有用6.5更简单的 'but' 结构,但最终仍落在同样精确的限定条件上。
   • LR“a beautifully printed object about a hobby” — The adjective 'beautifully' adds a vivid, evaluative touch that neither lower band uses; 7.0 has the plainer 'a nicely printed object' and 6.5 the even plainer 'a nicely printed object' as well.形容词 'beautifully' 增添了一种生动、带有评价色彩的笔触,两个较低分段都没有用过;7.0用的是更平实的 'a nicely printed object',6.5也同样是更平实的 'a nicely printed object'。
   • GRA“a kind of decoration” — This slightly hedged noun phrase is a more careful, precise way of describing the future role of newspapers than 7.0's more absolute 'purely as decoration', showing a subtly different grammatical choice for a similar idea.这个略带保留意味的名词短语,比7.0中更绝对的 'purely as decoration' 更谨慎、更精确地描述了报纸未来的角色,展现出一种针对相似想法的微妙不同的语法选择。

8. 8. Do you agree or disagree that it is difficult to really get to know someone through social media?

   2026年5–8月
   查看这道题的6.5 / 7.0 / 7.5三档对比

   6.5 分

   Introduces the counterpoint with the plain phrase 'That said' and uses 'because' to explain it.用平实的短语 'That said' 引出反面观点,并用 'because' 来解释它。

   I agree, though it's not impossible. I once met a designer I had messaged for a year, and she was nothing like her posts — funnier, more nervous, much less certain of herself. Social media shows what people choose to show, edited and delayed, and you never see how someone behaves when they're tired or wrong or interrupted, which is where real character shows. That said, long private chats online can reveal a lot, because people sometimes write things they would never say out loud. So you can get to know someone's mind through a screen, but not their presence.

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   我同意,不过这也不是绝对不可能。我曾经见过一个和我聊了一年信息的设计师本人,她跟她发的动态完全不一样——更有趣、更紧张、也远没有网上表现得那么自信。社交媒体展示的是人们选择展示的东西,经过编辑、也有延迟,你永远看不到一个人累了、犯错了或被打断时是什么样子,而真正的性格往往就是在那些时刻显露出来的。话虽如此,长时间的私聊有时也能透露出很多东西,因为人们有时会写下一些他们绝不会当面说出口的话。所以你可以通过屏幕了解一个人的想法,但了解不到他们本人的气场。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“That said, long private chats online can reveal a lot, because people sometimes write things they would never say out loud.” — This concession is explained fully with 'because', which is clear but explicit. The 7.0/7.5 versions replace 'because' with 'since' or a semicolon, giving the same idea a slightly more varied or compact connection.这个让步用 'because' 完整解释,清楚但直白。7.0/7.5版本把 'because' 换成了 'since' 或分号,让同样的想法在连接方式上更多样或更紧凑一些。
   • LR“real character shows” — This is a plain, functional way of describing where personality becomes visible. The 7.0/7.5 versions use the more idiomatic, evaluative phrase 'character lives', which personifies the idea more vividly.这是一种平实、实用的方式来描述性格显露出来的地方。7.0/7.5版本用了更地道、更具评价色彩的短语 'character lives',把这个想法拟人化得更生动。
   • GRA“which is where real character shows” — This relative clause is simple and direct. The 7.0/7.5 versions add an intensifier before the same clause — 'honestly' and 'precisely' — showing a small but deliberate move toward more nuanced, evaluative phrasing.这个关系从句简单直接。7.0/7.5版本在同一分句前加了一个加强语气的词——'honestly' 和 'precisely'——展现出一种虽小但刻意的、朝更细腻、更具评价性措辞发展的趋势。

   7.0 分

   Uses 'since' instead of 'because' for variety and adds the evaluative closing clause 'I'd say you only really know a person'.用 'since' 代替 'because' 增添变化,并加上带评价色彩的收尾分句 'I'd say you only really know a person'。

   I agree, though it's not entirely impossible. I once met a designer I'd exchanged messages with for a year, and she turned out to be nothing like her posts — funnier, more nervous, far less certain of herself. Social media shows what people choose to show, edited and delayed, and you never see how someone behaves when they're tired, or wrong, or interrupted, which is honestly where character lives. That said, long private conversations online can reveal a surprising amount, since people sometimes write things they'd never say aloud. So you can get to know someone's mind through a screen, but not their presence, and I'd say you only really know a person once you've seen both.

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   我同意,不过这也不是完全不可能。我曾经和一个设计师互发了一年的消息,后来见到本人,发现她和她发的动态完全不一样——更有趣、更紧张、也远没有网上表现得那么自信。社交媒体展示的是人们选择展示的东西,经过编辑、也有延迟,你永远看不到一个人累了、犯错了或被打断时是什么样子,而说实话,真正的性格恰恰就藏在那些时刻里。话虽如此,长时间的私聊有时也能透露出出乎意料多的东西,因为人们有时会写下一些他们绝不会当面说出口的话。所以你可以通过屏幕了解一个人的想法,但了解不到他们本人的气场,而我觉得,只有两者都见识过,你才算真正了解一个人。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“I'd say” — This hedge is inserted just before the final judgement, softening the claim in a natural spoken way that the flatter 6.5 conclusion lacks. The 7.5 version drops this hedge, stating the same conclusion with more direct confidence.这个缓和语被插入到最后判断之前,以一种自然的口语方式软化了论断,这是6.5中更平铺直叙的结论所缺少的。7.5版本去掉了这个缓和语,以更直接、更自信的方式陈述同样的结论。
   • LR“character lives” — This idiomatic, personifying phrase is more vivid than the plain 6.5 wording 'real character shows'. It's reused identically at 7.5, confirming it already fits the higher band.这个地道、拟人化的短语比6.5中平实的措辞 'real character shows' 更生动。它在7.5中被原样沿用,证实它已经适合更高分段。
   • GRA“since people sometimes write things they'd never say aloud” — The subordinator 'since' is a slightly more varied causal link than the repeated 'because' pattern at 6.5. The 7.5 version replaces this connector with a semicolon instead, showing an alternative, more compact way to achieve the same link.从属连词 'since' 是一种比6.5中反复出现的 'because' 模式略微更多样的因果连接方式。7.5版本把这个连接词换成了分号,展现出实现同样连接的另一种更紧凑的方式。

   7.5 分

   Uses a semicolon rather than a causal connector to attach the explanation of the counterpoint.用分号而不是因果连接词来接上对反面观点的解释。

   I agree, though it's not impossible. I once met a designer I'd exchanged messages with for a year, and she was nothing like her posts — funnier, more nervous, far less certain of herself. Social media shows what people choose to show, edited and delayed, and you never see how someone behaves when they're tired or wrong or interrupted, which is precisely where character lives. That said, long private conversations online can reveal a surprising amount; people sometimes write things they'd never say aloud. So you can get to know someone's mind through a screen, but not their presence, and you only really know a person once you've seen both.

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   我同意,不过这也不是不可能。我曾经和一个设计师互发了一年的消息,后来见到本人,发现她和她发的动态完全不一样——更有趣、更紧张、也远没有网上表现得那么自信。社交媒体展示的是人们选择展示的东西,经过编辑、也有延迟,你永远看不到一个人累了、犯错了或被打断时是什么样子,而这恰恰正是真正性格所在之处。话虽如此,长时间的私聊有时也能透露出出乎意料多的东西;人们有时会写下一些他们绝不会当面说出口的话。所以你可以通过屏幕了解一个人的想法,但了解不到他们本人的气场,而且只有两者都见识过,你才算真正了解一个人。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“That said, long private conversations online can reveal a surprising amount; people sometimes write things they'd never say aloud.” — The semicolon joins the claim and its explanation directly, a more compact device than the 'because' clause at 6.5 or the 'since' clause at 7.0 for the same content.分号把论断和它的解释直接连接起来,比6.5中的 'because' 分句或7.0中的 'since' 分句都更紧凑地处理同样的内容。
   • LR“which is precisely where character lives” — The intensifier 'precisely' sharpens the claim more than 7.0's 'honestly' or 6.5's unmodified version, giving the observation a more confident, exact edge.加强语气的 'precisely' 比7.0的 'honestly' 或6.5未加修饰的版本都更能使论断显得犀利,给这个观察增添了更自信、更精确的锋芒。
   • GRA“and you only really know a person once you've seen both” — This final clause is attached directly with 'and' rather than through the more hedged phrase 'and I'd say you only really know a person' used at 7.0, giving the closing judgement more direct authority.这个结尾分句直接用 'and' 连接,而不是像7.0那样通过更带缓和语气的短语 'and I'd say you only really know a person' 来连接,让结尾判断显得更有直接的权威感。

9. 9. Has social media made the world more caring or less caring?

   2026年5–8月
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   6.5 分

   States the paradox plainly at the start with 'which is the strange part' and closes with a semicolon linking two related claims.开头用 'which is the strange part' 平实地点出这个悖论,并以一个分号连接两个相关论断作结。

   Both at the same time, which is the strange part. During the central Vietnam floods, donations poured in overnight through the same app where, on a normal day, strangers argue nastily with each other in the comments. Social media has made it easy to care about people far away, like a child in another country or a disaster on another coast, and hard to be kind to the person disagreeing with you on screen. It makes bigger whatever you point it at. My honest view is that it hasn't really changed how caring people are; it's changed how visible both the caring and the cruelty are.

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   两者同时存在,这正是奇怪的地方。中部越南发大水的时候,捐款一夜之间就通过同一个应用涌了进来,而平常这个应用里,陌生人却在评论区互相恶言相向。社交媒体让人很容易去关心遥远地方的人,比如另一个国家的孩子,或者另一片海岸发生的灾难,但同时又让人很难对屏幕上和自己意见不合的人保持友善。它会把你对准的任何东西都放大。我个人的真实看法是,它并没有真正改变人们有多善良;它改变的是善良和残酷这两者的可见程度。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“It makes bigger whatever you point it at.” — This is a simple, slightly awkward paraphrase of the idea of amplification. The 7.0/7.5 versions replace it with the more precise, natural verb 'amplifies', which expresses the same idea in one accurate word.这是对“放大”这个概念的一种简单、略显笨拙的改述。7.0/7.5版本把它换成了更精确、更自然的动词 'amplifies',用一个准确的词就表达了同样的意思。
   • LR“argue nastily” — This is a plain, workable verb phrase for online conflict. The 7.0/7.5 versions replace it with the more vivid idiom 'tear each other apart', a stronger and more natural collocation for describing hostile comment sections.这是一个用来形容网络冲突的平实、可行的动词短语。7.0/7.5版本把它换成了更生动的习语 'tear each other apart',是描述充满敌意的评论区时更有力、更自然的搭配。
   • GRA“My honest view is that it hasn't really changed how caring people are; it's changed how visible both the caring and the cruelty are.” — This semicolon-linked sentence is already reasonably controlled. The 7.5 version extends the same sentence further with an additional clause ('and cruelty is louder') and a following sentence of reflection, showing a more developed overall structure around the same core idea.这句用分号连接的句子已经相当有掌控力了。7.5版本在同一句话上又加了一个分句('and cruelty is louder'),后面还跟了一句反思性的话,围绕同一个核心想法展现出更充分发展的整体结构。

   7.0 分

   Adds 'honestly' to the opening and extends the closing sentence with the additional clause 'and cruelty tends to be louder'.在开头加上 'honestly',并在结尾句上加了一个额外的分句 'and cruelty tends to be louder'。

   Both at once, honestly, which is the strange thing. During the central Vietnam floods, donations poured in overnight through the same app where, on an ordinary day, strangers tear each other apart in the comment sections. Social media has made it easy to care about people far away — a child in another country, a disaster on another coast — and hard to be decent to the person disagreeing with you on screen. It amplifies whatever you point it at. My honest view is that it hasn't changed how caring people fundamentally are; it's changed how visible both the caring and the cruelty have become, and cruelty tends to be louder.

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   说实话,两者是同时存在的,这正是奇怪的地方。中部越南发大水的时候,捐款一夜之间就通过同一个应用涌了进来,而平常这个应用里,陌生人却在评论区里互相撕得体无完肤。社交媒体让人很容易去关心遥远地方的人——另一个国家的孩子、另一片海岸发生的灾难——但同时又让人很难对屏幕上和自己意见不合的人保持体面。它会放大你对准的任何东西。我个人的真实看法是,它并没有从根本上改变人们有多善良;它改变的是善良和残酷这两者被看见的程度,而残酷往往声音更大。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“honestly,” — This hedge is inserted right after the opening phrase, adding a natural spoken register that the flatter 6.5 opening lacks. The 7.5 version removes this hedge, stating the paradox with slightly more direct confidence.这个缓和语紧接在开头短语后面插入,增添了一种自然的口语语域,这是6.5中更平铺直叙的开头所缺少的。7.5版本去掉了这个缓和语,以略微更直接、更自信的方式陈述这个悖论。
   • LR“amplifies whatever you point it at” — This precise verb is a clear upgrade from the vague 6.5 phrase 'makes bigger whatever you point it at'. The 7.5 answer reuses the identical phrase, confirming it already suits the top band.这个精确的动词明显是从6.5中模糊的短语 'makes bigger whatever you point it at' 升级而来的。7.5的回答沿用了完全相同的短语,证实它已经适合最高分段。
   • GRA“it's changed how visible both the caring and the cruelty have become, and cruelty tends to be louder” — This sentence extends further than the 6.5 version by adding a coordinated final clause after the semicolon. It's close to the 7.5 structure but 7.5 goes one step further still, adding a whole extra reflective sentence after this point.这句话通过在分号后加上一个并列的结尾分句,比6.5版本延伸得更远。它和7.5的结构接近,但7.5又更进一步,在这之后还加了一整句反思性的话。

   7.5 分

   Adds a final short reflective sentence, 'Whether that adds up to more or less depends on where you're standing', beyond what the other bands include.加上一句简短的反思结语,'Whether that adds up to more or less depends on where you're standing',这是其他分段都没有的内容。

   Both at once, which is the strange thing. During the central Vietnam floods, donations poured in overnight through the same app where, on a normal day, strangers tear each other apart in comment sections. Social media has made it easy to care about people far away — a child in another country, a disaster on another coast — and hard to be decent to the person disagreeing with you on screen. It amplifies whatever you point it at. My honest view is that it hasn't changed how caring people are; it's changed how visible both the caring and the cruelty are, and cruelty is louder. Whether that adds up to more or less depends on where you're standing.

   查看中文翻译

   两者同时存在,这正是奇怪的地方。中部越南发大水的时候,捐款一夜之间就通过同一个应用涌了进来,而平常这个应用里,陌生人却在评论区里互相撕得体无完肤。社交媒体让人很容易去关心遥远地方的人——另一个国家的孩子、另一片海岸发生的灾难——但同时又让人很难对屏幕上和自己意见不合的人保持体面。它会放大你对准的任何东西。我个人的真实看法是,它并没有改变人们有多善良;它改变的是善良和残酷这两者被看见的程度,而残酷的声音更大。这究竟算是变得更好还是更差,取决于你站在什么角度看。

   为什么是这个分数

   • FC“Whether that adds up to more or less depends on where you're standing.” — This closing sentence adds a further layer of reflection beyond the semicolon-linked conclusion, a device neither the 6.5 nor the 7.0 answer includes, rounding the answer off with a genuinely open, evaluative final thought.这句结尾在用分号连接的结论之外,又加上了一层反思,这是6.5和7.0的回答都没有的手法,用一个真正开放、带评价色彩的收尾想法把整段回答收拢起来。
   • LR“cruelty is louder” — This short, punchy closing observation is more compact and confident than 7.0's slightly softer 'cruelty tends to be louder', dropping the hedging verb 'tends to' for a sharper final claim.这个简短、有力的收尾观察,比7.0中略微柔和的 'cruelty tends to be louder' 更紧凑、更自信,去掉了带缓和意味的动词 'tends to',让最后的论断更犀利。
   • GRA“it's changed how visible both the caring and the cruelty are, and cruelty is louder. Whether that adds up to more or less depends on where you're standing.” — Two sentences work together here: a coordinated clause followed by a separate reflective sentence, creating a more layered closing structure than the single extended sentence used at 6.5 and 7.0.这里两句话共同发挥作用:一个并列分句后面跟着一句独立的反思句,构建出比6.5和7.0中单一延伸句更有层次的收尾结构。