IELTS Speaking Part 2

A Person You Recently Met and Want to Know Better

最近一次出现于 2026年5–8月

题卡

Describe a person you only met recently who you would like to get to know better

You should say:

  • who this person is
  • where you met him/her
  • what you talked about
  • and explain why you would like to get to know this person better

范文:6.5、7.0、7.5 三档

同一题目的三个版本,分别写到对应分数的真实水平——对比着看,能清楚看到分数之间到底差在哪里。

6.5 分

The 6.5 answer moves through the cue-card points with plain factual statements ('We talked mostly about flowers and her job') and a simple coordinated sentence explaining how the conversation started.6.5分的答案用朴素的事实陈述(如'我们主要聊了花和她的工作')依次带过题卡要点,并用一个简单的并列句说明对话是怎么开始的。

The person I want to talk about is a woman named Vy, who I met about three weeks ago at Chợ Cồn, a market in the centre of Da Nang.

I was buying fruit and she was setting up a small flower stall next to the fruit seller. We started talking because I asked her the name of a flower I didn't recognise, and she ended up telling me about several different kinds.

We talked mostly about flowers and her job, since she's been selling flowers at the market for about five years and grows some of them herself outside the city. We also talked a little about Da Nang, since she moved here from a smaller town nearby, like I moved from Hue.

I would like to know her better because she seemed very calm and happy with her simple life, which is quite different from my busy job in an office. She also knows a lot about plants, something I know almost nothing about, and I would like to learn from her. Now I stop at her stall every time I go to that market, and we always talk for a few minutes, so I hope we'll become proper friends soon.

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我想说的这个人叫Vy,大约三周前我在岘港市中心的Chợ Cồn市场认识她的。

当时我在买水果,她正在水果摊旁边摆花摊。我问她一种不认识的花叫什么名字,我们就这样聊了起来,她还告诉我好几种花的名字。

我们主要聊了花和她的工作,她在这个市场卖花已经五年了,有些花还是她自己在城外种的。我们也聊了一点岘港,因为她是从附近一个小镇搬过来的,就像我从顺化搬过来一样。

我想更了解她,是因为她看起来对自己简单的生活很满足、很平静,这和我忙碌的办公室工作很不一样。她还很懂植物,这方面我几乎一无所知,我想跟她学一学。现在我每次去那个市场都会在她的摊位前停一停,我们总能聊上几分钟,希望以后能成为真正的朋友。

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为什么是这个分数

  • FCWe talked mostly about flowers and her job, since she's been selling flowers at the market for about five years and grows some of them herself outside the city.The answer develops its point with concrete, factual detail — five years selling flowers, growing some herself outside the city — directly supporting the earlier statement that they talked about her job. This kind of straightforward factual elaboration, rather than reflection or evaluation, is the plain but adequate development style Band 6.5 fluency is built around.这个答案用具体、事实性的细节来发展观点——卖了五年花,还在城外自己种了一些花——直接支撑了前面提到的"他们聊到了她的工作"这一点。这种直白的事实性阐述,而不是反思或评价,正是Band 6.5流利度所依托的那种朴实但足够的发展方式。
  • LRproper friends'Proper friends' uses everyday, informal vocabulary to describe a hoped-for future relationship, relying on 'proper' as a vague intensifier rather than a more specific description of what that friendship might look like. This kind of simple, common phrasing is exactly the plain lexical range Band 6.5 targets.'Proper friends' 使用日常、非正式的词汇来描述一段期望中的未来关系,依赖'proper'作为一个模糊的强调词,而不是更具体地描述这段友谊可能是什么样子。这种简单、常见的措辞正是Band 6.5所瞄准的朴素词汇范围。
  • GRAWe started talking because I asked her the name of a flower I didn't recognise, and she ended up telling me about several different kinds.Two clauses are joined by 'and' — asking about the flower's name, and Vy responding with detail — forming a basic coordinated sentence that reports the exchange in sequence without any subordination. This accurate but structurally simple coordination is characteristic of Band 6.5 grammatical range.两个从句用'and'连接起来——问花的名字,以及Vy详细作答——构成了一个基础的并列句,按顺序转述了这段对话,没有使用任何从属结构。这种准确但结构简单的并列方式,正是Band 6.5语法范围的典型特征。
7.0 分

The 7.0 answer uses a natural collocation ('run into her again') and develops its main point with a specific concrete image (the copied shopfront sign), matching the fluent, moderately complex Band 7.0 target.7.0分的答案使用了一个自然搭配('再碰到她'),并用一个具体形象(临摹的老店招牌)展开主要观点,符合7.0分流畅、中等复杂程度的目标水平。

The person I want to talk about is a woman called Thu, who I met about a month ago at a small coffee shop near my office in Da Nang.

I was sitting outside waiting for my coffee, and she was painting a mural on the wall right next to the tables. I asked her how long it usually takes to finish something like that, just to make conversation, and we ended up talking for almost half an hour while my coffee went cold.

We mostly talked about her work, since it turns out she paints murals for cafés and small shops all around the city, usually based on old photos the owners give her of the area. We also talked a bit about Da Nang in general, comparing how different parts of the city have changed, since she grew up here and I only moved from Hue a few years ago.

I'd like to get to know her better mainly because she sees the city so differently from me. I walk past the same buildings every day without really noticing them, but she pointed out details on that one wall, like an old shopfront sign she'd copied exactly, that I'd genuinely never registered before. There's also something appealing about how relaxed she seemed about her job, painting outside in the heat with people watching her the whole time, which is completely different from the way I work, stuck behind a screen indoors.

Since that conversation, I've gone back to that café a couple of times hoping to run into her again, and I think I'll ask for her contact details properly next time, instead of just hoping it happens naturally.

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我想说的这个人是一位叫秋(Thu)的女性,大约一个月前,我在岘港公司附近一家小咖啡馆认识了她。

当时我坐在外面等咖啡,她正在旁边桌子边上画一幅墙绘。我随口问她画完这样一幅画通常要花多长时间,只是想找点话说,结果我们聊了将近半个小时,我的咖啡都放凉了。

我们聊的大多是她的工作,原来她专门为岘港各地的咖啡馆和小店画墙绘,通常参考店主提供的当地老照片。我们也聊了聊岘港这座城市本身,比较了城市不同区域这些年的变化,因为她是在这里长大的,而我几年前才从顺化搬过来。

我想更了解她,主要是因为她看这座城市的方式和我完全不同。我每天走过同样的建筑却几乎从不留意,但她在那面墙上指给我看的细节,比如她一丝不差临摹下来的一块老店招牌,是我以前从来没注意到的东西。而且她那种对待自己工作的从容态度也有种莫名的吸引力,顶着大太阳在外面画画,还一直有人围观,这和我的工作方式完全不同——我是整天关在室内对着屏幕。

那次聊天之后,我已经回那家咖啡馆去了好几次,希望能再碰到她,我想下次会正式跟她要联系方式,而不是就这么干等着事情自然发生。

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为什么是这个分数

  • LRrun into her again'Run into her again' uses the phrasal verb for a chance encounter, correctly distinguishing an unplanned meeting from a deliberately arranged one — which matters here, since the speaker has been deliberately returning to the café hoping for exactly this 'accidental' outcome. This kind of natural phrasal-verb use, chosen precisely rather than generically, is the flexible-but-not-showy vocabulary Band 7.0 rewards over a plainer 'see her again'.'Run into her again' 使用了表示偶遇的短语动词,精准地区分了一次意外的相遇与一次刻意安排的会面——这一点在这里很重要,因为说话者一直有意地反复回到那家咖啡馆,正是希望能得到这种"偶然"的结果。这种精准而非泛泛选用的自然短语动词运用,正是7.0分所奖励的、比更平实的说法 'see her again' 更灵活却不张扬的词汇。
  • FCshe pointed out details on that one wall, like an old shopfront sign she'd copied exactly, that I'd genuinely never registered beforeThe general claim that Thu 'sees the city differently' is immediately grounded in one specific, visual example — an old shopfront sign she'd copied exactly onto the mural — rather than left as an abstract compliment. This reason-plus-concrete-example structure is precisely the development pattern the Band 7.0 descriptor asks for, turning a vague impression into something the listener can actually picture.关于Thu 'sees the city differently' 这一普遍论断,立刻用一个具体、直观的例子——一块她原样临摹到壁画上的旧店铺招牌——为其奠定基础,而不是将其留作一句抽象的赞美。这种"理由加具体例子"的结构,正是7.0分描述所要求的发展模式,把一个模糊的印象变成了听者真正可以想象出来的画面。
  • GRAThere's also something appealing about how relaxed she seemed about her job, painting outside in the heat with people watching her the whole time, which is completely different from the way I work, stuck behind a screen indoors.The sentence combines a participial clause describing Thu's work ('painting outside in the heat with people watching her') with a relative clause drawing an explicit contrast to the speaker's own job ('stuck behind a screen indoors'). Holding both structures together accurately in one sentence, so the comparison and the description happen simultaneously rather than in separate steps, is the comfortable complexity typical of Band 7.0 grammar.这句话把一个描述Thu工作状态的分词从句('painting outside in the heat with people watching her')与一个明确对比说话者自身工作的关系从句('stuck behind a screen indoors')结合在一起。在一个句子里准确地把这两种结构维系在一起,让比较和描述同时发生,而不是分成独立的步骤,正是7.0分语法典型的从容复杂度。
7.5 分

The 7.5 answer opens with a vivid, specific image ('reaching for the same book') and closes with a dry, practical aside ('That seems worth following up, and I have his number.') that undercuts its own reflectiveness in a controlled, idiomatic way.7.5分的答案开篇是一个生动具体的画面('同时伸手去拿同一本书'),结尾则用一句干脆、务实的插话('这似乎值得进一步了解,而且我有他的电话号码。')以一种克制、地道的方式冲淡了前面反思的意味。

The person I'd describe is a photographer called Hoàng, who I met only two weeks ago at the second-hand book stall that sets up near Han Market on Sunday mornings. We were both reaching for the same book — an old collection of black-and-white photographs of Da Nang from the seventies — and after a slightly awkward moment of politeness he simply opened it and started showing me things. That was the beginning of a forty-minute conversation standing between two tables of paperbacks.

He's in his forties, I'd guess, and he's spent the last three years photographing Nam Ô, the old fishing village at the northern edge of the city, which is being cleared bit by bit for a resort. He goes at four in the morning when the boats come in, and he's been photographing the same twenty families over and over, so that there's a record of what the place was before it becomes something else.

What we talked about was mostly that — how a city decides what to keep and what to erase, and how the official photos of Da Nang show bridges and beaches and never a fish market. But we also got onto design, oddly; he asked why every new building here looks like it was designed for a rendering rather than for a person, and I didn't have a good answer, which I've been thinking about since.

Why I'd like to know him better is partly selfish. He looks at the city I've lived in for five years and sees a completely different place, and I want to borrow that for a while. There's also a project in it, I think — his photographs deserve a proper website, not a Facebook album, and I'd like to build it. But mainly, in a city where I mostly meet people through work, he's the first stranger in years who made me lose track of time. That seems worth following up, and I have his number.

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我要说的这个人是一位叫阿煌(Hoàng)的摄影师,我两周前才认识他,就在汉市场附近周日早上摆的那个二手书摊那里。我们俩同时伸手去拿同一本书——一本关于七十年代岘港的黑白老照片合集——礼貌性地尴尬了一下之后,他干脆把书翻开,开始给我讲里面的东西。这就是一段站在两张平装书桌子之间、长达四十分钟的对话的开端。

我猜他四十出头,过去三年他一直在拍南沃(Nam Ô),城市北端那个正在被一点点清拆、要建度假村的老渔村。他凌晨四点就去,赶船回港的时候,反反复复拍同样的二十户人家,这样就能留下一份记录,记住这个地方在变成别的东西之前是什么样子。

我们聊的大部分内容就是这些——一座城市是怎么决定保留什么、抹去什么的,还有为什么岘港的官方宣传照永远是桥和海滩,从来没有一个鱼市。但我们也莫名其妙聊到了设计;他问我,为什么这里每一栋新建筑看起来都像是为了效果图而设计的,而不是为了人,我当时答不上来一个像样的答案,之后一直在想这个问题。

我为什么想更了解他,说实话有一部分是出于私心。他看这座我已经住了五年的城市,看到的却是一个完全不同的地方,我想借用一下这种视角。我觉得这里面还有一个项目的可能——他的照片值得拥有一个像样的网站,而不只是一个Facebook相册,我很想帮他做这个。但主要是,在一个我大多只通过工作认识人的城市里,他是这么多年来第一个让我忘记时间的陌生人。这似乎值得继续联系下去,而我也有了他的电话号码。

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为什么是这个分数

  • FCThat was the beginning of a forty-minute conversation standing between two tables of paperbacks.Instead of a generic wrap-up like 'we ended up talking for a long time,' the sentence gives a precise duration ('forty-minute') and a specific physical setting ('standing between two tables of paperbacks'), turning an abstract claim about connection into a concrete, visualisable scene. That level of grounded, specific detail closing the opening anecdote is the confident development the Band 7.5 fluency target rewards, since it shows the speaker building the story around remembered particulars rather than vague summary. It also efficiently establishes the setting for the whole answer before the response moves into Hoàng's background.这句话没有用像"我们最后聊了很久"这样笼统的收尾,而是给出了精确的时长("forty-minute")和具体的实体场景("standing between two tables of paperbacks"),把一个关于"心意相通"的抽象论断,转化成了一个具体、可视化的画面。以这种扎实、具体的细节来结束开篇的这段轶事,正是7.5分流利度目标所看重的那种自信的展开方式,因为它显示出说话者是围绕记忆中的具体细节来构建故事的,而不是靠模糊的概括。它也高效地为整个回答确立了场景,在回答转入Hoàng的背景之前先把舞台搭好。
  • LRa slightly awkward moment of politenessThe phrase captures a fairly specific and hard-to-name social experience — two strangers both reaching for the same object and briefly negotiating who defers to whom — in four words, rather than describing the moment more plainly as 'it was a bit awkward.' Naming that kind of subtle interpersonal nuance precisely, with 'politeness' functioning almost ironically since the awkwardness comes from too much of it, is the sophisticated lexical resource the Band 7.5 target rewards over the more generic emotional vocabulary a 7.0 answer would use. It also sets a wry, observational tone for the whole anecdote about meeting Hoàng.这个短语用短短几个词,捕捉到了一种相当具体又难以名状的社交体验——两个陌生人同时伸手去拿同一样东西,短暂地"商量"该由谁先让,而不是更平淡地把那一刻描述成"当时有点尴尬。"如此精准地命名这种细微的人际微妙之处——'politeness'一词在这里几乎带着反讽意味,因为尴尬恰恰源于礼貌过头了——正是7.5分目标所看重的那种精巧的词汇资源,胜过7.0分答案会使用的更笼统的情绪词汇。它也为整段关于遇见Hoàng的轶事定下了一种诙谐、善于观察的基调。
  • GRAThat seems worth following up, and I have his number.After a fairly reflective, almost philosophical closing paragraph about wanting to borrow Hoàng's way of seeing the city, the answer ends with a short, practical, faintly dry statement — 'and I have his number' — deliberately stepping back down from the reflective register into something plain and concrete. That contrast in register, controlled well enough to read as a deliberate tonal choice rather than an inconsistency, is the kind of confident, idiomatic sentence-ending the Band 7.5 grammar and coherence target rewards. The plain final clause also gives the whole response a grounded, slightly understated finish rather than ending on abstraction.在一段相当具有反思性、近乎哲思的结尾段落——关于想要借用Hoàng看待这座城市的方式——之后,回答以一句简短、务实、略显干巴巴的话收尾——'and I have his number'——刻意从反思性的语域退回到朴实具体的层面。这种语域上的反差,掌控得恰到好处,读起来像是刻意为之的语气选择,而不是前后不一致,正是7.5分语法与连贯性目标所看重的那种自信、习语化的句子收尾方式。这个朴实的结尾分句也让整个回答有了扎实、略带低调的收尾,而不是以抽象作结。

各考试时段出题记录

  • Describe a person you only met recently who you would like to get to know better2026年5–8月

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. Is it important for colleagues at work to be friends?

    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 with the flat frame 'I think being friendly is important, but', a clear but plain way of stating the central distinction.以平实的框架 'I think being friendly is important, but' 开头,清晰但朴素地陈述了核心区别。

    I think being friendly is important, but colleagues don't need to be close friends. At my studio, two people clearly don't like each other, but they still produce our best work when they're paired together. They respect each other's judgement and stay professional. I think trust and basic warmth matter most, like covering for someone or disagreeing without it becoming personal. Real friendship at work is nice when it happens, but it can also cause problems, like people forming small groups or feeling awkward if one gets promoted.

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    我觉得友善很重要,但同事之间不一定要成为亲密朋友。在我的工作室里,有两个人明显互相看不顺眼,但只要把他们配对在一起,反而能做出我们最好的作品。他们彼此尊重对方的判断,并且保持专业。我觉得信任和基本的善意最重要,比如在别人需要时替他顶一下,或者能意见不合而不至于变成私人恩怨。工作中真正的友谊出现时当然很好,但它也可能带来问题,比如人们会拉帮结派,或者一方升职时另一方会觉得尴尬。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCbut colleagues don't need to be close friendsThe 6.5 answer states the key distinction as a full clause joined by 'but'. The 7.0 answer compresses the same idea into a punchier fragment, 'friendly, yes, but friends, not necessarily', and 7.5 tightens it even further with a semicolon, 'Friendly, yes; friends, not necessarily', each version more economical than the last.6.5分的回答把核心区别陈述为一个由 'but' 连接的完整分句。7.0分的回答把同样的意思压缩成更有力的片段 'friendly, yes, but friends, not necessarily',而7.5分则用分号进一步收紧,'Friendly, yes; friends, not necessarily',每个版本都比前一个更经济。
    • LRclearly don't like each otherThis is plain, direct phrasing. The 7.0 answer's 'quite clearly don't get on' swaps in a more idiomatic verb phrase, and the 7.5 answer returns to 'don't like each other' but gains its polish elsewhere, showing that lexical upgrades aren't always about swapping every word.这是朴素、直接的措辞。7.0分回答中的 'quite clearly don't get on' 换用了更地道的动词短语,而7.5分的回答又回到了 'don't like each other',但在其他地方获得了打磨,说明词汇升级不一定意味着要换掉每一个词。
    • GRAThey respect each other's judgement and stay professional.This is a short, simple sentence joined by 'and'. The 7.5 answer folds a similar idea into a longer sentence using 'simply because', embedding the reason directly into the main clause rather than stating it separately.这是一个用 'and' 连接的简短简单句。7.5分的回答用 'simply because' 把类似的意思融入了一个更长的句子,把原因直接嵌入主句,而不是单独陈述。
    7.0 分

    The opening fragment 'friendly, yes, but friends, not necessarily' is a punchier, more spoken-sounding structure than the fuller sentence used at 6.5.开头的片段 'friendly, yes, but friends, not necessarily' 是一个比6.5分中更完整的句子更有力、更接近口语的结构。

    I'd say friendly, yes, but friends, not necessarily. Two people at my studio quite clearly don't get on, and yet they still produce our best work when they're paired, because they respect each other's judgement and keep things professional. What really matters, I think, is trust and basic warmth — that you'd cover for someone, or disagree without it turning personal. Genuine friendship at work is lovely when it happens, and it makes long projects more bearable, but it can also create problems, like cliques forming or awkwardness once someone gets promoted. So a workplace probably just needs enough friendliness to make people want to come in.

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    我觉得,友善,可以,但成为朋友,不一定。我工作室里有两个人明显合不来,但只要把他们配对在一起,却依然能做出我们最好的作品,因为他们彼此尊重对方的判断,并保持专业态度。我觉得真正重要的,是信任和基本的善意——比如愿意在别人需要时替他顶一下,或者能意见不合而不至于变成私人恩怨。工作中真正的友谊出现时当然很美好,也能让长期项目变得更可忍受,但它也可能带来问题,比如小圈子的形成,或者一方升职后的尴尬。所以一个工作场所大概只需要足够的友善,让人愿意来上班就行了。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCWhat really matters, I think, is trust and basic warmthInserting the hedge 'I think' mid-sentence, between 'matters' and 'is', is a more integrated move than a sentence-initial hedge would be. The 7.5 answer achieves an almost identical effect with 'What matters, I'd argue, is trust and basic warmth', showing the two upper bands share this technique closely.把缓和语 'I think' 插入句中,放在 'matters' 和 'is' 之间,比放在句首的缓和语更融为一体。7.5分的回答用 'What matters, I'd argue, is trust and basic warmth' 达到了几乎相同的效果,说明这两个高分段在这个技巧上很接近。
    • LRkeep things professionalThis is clear, workable phrasing. The 7.5 answer's 'keep it professional' is nearly identical, showing that the gap between 7.0 and 7.5 here lies more in sentence rhythm and closing imagery than in this particular phrase.这是清晰、可用的措辞。7.5分回答中的 'keep it professional' 几乎相同,说明7.0和7.5分之间的差距在这个短语上体现得不多,更多体现在句子节奏和结尾意象上。
    • GRAthat you'd cover for someone, or disagree without it turning personalThis uses two parallel clauses joined by 'or', a moderately complex structure. The 7.5 answer repeats 'that' before each clause instead of using 'or', 'that you'd cover for someone, that you can disagree without it becoming personal', a subtly more rhetorical, parallel construction.这里用了两个由 'or' 连接的并列分句,是一种中等复杂的结构。7.5分的回答在每个分句前都重复了 'that',而不是用 'or','that you'd cover for someone, that you can disagree without it becoming personal',这是一种微妙地更具修辞感、更对仗的结构。
    7.5 分

    The closing image, 'so much friendship that decisions start getting made in a group chat', gives the answer a vivid, contemporary final detail beyond the plainer endings of the lower bands.结尾的意象 'so much friendship that decisions start getting made in a group chat',为这个回答带来了一个生动、贴近当代的收尾细节,超越了低分段更平淡的结尾。

    Friendly, yes; friends, not necessarily. Two people at my studio quite clearly don't like each other, and they still produce our best work when they're paired, simply because they respect each other's judgement and keep it professional. What matters, I'd argue, is trust and basic warmth — that you'd cover for someone, that you can disagree without it becoming personal. Genuine friendship at work is lovely when it happens, and it makes long projects genuinely bearable, but it also creates its own problems: cliques, difficulty giving honest feedback, awkwardness when one person gets promoted over another. A workplace probably needs just enough friendliness that people want to come in, and not so much friendship that decisions start getting made in a group chat.

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    友善,可以;成为朋友,不一定。我工作室里有两个人明显互相看不顺眼,但只要把他们配对在一起,依然能做出我们最好的作品,原因很简单:他们彼此尊重对方的判断,并保持专业态度。我认为真正重要的,是信任和基本的善意——比如愿意在别人需要时替他顶一下,能意见不合而不至于变成私人恩怨。工作中真正的友谊出现时确实很美好,也能让长期项目真正变得可忍受,但它也会带来自己的问题:小圈子、难以给出坦诚的反馈、一方越过另一方升职时的尴尬。一个工作场所大概只需要恰到好处的友善,让人愿意来上班,但又不能太过亲密,以至于决策开始在一个群聊里就定下来了。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCFriendly, yes; friends, not necessarily.This semicolon-linked opening fragment is even more compact than the 7.0 answer's comma-linked version, dispensing with 'I'd say' entirely and trusting the bare contrast to carry the argument from the very first line.这个用分号连接的开头片段,比7.0分回答中用逗号连接的版本更紧凑,完全去掉了 'I'd say',从第一行开始就靠裸露的对比来支撑整个论证。
    • LRcliques, difficulty giving honest feedback, awkwardness when one person gets promoted over anotherThis three-item list of workplace problems is more specific and varied than the two-item list at 7.0, 'cliques forming or awkwardness once someone gets promoted', showing a wider range of precise, workplace-specific vocabulary.这个由三项组成的工作场所问题清单,比7.0分中两项的清单 'cliques forming or awkwardness once someone gets promoted' 更具体、更多样,展现出更广泛、更精确的职场词汇。
    • GRAnot so much friendship that decisions start getting made in a group chatThis closing clause uses a 'so... that' construction with a vivid, contemporary image, a more flexible and idiomatic structure than the simpler final sentence at 7.0, which ends on the plainer 'to make people want to come in'.这个结尾分句用了 'so... that' 结构,配上一个生动、贴近当代的意象,比7.0分中更简单的结尾句(以更平淡的 'to make people want to come in' 收尾)更灵活、更地道。
  2. 2. What impact does the idea that social life should come second to work have on 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 with the safe frame 'I think it slowly hurts people', a plain restatement of the question rather than a sharper opening claim.以稳妥的框架 'I think it slowly hurts people' 开头,是对问题的一种朴素复述,而不是更犀利的开篇论断。

    I think it slowly hurts people, and they often notice too late. A friend of mine at an agency in Ho Chi Minh City realised at thirty that every friend he had was a colleague. When he changed jobs, his social life disappeared almost overnight. Putting work first can also make people worse at work eventually, because they become tired and have less to talk about. In Vietnam, there's extra pressure too, because long hours are often seen as loyalty. I think the healthiest people protect their social life instead of just filling gaps with it.

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    我觉得这会慢慢地伤害人,而且人们往往到很晚才发现。我有个在胡志明市一家公司工作的朋友,三十岁时才意识到,自己所有的朋友都是同事。他换工作之后,几乎在一夜之间社交生活就消失了。把工作放在第一位,最终也可能让人在工作上表现变差,因为他们会变得疲惫,能聊的话题也越来越少。在越南,还有额外的压力,因为长时间工作常常被看作是忠诚的表现。我觉得最健康的人会保护自己的社交生活,而不是只在有空隙时才顺便填补一下。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FChis social life disappeared almost overnightThe 6.5 answer states the consequence in a short, separate sentence. The 7.0 answer folds it directly into the previous clause with 'and when he changed jobs', and 7.5 does the same but drops 'almost' for a slightly blunter, more assertive claim, 'vanished almost overnight' becoming part of one continuous sentence rather than standing alone.6.5分的回答把后果陈述为一个简短、独立的句子。7.0分的回答用 'and when he changed jobs' 把它直接并入前一个分句,而7.5分也这样做,但去掉了 'almost',让论断稍微更直白、更有主张,'vanished almost overnight' 成为一个连续句子的一部分,而不是单独存在。
    • LRhurts peopleThis is a general, plain verb phrase. The 7.0 and 7.5 answers both use the more vivid, idiomatic 'hollows people out', a metaphor suggesting something being scooped away from the inside, considerably more precise and memorable.这是一个笼统、朴素的动词短语。7.0和7.5分的回答都用了更生动、更地道的 'hollows people out',一个暗示内在被掏空的比喻,更精确、更令人难忘。
    • GRAPutting work first can also make people worse at work eventually, because they become tired and have less to talk about.This sentence uses a 'because' clause to explain the claim, workable but standard. The 7.5 answer expresses similar ideas as a compact three-item list after a dash, 'tired, narrow, with nothing much to bring to a conversation', a more economical, listed structure.这句话用一个 'because' 从句来解释论断,可以理解但比较标准。7.5分的回答用破折号后的一个紧凑三项清单表达了类似的意思,'tired, narrow, with nothing much to bring to a conversation',是一种更经济的列举结构。
    7.0 分

    The list 'tired, narrower, with less to actually bring to a conversation' after a dash shows tighter sentence control than the 'because' clause used at 6.5.破折号后的清单 'tired, narrower, with less to actually bring to a conversation',展现出比6.5分中使用的 'because' 从句更紧凑的句子掌控力。

    I'd say it hollows people out slowly, and they usually notice too late. A friend of mine at an agency in Ho Chi Minh City realised at thirty that every friend he had was a colleague, and when he changed jobs, his social life basically vanished overnight. Putting work first also tends to make people worse at work eventually — tired, narrower, with less to actually bring to a conversation. There's an added pressure in Vietnam too, since long hours are often seen as a sign of loyalty. Honestly, the healthiest people I know treat their social life as something worth defending, rather than something that just fills the gaps.

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    我觉得这会慢慢把人掏空,而人们往往到很晚才发现。我有个在胡志明市一家公司工作的朋友,三十岁时才意识到,自己所有的朋友都是同事,而他换工作之后,社交生活基本上一夜之间就消失了。把工作放在第一位,最终也往往会让人在工作上表现变差——变得疲惫、狭隘,能真正带进对话里的东西也越来越少。在越南还有额外的压力,因为长时间工作常常被看作是忠诚的标志。老实说,我认识的最健康的人,都会把自己的社交生活当作值得捍卫的东西,而不是仅仅用来填补空隙的东西。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCPutting work first also tends to make people worse at work eventually — tired, narrowerThis dash-marked list integrates supporting detail directly into the sentence, more fluid than the 6.5 answer's separate 'because' clause. The 7.5 answer achieves an almost identical structure, showing the two upper bands converge closely on this particular technique.这个用破折号标记的清单,把支撑细节直接融入了句子,比6.5分回答中单独的 'because' 从句更流畅。7.5分的回答达到了几乎相同的结构,说明这两个高分段在这个特定技巧上非常接近。
    • LRhollows people out slowlyThis vivid metaphor matches the 7.5 answer closely, both clearly ahead of the plain 'hurts people' used at 6.5, showing that this particular lexical upgrade appears from 7.0 onward rather than being reserved for 7.5 alone.这个生动的比喻与7.5分的回答非常接近,两者都明显领先于6.5分中使用的朴素的 'hurts people',说明这个特定的词汇升级从7.0分开始就出现了,而不是7.5分独有的。
    • GRArealised at thirty that every friend he had was a colleague, and when he changed jobs, his social life basically vanished overnightThis sentence links a noun clause to a further clause with 'and when', a fairly developed structure. The 7.5 answer achieves a very similar structure, differing mainly in dropping 'basically', showing that grammatical complexity here has already reached a similar ceiling by 7.0.这句话用 'and when' 把一个名词从句和另一个分句连接起来,是一个相当成熟的结构。7.5分的回答达到了非常相似的结构,主要差异在于去掉了 'basically',说明这里的语法复杂度在7.0分时就已经接近了一个类似的上限。
    7.5 分

    The closing clause, 'they're no less successful for it', ends on a quietly confident rebuttal rather than a flatter closing observation.结尾分句 'they're no less successful for it',以一种悄然自信的反驳收尾,而不是更平淡的结尾观察。

    It hollows people out slowly, and they usually notice too late. A friend at an agency in Ho Chi Minh City realised at thirty that every friend he had was a colleague, and when he changed jobs his social life vanished almost overnight. Putting work first also makes people worse at work eventually — tired, narrow, with nothing much to bring to a conversation. Relationships end up postponed to a future that keeps quietly moving further away. In Vietnam there's an added pressure, since long hours are widely read as loyalty. The healthiest people I know treat their social life as something they defend rather than something that fills the gaps, and, if anything, they're no less successful for it.

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    它会慢慢把人掏空,而人们往往到很晚才发现。一个在胡志明市一家公司工作的朋友,三十岁时才意识到,自己所有的朋友都是同事,而他换工作之后,社交生活几乎一夜之间就消失了。把工作放在第一位,最终也会让人在工作上表现变差——疲惫、狭隘,没什么能真正带进对话里的东西。各种关系最终被推迟到一个不断悄悄远去的未来。在越南还有额外的压力,因为长时间工作被普遍解读为忠诚。我认识的最健康的人,都会把自己的社交生活当作要去捍卫的东西,而不是仅仅用来填补空隙的东西,而且要说的话,他们也丝毫不因此而变得不成功。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCRelationships end up postponed to a future that keeps quietly moving further away.This sentence personifies 'the future' as something that moves, a more figurative and developed piece of reasoning than anything attempted at 6.5 or 7.0, adding an extra idea to the argument rather than just restating the existing ones more elegantly.这句话把"未来"拟人化成一个会移动的东西,这是一种比6.5或7.0分中任何尝试都更具比喻性、更成熟的论证,给论证增添了一个额外的想法,而不只是把已有的意思说得更优雅。
    • LRwidely read as loyaltyThis is a precise, almost sociological way of describing a cultural assumption, more sophisticated than the plain 'seen as loyalty' or 'seen as a sign of loyalty' used at 6.5 and 7.0.这是一种精确、近乎社会学的方式来描述一种文化假设,比6.5和7.0分中使用的朴素的 'seen as loyalty' 或 'seen as a sign of loyalty' 更老练。
    • GRAthey're no less successful for itThis closing clause uses a litotes-style negative construction, 'no less... for it', a more subtle and idiomatic structure than the plainer positive statements used to close the 6.5 and 7.0 answers.这个结尾分句用了一种委婉否定式的结构,'no less... for it',比用于6.5和7.0分回答结尾的更平淡的肯定陈述更微妙、更地道。
  3. 3. Why do successful companies often provide spaces for employees to relax and socialise?

    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 flat opening frame 'I think it's because', a plain restatement of the question rather than a more direct, confident opening claim.使用了平实的开篇框架 'I think it's because',是对问题的一种朴素复述,而不是更直接、更自信的开篇论断。

    I think it's because a lot of real work actually happens there. My studio has a rooftop with a kettle and some plastic chairs, and I think more design problems get solved there over coffee than in scheduled meetings. People talk across teams, and someone might overhear a problem they know how to fix. Relaxed spaces also make people want to stay longer and help new staff feel comfortable. Some companies do this just to keep people at work, which is a bit cynical, but I think the best companies really are just buying good conversations.

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    我觉得是因为很多真正的工作其实就是在那种地方发生的。我们工作室有个屋顶平台,放着一个水壶和几把塑料椅子,我觉得在那里喝咖啡时解决的设计问题,比在正式会议上解决的还多。不同团队的人会在那里聊天,有人可能会无意中听到一个自己正好知道怎么解决的问题。轻松的空间也会让人愿意多待一会儿,也能帮新员工更快地感到自在。有些公司这么做只是为了把人留在公司,这有点算计,但我觉得最好的公司,其实就是在花钱买好的对话。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCPeople talk across teams, and someone might overhear a problem they know how to fix.The 6.5 answer states this idea as a separate, short sentence joined by 'and'. The 7.0 answer instead attaches a similar idea directly after a dash within a longer sentence, and 7.5 keeps that same dash structure, both showing tighter integration than the standalone 6.5 sentence.6.5分的回答把这个想法陈述为一个用 'and' 连接的独立短句。7.0分的回答则把类似的想法直接接在一个更长句子的破折号之后,而7.5分保留了同样的破折号结构,两者都比6.5分独立的句子展现出更紧密的融合。
    • LRreal work actually happens thereThis is plain, general phrasing. The 7.5 answer's 'the real work quietly happens' adds the more evocative adverb 'quietly', suggesting something happening below the surface rather than just stating a fact.这是朴素、笼统的措辞。7.5分回答中的 'the real work quietly happens' 加上了更有画面感的副词 'quietly',暗示了某种在表面之下悄然发生的事情,而不只是陈述一个事实。
    • GRARelaxed spaces also make people want to stay longer and help new staff feel comfortable.This sentence coordinates two verb phrases with 'and', clear but structurally simple. The 7.5 answer splits a similar idea into two separate clauses joined by 'and they', each with its own relative clause, showing a more developed, two-part structure.这句话用 'and' 连接了两个动词短语,清晰但结构简单。7.5分的回答把类似的想法拆成了两个由 'and they' 连接的独立分句,每个都带有自己的定语从句,展现出更成熟的两部分结构。
    7.0 分

    The aside 'which companies are fairly honest about' adds a slightly critical, reflective layer beyond the plainer claim at 6.5.插入语 'which companies are fairly honest about',在6.5分更平淡的论断之上,增添了一层稍带批判性、反思性的意味。

    I'd say it's because that's where a lot of the real work actually happens. My studio has a scruffy rooftop with a kettle and some plastic chairs, and I'd estimate more design problems get solved there over coffee than in any scheduled meeting — people talk across teams, and someone overhears a problem they happen to know how to fix. Relaxed spaces also make people stay longer, which companies are fairly honest about, and they help new staff find their place. The slightly cynical version is that a nice sofa is cheaper than a pay rise, and that's sometimes true. But the companies that do it well aren't really buying loyalty; they're buying conversations.

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    我觉得是因为很多真正的工作其实就是在那种地方发生的。我们工作室有个有点破旧的屋顶平台,放着一个水壶和几把塑料椅子,我估计在那里喝咖啡时解决的设计问题,比在任何正式会议上解决的还多——不同团队的人会在那里聊天,有人会无意中听到一个自己正好知道怎么解决的问题。轻松的空间也会让人愿意多待一会儿,公司对这一点也相当坦诚,而且它们还能帮新员工更快找到自己的位置。稍微有点算计的说法是,一张舒服的沙发比加薪便宜,这有时候也是事实。但真正做得好的公司,买的不是忠诚;它们买的是对话。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCpeople talk across teams, and someone overhears a problem they happen to know how to fixThis dash-introduced clause flows directly from the main claim, more integrated than the 6.5 answer's separate sentence. The 7.5 answer keeps this exact same clause, showing the two upper bands share this particular piece of phrasing closely.这个由破折号引出的分句,直接从主论断延续下来,比6.5分回答中独立的句子更融为一体。7.5分的回答原样保留了这个分句,说明这两个高分段在这个特定措辞上非常接近。
    • LRscruffy rooftopThis is a vivid, specific adjective choice, stronger than leaving the rooftop undescribed as in the plainer 6.5 version. The 7.5 answer keeps the identical phrase, showing this lexical upgrade appears from 7.0 onward.这是一个生动、具体的形容词选择,比6.5分中不加描述屋顶平台的版本更有力。7.5分的回答保留了完全相同的短语,说明这个词汇升级从7.0分开始就出现了。
    • GRAaren't really buying loyalty; they're buying conversationsThis uses a semicolon to balance two short, parallel clauses, a moderately sophisticated structure. The 7.5 answer achieves a similar effect but rephrases slightly as 'aren't buying loyalty so much as they're buying conversation', a marginally more idiomatic construction using 'so much as'.这里用分号平衡了两个简短、并列的分句,是一种中等老练的结构。7.5分的回答达到了类似的效果,但稍作改写,变成 'aren't buying loyalty so much as they're buying conversation',用 'so much as' 构成了一个稍微更地道的结构。
    7.5 分

    The closing contrast, 'aren't buying loyalty so much as they're buying conversation', gives the ending a slightly more polished, idiomatic finish than the semicolon version used at 7.0.结尾的对比 'aren't buying loyalty so much as they're buying conversation',比7.0分中用分号的版本收尾更精致、更地道。

    Because that's where a lot of the real work quietly happens. My studio has a scruffy rooftop with a kettle and some plastic chairs, and I'd estimate more design problems get solved there over coffee than in any scheduled meeting — people talk across teams, and someone overhears a problem they happen to know how to fix. Relaxed spaces also make people stay longer, which companies are fairly candid about, and they help new staff find their footing faster than any onboarding document could. There's a retention argument too, since people tend to leave managers and cultures more than they leave salaries. The cynical reading is that a nice sofa is cheaper than a pay rise, and that's sometimes true, but the companies that do it well aren't buying loyalty so much as they're buying conversation.

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    因为很多真正的工作,其实就是在那里悄悄发生的。我们工作室有个有点破旧的屋顶平台,放着一个水壶和几把塑料椅子,我估计在那里喝咖啡时解决的设计问题,比在任何正式会议上解决的还多——不同团队的人会在那里聊天,有人会无意中听到一个自己正好知道怎么解决的问题。轻松的空间也会让人愿意多待一会儿,公司对这一点也相当坦率,而且它们能帮新员工比任何入职文件都更快地找到自己的立足点。这里还有一个关于留任率的论点,因为人们离开公司往往是因为管理者和企业文化,而不是因为薪水。愤世嫉俗一点的解读是,一张舒服的沙发比加薪便宜,这有时候也是事实,但真正做得好的公司,买的与其说是忠诚,不如说是对话。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCBecause that's where a lot of the real work quietly happens.Opening the whole answer with a sentence fragment starting 'Because' is a bolder, more conversational move than the fuller opening sentences used at 6.5 and 7.0, immediately signalling a confident, spoken register.整个回答以 'Because' 开头的句子片段开场,比6.5和7.0分中更完整的开篇句子更大胆、更接近对话,立刻传达出一种自信的口语语域。
    • LRfind their footing faster than any onboarding document couldThis comparative image is more vivid and specific than the plainer 'help new staff find their place' at 7.0 and 'help new staff feel comfortable' at 6.5, exemplifying sharper lexical choice.这个比较性的意象比7.0分中更平淡的 'help new staff find their place' 和6.5分的 'help new staff feel comfortable' 更生动、更具体,体现出更精准的词汇选择。
    • GRApeople tend to leave managers and cultures more than they leave salariesThis sentence uses a repeated verb structure, 'leave... more than they leave', for rhetorical balance, a more deliberate grammatical pattern than the simpler statements used at 6.5 and 7.0 to make a similar point.这句话用了重复的动词结构 'leave... more than they leave' 来营造修辞上的平衡,比6.5和7.0分中用来表达类似观点的更简单的陈述,展现出更有意识的语法模式。
  4. 4. What qualities are most important in a good friend?

    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 flat opener 'I think honesty matters most', a plain and direct but slightly generic way of stating the central claim.使用了平实的开头 'I think honesty matters most',是一种朴素、直接但略显笼统的方式来陈述核心论断。

    I think honesty matters most, especially the kind that costs something. A friend once told me my portfolio was boring when everyone else said it was fine, and that honesty helped my career more than anything else. It wasn't easy for her to say it, but I'm grateful she did. After honesty, I'd say reliability matters too, like turning up and remembering things. A good friend is also curious about you, not just available when you need them. Shared jokes and interests help, but I think they're less important than honesty and reliability.

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    我觉得诚实最重要,尤其是那种需要付出代价的诚实。有个朋友曾经告诉我,我的作品集很无聊,而当时其他人都说没问题,但正是这份诚实,对我的职业生涯帮助最大。对她来说说出这句话并不容易,但我很感激她说了。除了诚实,我觉得可靠性也很重要,比如说到就到、记得该记的事。一个好朋友也会对你本人感兴趣,而不只是在你需要的时候才出现。共同的笑话和兴趣爱好有帮助,但我觉得它们没有诚实和可靠重要。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCA friend once told me my portfolio was boringThe 6.5 answer introduces the anecdote with the general subject 'A friend'. The 7.0 and 7.5 answers instead lead with 'The friend who told me...', turning the anecdote into the grammatical subject of the sentence itself, a more integrated and confident structure.6.5分的回答用笼统的主语 'A friend' 引出了这段轶事。而7.0和7.5分的回答则用 'The friend who told me...' 开头,把这段轶事本身变成了句子的语法主语,是一种更融合、更自信的结构。
    • LRthat honesty helped my career more than anything elseThis is plain, general phrasing. The 7.5 answer's 'did more for my career than the rest combined' is more specific and emphatic, implying a direct comparison against all other qualities at once.这是朴素、笼统的措辞。7.5分回答中的 'did more for my career than the rest combined' 更具体、更强调,暗示了与所有其他品质的直接比较。
    • GRAIt wasn't easy for her to say it, but I'm grateful she did.This is a short, simple sentence joined by 'but'. The 7.5 answer instead links a similar idea directly into the main sentence with a dash, 'and it wasn't easy for her to say it', avoiding a separate sentence altogether.这是一个用 'but' 连接的简短简单句。7.5分的回答则用破折号把类似的意思直接连接进主句,'and it wasn't easy for her to say it',完全避免了另起一句。
    7.0 分

    The dash-marked aside 'and it clearly wasn't easy for her to say it' integrates the reflection into the main sentence, unlike the separate sentence used at 6.5.用破折号标记的插入语 'and it clearly wasn't easy for her to say it',把这层反思融入了主句,不像6.5分那样另起一句。

    Honestly, I'd say honesty comes first, and specifically the kind that costs something to say. The friend who told me my portfolio was boring, when everyone else had said it was fine, did more for my career than the rest combined — and it clearly wasn't easy for her to say it. After that, I'd put reliability: turning up, remembering things, being the same person on a bad day. A good friend is also genuinely curious about you, rather than just available for you. Shared jokes and interests obviously help, but honestly, I think of them more as decoration than as the actual structure of a friendship.

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    老实说,我觉得诚实排第一,尤其是那种需要付出代价才能说出口的诚实。那位在其他人都说没问题的时候,告诉我作品集很无聊的朋友,她对我职业生涯的帮助,超过了其他所有因素加起来——而且显然对她来说说出这句话并不容易。在诚实之后,我会把可靠性排在第二位:说到就到、记得该记的事、状态不好的时候也还是那个人。一个好朋友也会真心对你本人感兴趣,而不只是在你需要时才能找到。共同的笑话和兴趣爱好当然有帮助,但老实说,我觉得它们更像是装饰,而不是一段友谊真正的骨架。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCThe friend who told me my portfolio was boring, when everyone else had said it was fine, did more for my career than the rest combinedThis sentence uses the anecdote itself as the grammatical subject, with an embedded 'when' clause, a more sophisticated structure than the 6.5 answer's simple 'A friend once told me'. The 7.5 answer keeps an almost identical structure, showing this technique is already in place by 7.0.这句话把这段轶事本身当作语法主语,带有一个嵌入的 'when' 从句,比6.5分回答中简单的 'A friend once told me' 更老练。7.5分的回答保留了几乎相同的结构,说明这个技巧在7.0分时就已经到位了。
    • LRdid more for my career than the rest combinedThis comparative phrase is shared almost exactly with the 7.5 answer, both considerably more precise and emphatic than the general 'helped my career more than anything else' used at 6.5.这个比较性短语与7.5分的回答几乎完全相同,两者都比6.5分中笼统的 'helped my career more than anything else' 更精确、更有强调力。
    • GRAAfter that, I'd put reliability: turning up, remembering things, being the same person on a bad day.This sentence uses a colon followed by a three-item list, a moderately complex structure. The 7.5 answer achieves an almost identical structure but drops 'I'd put', 'After that, reliability:', an even more compact, confident version of the same list.这句话用冒号引出一个三项清单,是一种中等复杂的结构。7.5分的回答达到了几乎相同的结构,但去掉了 'I'd put',变成 'After that, reliability:',是同一个清单更紧凑、更自信的版本。
    7.5 分

    The closing semicolon sentence, 'they're decoration; the real structure is honesty and showing up', gives the argument a crisp, aphoristic finish.结尾用分号连接的句子 'they're decoration; the real structure is honesty and showing up',让整个论证以一种简洁、格言式的方式收尾。

    Honesty first, and the kind that costs something. The friend who told me my portfolio was boring, when everyone else had said it was fine, did more for my career than the rest combined — and it wasn't easy for her to say it. After that, reliability: turning up, remembering, being the same person on a bad day. A good friend is curious about you rather than just available for you. And I'd add the ability to let things go — every long friendship has moments that could have ended it, and it survived because someone decided not to keep score. Shared jokes and interests help, but they're decoration; the real structure is honesty and showing up.

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    诚实第一,尤其是那种需要付出代价的诚实。那位在其他人都说没问题的时候,告诉我作品集很无聊的朋友,她对我职业生涯的帮助,超过了其他所有因素加起来——而且对她来说说出这句话并不容易。在诚实之后,是可靠性:说到就到、记得该记的事、状态不好的时候也还是那个人。一个好朋友会对你本人感到好奇,而不只是在你需要时才能找到。我还想加上一点,就是懂得放手的能力——每一段长久的友谊都有可能让它结束的时刻,而它之所以能挺过来,是因为有人决定不去计较。共同的笑话和兴趣爱好有帮助,但它们只是装饰;真正的骨架,是诚实和愿意出现。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCHonesty first, and the kind that costs something.Opening with this compact sentence fragment, dropping the hedge 'I'd say' used at 7.0, is a bolder, more assertive move that states the thesis immediately rather than easing into it.以这个紧凑的句子片段开头,去掉了7.0分使用的缓和语 'I'd say',是一种更大胆、更有主张的做法,立刻表明论点,而不是慢慢铺垫。
    • LRthe ability to let things goThis is a precise, idiomatic phrase for a quality neither lower band mentions at all, showing that the 7.5 answer introduces an additional nuanced idea, 'not keeping score', rather than just rephrasing the same points more elegantly.这是一个精确、地道的短语,用来描述一种两个低分段都完全没有提到的品质,说明7.5分的回答引入了一个额外的细腻想法,"不计较",而不只是把同样的观点说得更优雅。
    • GRAevery long friendship has moments that could have ended it, and it survived because someone decided not to keep scoreThis sentence uses a relative clause plus a because-clause with the idiom 'keep score', a more layered and idiomatic structure than anything in the 6.5 or 7.0 answers, reflecting the flexible grammar expected at the top band.这句话用了一个定语从句加上一个带有习语 'keep score' 的原因分句,比6.5或7.0分回答中的任何结构都更有层次、更地道,体现出顶尖分段所期望的灵活语法。
  5. 5. Do you agree or disagree that the closest friendships are usually formed at school?

    2026年5–8月
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    6.5 分

    Closes with the plain declarative 'I think what makes friendships close is going through something hard together', a clear but fairly flat final statement.以平实的陈述句 'I think what makes friendships close is going through something hard together' 收尾,清晰但略显平淡。

    I disagree, though I understand why people think that. Of my three closest friends, one is from school, one was a flatmate at university, and one I met at a pottery class at twenty-seven, and honestly the last one is probably the closest. School friendships can be deep, because you spend years together and know each other before adult life changes you. But they're also often based on being nearby, not on real choice, so many fade once that closeness ends. Adult friendships are chosen, which makes them different. I think what makes friendships close is going through something hard together and both staying.

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    我不同意,不过我理解为什么有人会这么想。在我最亲密的三个朋友里,一个是同学,一个是大学室友,还有一个是我二十七岁时在陶艺课上认识的,老实说,最后这个大概是最亲密的。同学式的友谊可以很深厚,因为你们一起度过了很多年,而且是在成年生活改变彼此之前就认识了。但这种友谊也常常建立在"离得近"上,而不是真正的选择上,所以很多这类友谊在那种亲近关系结束后就淡了。成年后的友谊是被选择出来的,这让它们变得不一样。我觉得让友谊变得亲密的,是一起经历过什么艰难的事情,而彼此都留下来了。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCBut they're also often based on being nearby, not on real choice, so many fade once that closeness ends.The 6.5 answer states this idea with plain phrasing, 'being nearby' and 'real choice'. The 7.0 and 7.5 answers instead use the more precise, technical-sounding word 'proximity', showing a step up in lexical precision that carries through both upper bands.6.5分的回答用朴素的措辞表达了这个想法,'being nearby' 和 'real choice'。而7.0和7.5分的回答则用了更精确、更带术语感的词 'proximity',展现出这两个高分段共有的词汇精确度提升。
    • LRbeing nearby, not on real choiceThis is plain, everyday phrasing. Both the 7.0 and 7.5 answers upgrade this to 'proximity rather than choice', a more precise, slightly formal noun that is common in discussions of relationships.这是朴素、日常的措辞。7.0和7.5分的回答都把它升级为 'proximity rather than choice',一个更精确、略微正式的名词,常见于讨论人际关系的语境中。
    • GRAAdult friendships are chosen, which makes them different.This is a short, simple sentence with a relative clause. The 7.5 answer extends this into 'which gives them a different strength altogether', adding an evaluative noun, 'strength', rather than the vague 'different'.这是一个带有定语从句的简短简单句。7.5分的回答把它延伸为 'which gives them a different strength altogether',加上了一个评价性名词 'strength',而不是模糊的 'different'。
    7.0 分

    The closing structure 'isn't the stage of life so much as having gone through something difficult together' is a more developed contrast than the direct statement used at 6.5.结尾的结构 'isn't the stage of life so much as having gone through something difficult together',比6.5分使用的直接陈述展现出更成熟的对比。

    I'd say I disagree, though I do understand why people think so. Of my three closest friends, one is from school, one was a flatmate at university, and one I met at a pottery class at twenty-seven, and the last one is probably the closest of all. School friendships definitely have advantages — years of daily contact, and knowing each other before adult roles hardened — and they can genuinely run deep. But they're also often built more on proximity than choice, and plenty fade once that proximity ends. Adult friendships, by contrast, are chosen, which gives them a slightly different kind of strength. What really forms the closest friendship, I think, isn't the stage of life so much as having gone through something difficult together and both stayed.

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    我觉得我不同意,不过我确实理解为什么有人会这么想。在我最亲密的三个朋友里,一个是同学,一个是大学室友,还有一个是我二十七岁时在陶艺课上认识的,而最后这个大概是所有人里最亲密的。同学式的友谊确实有优势——多年的日常相处,而且是在成年角色变得固化之前就认识了彼此——而且这种友谊确实可以真正深厚。但这种友谊也常常更多建立在接近性上,而不是选择上,所以很多这类友谊在那种接近关系结束后就淡了。相比之下,成年后的友谊是被选择出来的,这让它们拥有一种略微不同的力量。我觉得,真正塑造出最亲密友谊的,与其说是人生阶段,不如说是一起经历过什么艰难的事情,而彼此都留下来了。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCWhat really forms the closest friendship, I think, isn't the stage of life so much asThis inserted hedge 'I think' and the 'not X so much as Y' construction together create a more considered, argumentative close than the plain declarative sentence at 6.5. The 7.5 answer drops the hedge but keeps a similar contrastive structure, achieving a slightly more confident version of the same idea.这个插入的缓和语 'I think' 加上 'not X so much as Y' 结构,共同营造出比6.5分朴素陈述句更深思熟虑、更具论证性的结尾。7.5分的回答去掉了缓和语,但保留了类似的对比结构,达到了同一想法稍微更自信的版本。
    • LRyears of daily contact, and knowing each other before adult roles hardenedThis phrase uses the precise verb 'hardened' to describe how adult roles set in, more vivid than any equivalent phrasing in the 6.5 answer. The 7.5 answer keeps this exact phrase, showing the two upper bands share this lexical choice.这个短语用了精确的动词 'hardened' 来描述成年角色是如何固化下来的,比6.5分回答中任何对应的表达都更生动。7.5分的回答保留了完全相同的短语,说明这两个高分段共享这个词汇选择。
    • GRASchool friendships definitely have advantages — years of daily contact, and knowing each other before adult roles hardened — and they can genuinely run deep.This sentence uses two dashes to insert a list mid-sentence before continuing the main clause, a more complex structure than the simpler sentences at 6.5. The 7.5 answer achieves an almost identical structure, showing this pattern is already well established by 7.0.这句话用了两个破折号,在句中插入一个清单,然后再继续主句,比6.5分中更简单的句子更复杂。7.5分的回答达到了几乎相同的结构,说明这种模式在7.0分时就已经很稳固了。
    7.5 分

    The closing semicolon sentence, 'isn't the stage of life; it's having gone through something difficult together and both stayed', gives the argument a crisp, quotable finish.结尾用分号连接的句子 'isn't the stage of life; it's having gone through something difficult together and both stayed',让论证收尾简洁、令人印象深刻。

    I disagree, though I understand why people think so. Of my three closest friends, one is from school, one was a flatmate at university, and one I met at a pottery class at twenty-seven, and the last is probably the closest. School friendships have real advantages — years of daily contact and knowing each other before adult roles hardened — and they can be very deep. But they're also often based on proximity rather than choice, and many fade once the proximity ends. Adult friendships are chosen, which gives them a different strength altogether. What forms the closest friendship isn't the stage of life; it's having gone through something difficult together and both stayed.

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    我不同意,不过我理解为什么有人会这么想。在我最亲密的三个朋友里,一个是同学,一个是大学室友,还有一个是我二十七岁时在陶艺课上认识的,而最后这个大概是最亲密的。同学式的友谊确实有实实在在的优势——多年的日常相处,以及在成年角色固化之前就认识了彼此——而且这种友谊可以非常深厚。但这种友谊也常常建立在接近性而不是选择上,很多这类友谊在接近关系结束后就淡了。成年后的友谊是被选择出来的,这让它们拥有一种截然不同的力量。塑造出最亲密友谊的,并不是人生阶段;而是一起经历过什么艰难的事情,而彼此都留下来了。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCWhat forms the closest friendship isn't the stage of life; it's having gone through something difficult together and both stayed.This closing sentence uses a semicolon to balance two mirrored clauses, a tighter and more confident structure than the 7.0 answer's hedged 'so much as' construction or the plain final statement at 6.5.这个结尾句子用分号平衡了两个对称的分句,比7.0分回答中带缓和语的 'so much as' 结构或6.5分朴素的结尾陈述更紧凑、更自信。
    • LRadult roles hardenedThis precise, slightly metaphorical verb choice matches the 7.0 answer exactly, both well ahead of the plain phrasing used at 6.5, showing that certain lexical upgrades are already locked in by 7.0 and simply carried through to 7.5.这个精确、略带比喻色彩的动词选择,与7.0分的回答完全一致,两者都明显领先于6.5分使用的朴素措辞,说明某些词汇升级在7.0分时就已经确立,只是延续到了7.5分。
    • GRAWhat forms the closest friendship isn't the stage of life; it's having gone through something difficult together and both stayed.This sentence uses a cleft-like 'isn't X; it's Y' construction with a semicolon, a more sophisticated and rhetorically balanced structure than the softer 'so much as' hedge at 7.0 or the plain statement at 6.5.这句话用了一种类似分裂句的 'isn't X; it's Y' 结构,配上分号,比7.0分中更柔和的 'so much as' 缓和结构或6.5分朴素的陈述更老练、修辞上也更平衡。
  6. 6. How important is it to share the same interests when making new friends?

    2026年5–8月
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    6.5 分

    Opens with the flat frame 'I think shared interests are useful at the start', a clear but plain restatement rather than a sharper opening claim.以平实的框架 'I think shared interests are useful at the start' 开头,是一种清晰但朴素的复述,而不是更犀利的开篇论断。

    I think shared interests are useful at the start, but less important later. They give people a reason to be in the same place and something to talk about, like a class or a sport. But my closest adult friendship is with a nurse whose interests are almost completely different from mine, and it works because we're curious about each other's worlds. I think what really keeps a friendship going is shared values, like honesty and humour, not shared hobbies. People with the same interests but different personalities can run out of things to say once the interest ends.

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    我觉得共同的兴趣爱好在一开始很有用,但后来就没那么重要了。它们给人一个待在同一个地方的理由,也给了双方一个可以聊的话题,比如同一门课或者同一项运动。但我成年后最亲密的一段友谊,是和一位护士,她的兴趣爱好几乎和我完全不一样,这段友谊之所以能维系,是因为我们对彼此的世界都很好奇。我觉得真正维系一段友谊的,是共同的价值观,比如诚实和幽默感,而不是共同的爱好。兴趣相同但性格不同的人,一旦那个共同兴趣消失了,可能就没什么话可说了。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCBut my closest adult friendship is with a nurse whose interests are almost completely different from mineThe 6.5 answer marks the counterexample with a plain 'But' at the sentence start. The 7.0 answer instead uses 'But my closest adult friendship is actually with a nurse', adding the intensifier 'actually', and 7.5 drops the hedge entirely, opening the sentence directly with 'But my closest adult friendship is with a nurse', a more assured, unhedged statement.6.5分的回答用一个朴素的 'But' 放在句首来标记反例。7.0分的回答则用 'But my closest adult friendship is actually with a nurse',加上了强调语 'actually',而7.5分完全去掉缓和语,直接以 'But my closest adult friendship is with a nurse' 开头,是一种更笃定、不带缓和语的陈述。
    • LRalmost completely different from mineThis is plain, general phrasing. The 7.0 and 7.5 answers both use the more precise, idiomatic 'overlap with mine almost nowhere', a spatial metaphor that is more vivid and specific.这是朴素、笼统的措辞。7.0和7.5分的回答都用了更精确、更地道的 'overlap with mine almost nowhere',一个更生动、更具体的空间比喻。
    • GRAI think what really keeps a friendship going is shared values, like honesty and humour, not shared hobbies.This sentence uses a 'like' example plus a negative contrast, workable but fairly plain. The 7.5 answer expresses a similar idea using a colon followed by a three-item parallel list, 'similar honesty, similar humour, similar patience', a more rhythmic and deliberate structure.这句话用了一个 'like' 例子加一个否定式对比,可以理解但相当朴素。7.5分的回答用冒号加上一个三项并列清单表达了类似的意思,'similar honesty, similar humour, similar patience',是一种更有节奏感、更有意为之的结构。
    7.0 分

    The closing metaphor is absent here, but the phrase 'once the interest itself is exhausted' gives the ending more precision than the plainer 6.5 equivalent.这里没有结尾的比喻,但短语 'once the interest itself is exhausted' 让结尾比6.5分更平淡的对应表达更精确。

    I'd say shared interests are useful at the start, but less important than people tend to think afterwards. They give you a reason to be in the same room and something to talk about before you really know each other — a running group, a class, a sport. But my closest adult friendship is actually with a nurse whose interests overlap with mine almost nowhere, and it works because we're genuinely curious about each other's worlds. What actually sustains a friendship, I think, is shared values and a compatible way of talking — similar honesty, similar humour, similar patience. People with identical interests but different temperaments tend to run out of things to say once the interest itself is exhausted.

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    我觉得共同的兴趣爱好在一开始很有用,但后来的重要性没有人们通常以为的那么大。它们给你一个待在同一个空间的理由,也让你在还没真正了解彼此之前有话可聊——一个跑步小组、一门课、一项运动。但我成年后最亲密的一段友谊,其实是和一位护士,她的兴趣几乎和我完全没有交集,这段友谊之所以能维系,是因为我们真的对彼此的世界很好奇。我觉得真正维系一段友谊的,是共同的价值观和相合的说话方式——相似的诚实、相似的幽默感、相似的耐心。兴趣完全相同但性格不同的人,一旦那个共同兴趣本身耗尽了,可能就没什么话可说了。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCWhat actually sustains a friendship, I think, is shared values and a compatible way of talkingInserting the hedge 'I think' mid-sentence integrates it more smoothly than a sentence-initial hedge would. The 7.5 answer drops the hedge entirely and states the same claim with full confidence, 'What actually sustains friendship is shared values and a compatible way of talking', an even more assured version.把缓和语 'I think' 插入句中,比放在句首更自然地融入了句子。7.5分的回答完全去掉缓和语,以完全的自信陈述同样的论断,'What actually sustains friendship is shared values and a compatible way of talking',是一个更笃定的版本。
    • LRoverlap with mine almost nowhereThis spatial metaphor is shared with the 7.5 answer, both clearly more vivid and precise than the plain 'almost completely different from mine' used at 6.5.这个空间比喻与7.5分的回答相同,两者都明显比6.5分使用的朴素的 'almost completely different from mine' 更生动、更精确。
    • GRAThey give you a reason to be in the same room and something to talk about before you really know each other — a running group, a class, a sport.This sentence uses a dash to introduce a three-item list of examples after the main clause, a more developed structure than the simpler examples embedded in the 6.5 answer's sentence. The 7.5 answer achieves an almost identical structure, showing this pattern is already established by 7.0.这句话用破折号在主句之后引出一个三项例子清单,比6.5分回答中嵌入的更简单的例子更成熟。7.5分的回答达到了几乎相同的结构,说明这种模式在7.0分时就已经确立了。
    7.5 分

    The closing metaphor, 'I'd treat shared interests as the door, not the room', gives the argument a vivid, memorable final image absent from the lower bands.结尾的比喻 'I'd treat shared interests as the door, not the room',为整个论证带来了一个生动、令人难忘的收尾意象,是低分段中没有的。

    Useful at the start, less important than people think afterwards. Shared interests give you a reason to be in the same room and something to talk about before you know each other — a running group, a class, a sport. But my closest adult friendship is with a nurse whose interests overlap with mine almost nowhere, and it works because we're curious about each other's worlds. What actually sustains friendship is shared values and a compatible way of talking: similar honesty, similar humour, similar patience. People with identical interests and different temperaments run out of things to say once the interest is exhausted. So I'd treat shared interests as the door, not the room.

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    一开始有用,后来的重要性没有人们以为的那么大。共同的兴趣给你一个待在同一空间的理由,也让你在还没了解彼此之前有话可聊——一个跑步小组、一门课、一项运动。但我成年后最亲密的一段友谊,是和一位护士,她的兴趣几乎和我完全没有交集,这段友谊之所以能维系,是因为我们对彼此的世界很好奇。真正维系友谊的,是共同的价值观和相合的说话方式:相似的诚实、相似的幽默感、相似的耐心。兴趣相同但性格不同的人,一旦那个共同兴趣耗尽了,就没什么话可说了。所以我会把共同兴趣看作是一扇门,而不是整个房间。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCUseful at the start, less important than people think afterwards.Opening with this compact sentence fragment, dropping both the hedge and the full subject-verb structure used at 6.5 and 7.0, is a bolder, more confident way to state the thesis immediately.以这个紧凑的句子片段开头,去掉了6.5和7.0分使用的缓和语和完整的主谓结构,是一种更大胆、更自信地立即表明论点的方式。
    • LRthe door, not the roomThis closing metaphor is vivid, original, and economical, well beyond anything attempted in the lower bands, exemplifying the creative, idiomatic lexis expected at the top band.这个结尾的比喻生动、有原创性、也很经济,远超低分段中尝试过的任何表达,体现出顶尖分段所期望的富有创意、地道的词汇。
    • GRASo I'd treat shared interests as the door, not the room.This closing sentence uses a compact metaphorical contrast without any connecting clause beyond 'not', a more flexible and idiomatic structure than the plainer final sentences used to close the 6.5 and 7.0 answers.这个结尾句子用了一个紧凑的比喻性对比,除了 'not' 之外没有任何连接词,比用于结束6.5和7.0分回答的更平淡的结尾句更灵活、更地道。
  7. 7. What are some good ways to meet new people in your country?

    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 methods across several short, separate sentences beginning 'For example' and 'Sharing tables', a clear but somewhat mechanical listing structure.用几个以 'For example' 和 'Sharing tables' 开头的短句列举方法,清晰但结构上略显机械。

    I think Vietnamese life makes it quite easy to meet new people if you're willing to join in. For example, the morning beach crowd in Da Nang, with swimmers and badminton players, welcomes anyone who shows up regularly. Hobby classes are also a great way to meet people, like pottery or running clubs. Sharing tables at street-food stalls often leads to conversations too, since strangers sit close together. Meeting people through family and neighbours is still common, especially outside big cities. I think the real problem isn't a lack of opportunities, it's that people look at their phones instead.

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    我觉得越南的生活方式,只要你愿意参与进去,认识新朋友其实相当容易。比如岘港清晨的海滩人群,游泳的人、打羽毛球的人,只要你经常出现,就会被这个圈子接纳。兴趣班也是认识人的好方式,比如陶艺课或跑步俱乐部。在街边小吃摊拼桌也常常能聊起来,因为陌生人会坐得很近。通过家人和邻居认识人的方式依然很常见,尤其是在大城市之外。我觉得真正的问题不是机会不够,而是人们更愿意看手机。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCFor example, the morning beach crowd in Da Nang, with swimmers and badminton players, welcomes anyone who shows up regularly.The 6.5 answer introduces this example with the formulaic 'For example,'. The 7.0 answer instead opens directly with 'The morning beach crowd in Da Nang', using a dash-marked list of details, and 7.5 does the same even more tersely, both skipping the marker altogether.6.5分的回答用公式化的 'For example,' 引出这个例子。7.0分的回答则直接以 'The morning beach crowd in Da Nang' 开头,用破折号标记的细节清单,而7.5分做得更简练,两者都完全跳过了这个标记词。
    • LRwelcomes anyone who shows up regularlyThis is plain, functional phrasing. The 7.5 answer's 'adopts anyone who turns up regularly' uses a warmer, more idiomatic verb, 'adopts', in place of the neutral 'welcomes'.这是朴素、实用的措辞。7.5分回答中的 'adopts anyone who turns up regularly' 用了更温暖、更地道的动词 'adopts',取代了中性的 'welcomes'。
    • GRAI think the real problem isn't a lack of opportunities, it's that people look at their phones instead.This sentence uses a comma splice joining two clauses, a minor but noticeable grammatical looseness. The 7.5 answer corrects this into a semicolon-linked sentence, 'isn't opportunity; it's that most of us look at our phones instead', showing tighter punctuation control.这句话用逗号拼接了两个分句,是一个虽小但明显的语法松散之处。7.5分的回答把它改成了用分号连接的句子,'isn't opportunity; it's that most of us look at our phones instead',展现出更严谨的标点掌控力。
    7.0 分

    The list of hobby classes ends with 'honestly there seem to be more of them every year', a spoken aside that the plainer 6.5 list doesn't include.兴趣班的清单以 'honestly there seem to be more of them every year' 结尾,这是一句更平淡的6.5分清单中没有的口语化插入语。

    I'd say Vietnamese life makes it fairly easy to meet people, if you're willing to put yourself out there. The morning beach crowd in Da Nang — swimmers, walkers, badminton players — is a community that basically adopts anyone who turns up regularly. Hobby classes are how I've met most of my adult friends, and honestly there seem to be more of them every year: pottery, running, language exchange. The shared tables at street-food stalls more or less force conversation on you, and coffee culture helps too, since everyone sits outside and everyone lingers. Meeting people through family and neighbours is still the traditional route, especially outside the cities. I'd say the main obstacle isn't opportunity; it's that most of us are looking at our phones instead.

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    我觉得只要你愿意主动一点,越南的生活方式让认识新朋友变得相当容易。岘港清晨海滩上的人群——游泳的人、散步的人、打羽毛球的人——基本上是一个只要你经常出现就会接纳你的社区。兴趣班是我认识大部分成年后朋友的方式,而且老实说,这种班好像一年比一年多:陶艺、跑步、语言交换。街边小吃摊的拼桌几乎是强迫你聊天,咖啡文化也有帮助,因为大家都坐在外面,而且都待得很久。通过家人和邻居认识人依然是传统的方式,尤其是在城市之外。我觉得主要的障碍不是机会不够;而是我们大多数人更愿意盯着手机看。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCHobby classes are how I've met most of my adult friends, and honestly there seem to be more of them every yearThis sentence personalises the claim with a specific personal history plus a hedge, 'honestly there seem to be', more developed than the general 6.5 statement 'Hobby classes are also a great way to meet people'. The 7.5 answer keeps the same personal claim but drops the hedge, stating it as settled fact.这句话用具体的个人经历加上一个缓和语 'honestly there seem to be' 让论断更个人化,比6.5分笼统的陈述 'Hobby classes are also a great way to meet people' 更成熟。7.5分的回答保留了同样的个人论断,但去掉了缓和语,把它陈述为一个确定的事实。
    • LRmore or less force conversation on youThis is a vivid, idiomatic phrase, stronger than the plain 'often leads to conversations too' at 6.5. The 7.5 answer tightens this even further to 'force conversation on you' without the softening 'more or less', a slightly bolder claim.这是一个生动、地道的短语,比6.5分朴素的 'often leads to conversations too' 更有力。7.5分的回答把它进一步收紧成 'force conversation on you',去掉了软化语气的 'more or less',是一个稍微更大胆的论断。
    • GRAThe shared tables at street-food stalls more or less force conversation on you, and coffee culture helps too, since everyone sits outside and everyone lingers.This sentence links two ideas with 'and... since', a moderately complex structure. The 7.5 answer splits the same content into two short, punchy separate sentences instead, 'The shared tables... force conversation on you. Coffee culture helps — everyone sits outside, everyone lingers', showing a different but equally deliberate structural choice.这句话用 'and... since' 把两个想法连接起来,是一种中等复杂的结构。7.5分的回答则把同样的内容拆成两个简短、有力的独立句子,'The shared tables... force conversation on you. Coffee culture helps — everyone sits outside, everyone lingers',展现出一种不同但同样有意为之的结构选择。
    7.5 分

    The closing semicolon sentence, 'The main obstacle isn't opportunity; it's that most of us look at our phones instead', gives the answer a crisp, aphoristic finish.结尾用分号连接的句子 'The main obstacle isn't opportunity; it's that most of us look at our phones instead',让这个回答收尾简洁、带有格言感。

    Vietnamese life makes it easy if you're willing. The morning beach crowd in Da Nang — swimmers, walkers, badminton players — is a community that adopts anyone who turns up regularly. Hobby classes are how I've met most of my adult friends, and there are more each year: pottery, running, language exchange. The shared tables at street-food stalls force conversation on you. Coffee culture helps — everyone sits outside, everyone lingers. Through family and neighbours is still the traditional route, especially outside the cities. And volunteering, like beach cleanups, gathers exactly the kind of people worth knowing. The main obstacle isn't opportunity; it's that most of us look at our phones instead.

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    只要你愿意,越南的生活方式就能让这一切变得容易。岘港清晨海滩上的人群——游泳的人、散步的人、打羽毛球的人——是一个只要你经常出现就会接纳你的社区。兴趣班是我认识大部分成年后朋友的方式,而且这种班一年比一年多:陶艺、跑步、语言交换。街边小吃摊的拼桌几乎是强迫你聊天。咖啡文化也有帮助——大家都坐在外面,而且都待得很久。通过家人和邻居认识人依然是传统的方式,尤其是在城市之外。而志愿活动,比如清理海滩,正好聚集了那种值得认识的人。主要的障碍不是机会不够;而是我们大多数人更愿意盯着手机看。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCVietnamese life makes it easy if you're willing.This short opening sentence states the thesis immediately and without hedging, a bolder move than the softened openers 'I think Vietnamese life makes it quite easy' at 6.5 and 'I'd say Vietnamese life makes it fairly easy' at 7.0.这个简短的开篇句子立刻表明了论点,而且不带缓和语,比6.5分中被软化的开头 'I think Vietnamese life makes it quite easy' 和7.0分的 'I'd say Vietnamese life makes it fairly easy' 更大胆。
    • LRgathers exactly the kind of people worth knowingThis precise, evaluative phrase about volunteering is more vivid than anything in the lower bands' lists, which don't mention volunteering at all, showing the 7.5 answer adding a genuinely new, well-chosen example.这个关于志愿活动的精确、评价性短语,比低分段清单中的任何内容都更生动,低分段的清单根本没有提到志愿活动,说明7.5分的回答增添了一个真正全新、精心挑选的例子。
    • GRAThe main obstacle isn't opportunity; it's that most of us look at our phones instead.This closing sentence uses a semicolon to balance two mirrored clauses, tighter than the comma splice at 6.5 and slightly more compact than the 7.0 answer's near-identical but hedged version, 'I'd say the main obstacle isn't opportunity; it's that most of us are looking'.这个结尾句子用分号平衡了两个对称的分句,比6.5分的逗号拼接更紧凑,也比7.0分回答中几乎相同但带缓和语的版本 'I'd say the main obstacle isn't opportunity; it's that most of us are looking' 稍微更简练。
  8. 8. How should people behave politely when meeting new 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

    States the age-guessing custom as a full sentence with 'If you get it wrong', a clear but slightly wordier structure than the dash-based versions above 6.5.用一个带有 'If you get it wrong' 的完整句子陈述了猜年龄这个习俗,清晰但比6.5分以上的破折号版本稍微更啰嗦一些。

    In Vietnam, the first sign of politeness is choosing the right word for 'you', which means quickly guessing someone's age in the first few seconds. If you get it wrong, you might seem rude about their age or their status. Besides that, the rules are pretty universal: listen more than you talk, ask about the other person first, remember their name, and don't check your phone. Body language matters too, like a small bow of the head. I think politeness is mostly about paying attention. People forgive small mistakes from someone who seems genuinely interested in them.

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    在越南,礼貌的第一个标志,是选对称呼对方的"你"这个词,这意味着要在最初几秒钟内快速猜出对方的年龄。如果猜错了,可能会显得对对方的年龄或地位不够尊重。除此之外,规则相当通用:多听少说,先问对方的事,记住对方的名字,不要看手机。肢体语言也很重要,比如轻轻点一下头。我觉得礼貌主要就是关乎"用心留意"。人们会原谅一个看起来真心对自己感兴趣的人所犯的小错误。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCIf you get it wrong, you might seem rude about their age or their status.The 6.5 answer explains the risk in a full conditional sentence. The 7.0 and 7.5 answers instead compress this into a dash-marked clause, 'get it wrong, and you've either insulted their youth or their seniority', embedding the consequence directly into the previous sentence.6.5分的回答用一个完整的条件句解释了风险。而7.0和7.5分的回答则把它压缩成一个用破折号标记的分句,'get it wrong, and you've either insulted their youth or their seniority',把后果直接嵌入了前一句话中。
    • LRmight seem rude about their age or their statusThis is a fairly vague, general description of the risk. The 7.0 and 7.5 answers both use the sharper, more specific 'insulted their youth or their seniority', naming the exact social error rather than describing it generally.这是对风险相当模糊、笼统的描述。7.0和7.5分的回答都用了更犀利、更具体的 'insulted their youth or their seniority',明确指出了具体的社交失误,而不是笼统地描述。
    • GRABesides that, the rules are pretty universal: listen more than you talk, ask about the other person first, remember their name, and don't check your phone.This sentence uses a colon followed by a four-item list joined partly with 'and', workable but standard. The 7.5 answer achieves an almost identical list but drops the final 'and', ending instead with a bare comma, 'remember the name, don't check your phone', a slightly more clipped, rhythmic effect.这句话用冒号引出一个四项清单,部分用 'and' 连接,可以理解但比较标准。7.5分的回答达到了几乎相同的清单,但去掉了最后的 'and',改用一个裸露的逗号收尾,'remember the name, don't check your phone',效果稍微更简短、更有节奏感。
    7.0 分

    The aside 'honestly' before the closing claim about attention adds a small spoken touch that the plainer 6.5 version doesn't include.在关于"用心留意"这个收尾论断之前的插入语 'honestly',增添了一点6.5分更平淡的版本中没有的口语色彩。

    In Vietnam, the first act of politeness is choosing the right word for 'you', which means quietly guessing someone's age and status within the first few seconds — get it wrong, and you've either insulted their youth or their seniority. Beyond that, the rules are fairly universal: listen more than you talk, ask about the other person before talking about yourself, remember the name, and don't check your phone. Body language matters too — a slight bow of the head, and not too much eye contact with someone older. I'd add that politeness is mostly about attention, honestly. People forgive a wrong pronoun from someone who's clearly interested in them far faster than a perfect one from someone looking over their shoulder.

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    在越南,礼貌的第一个举动,是选对称呼对方的"你"这个词,这意味着要在最初几秒钟内悄悄猜出对方的年龄和地位——猜错了,你要么就是冒犯了对方的年轻,要么就是冒犯了对方的资历。除此之外,规则相当通用:多听少说,先问对方的事再说自己的事,记住对方的名字,不要看手机。肢体语言也很重要——轻轻点一下头,对年长者不要有太多的眼神接触。老实说,我还想补充一点,礼貌主要就是关乎"用心留意"。人们会原谅一个明显对自己感兴趣的人用错的称呼,而对一个心不在焉、老是东张西望的人,即便称呼用得再准确,也没那么容易被原谅。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCI'd add that politeness is mostly about attention, honestly.Placing the hedge 'honestly' at the end of the sentence, after the claim, is a more natural spoken rhythm than the 6.5 answer's plain 'I think politeness is mostly about paying attention' with the hedge at the start. The 7.5 answer drops the hedge entirely, stating the claim with full confidence.把缓和语 'honestly' 放在句尾、论断之后,比6.5分回答中把缓和语放在开头的朴素表达 'I think politeness is mostly about paying attention' 更符合自然口语节奏。7.5分的回答完全去掉缓和语,以完全的自信陈述论断。
    • LRpoliteness is mostly about attentionThis phrasing is close to but slightly more developed than the plain 'politeness is mostly about paying attention' at 6.5, and matches the 7.5 answer's more compact 'politeness is mostly attention' almost exactly, showing gradual tightening across the bands.这个措辞接近但略微比6.5分朴素的 'politeness is mostly about paying attention' 更成熟,而且几乎完全对应7.5分回答中更紧凑的 'politeness is mostly attention',展现出各分段之间逐渐收紧的过程。
    • GRAget it wrong, and you've either insulted their youth or their seniorityThis dash-introduced clause uses present perfect tense for a hypothetical result, a moderately sophisticated structure. The 7.5 answer achieves an identical structure, showing this particular grammatical choice is already settled by 7.0.这个用破折号引出的分句,用现在完成时表达了一个假设性的结果,是一种中等老练的结构。7.5分的回答达到了完全相同的结构,说明这个特定的语法选择在7.0分时就已经确定了。
    7.5 分

    The compact closing claim, 'politeness is mostly attention', drops the verb 'about' entirely, a bolder, more economical phrasing than the fuller version used at 7.0.紧凑的收尾论断 'politeness is mostly attention',完全去掉了 'about' 这个介词,比7.0分使用的更完整的版本更大胆、更经济。

    In Vietnam, the first act of politeness is choosing the right word for 'you', which means quietly guessing someone's age and status in the first three seconds — get it wrong and you've either insulted their youth or their seniority. Beyond that, the rules are fairly universal: listen more than you talk, ask about them before talking about yourself, remember the name, don't check your phone. Body language matters — a slight bow of the head, not too much eye contact with someone older. I'd add that politeness is mostly attention. People forgive a wrong pronoun from someone who's clearly interested in them far faster than a perfect one from someone looking over their shoulder.

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    在越南,礼貌的第一个举动,是选对称呼对方的"你"这个词,这意味着要在最初三秒钟内悄悄猜出对方的年龄和地位——猜错了,你要么冒犯了对方的年轻,要么冒犯了对方的资历。除此之外,规则相当通用:多听少说,先问对方的事再说自己的事,记住对方的名字,不要看手机。肢体语言也很重要——轻轻点一下头,对年长者不要有太多的眼神接触。我还想补充一点,礼貌主要就是"用心留意"。人们会原谅一个明显对自己感兴趣的人用错的称呼,而对一个心不在焉、老是东张西望的人,即便称呼用得再准确,也没那么容易被原谅。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCpoliteness is mostly attentionDropping the preposition 'about' that both lower bands use creates a more compressed, almost aphoristic statement, showing confident control over how much can be trimmed from a sentence without losing clarity.去掉两个低分段都使用的介词 'about',创造出一种更压缩、近乎格言式的陈述,展现出对一句话能删减到什么程度而不失清晰度的自信掌控。
    • LRinsulted their youth or their seniorityThis precise phrase matches the 7.0 answer exactly, both considerably sharper than the vague 'might seem rude about their age or their status' used at 6.5, showing this lexical upgrade is locked in from 7.0 onward.这个精确的短语与7.0分的回答完全一致,两者都明显比6.5分使用的模糊表达 'might seem rude about their age or their status' 更犀利,说明这个词汇升级从7.0分开始就确立了。
    • GRAlisten more than you talk, ask about them before talking about yourself, remember the name, don't check your phoneThis four-item list drops the final 'and' before the last item, creating a more clipped, rhythmic list than the fuller version at 6.5 and 7.0, reflecting flexible, deliberate punctuation choices.这个四项清单在最后一项之前去掉了 'and',营造出比6.5和7.0分更完整的版本更简短、更有节奏感的清单,体现出灵活、有意为之的标点选择。
  9. 9. How do you think the internet will affect friendships in the future?

    2026年5–8月
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    6.5 分

    Uses the plain framing 'I think the internet has already changed', repeated later as 'I think the internet will make', a slightly repetitive pattern across the answer.使用了朴素的框架 'I think the internet has already changed',之后又重复为 'I think the internet will make',整个回答呈现出略显重复的模式。

    I think the internet has already changed what a friend can be. My sister's closest friend is a girl in Manila she met through a game and has never met in person, but my sister says it's a real friendship, and I've stopped arguing with her about it. I think the internet will make friendships less dependent on where people live, which is good for people who feel isolated. It will also make friendships easier to start and easier to end, so maybe friendships in general will become a bit less deep, even though there will be more of them.

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    我觉得互联网已经改变了"朋友"这个概念本身。我妹妹最好的朋友,是她通过一款游戏认识的、住在马尼拉的一个女孩,两人从没见过面,但我妹妹说这是一段真实的友谊,而我也不再跟她争这个了。我觉得互联网会让友谊不那么依赖于住在哪里,这对那些感到孤立的人来说是件好事。它也会让友谊更容易开始,也更容易结束,所以也许友谊整体上会变得没那么深厚,尽管数量会更多。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCbut my sister says it's a real friendship, and I've stopped arguing with her about itThe 6.5 answer reports the sister's view with the plain verb 'says'. The 7.0 answer upgrades this to 'would say, without hesitation, that', and 7.5 keeps a similar structure but drops the reporting clause even further, 'she'd say without hesitation that', both adding more conviction to the same claim.6.5分的回答用朴素的动词 'says' 转述了妹妹的看法。7.0分的回答把它升级为 'would say, without hesitation, that',而7.5分保留了类似的结构,但把转述分句进一步精简,'she'd say without hesitation that',两者都为同一个论断增添了更多的确信感。
    • LRhas never met in personThis is plain, standard phrasing. The 7.0 and 7.5 answers both use 'has never seen in person', a slightly more natural and idiomatic collocation for this particular context.这是朴素、标准的措辞。7.0和7.5分的回答都用了 'has never seen in person',在这个特定语境下是一个稍微更自然、更地道的搭配。
    • GRAIt will also make friendships easier to start and easier to end, so maybe friendships in general will become a bit less deep, even though there will be more of them.This long sentence links a result with 'so' to a concessive clause with 'even though', workable but somewhat loosely joined. The 7.5 answer achieves a more compact version of the same idea using 'and' plus a tighter contrast, 'gets shallower while the number grows', showing more economical grammar.这个长句用 'so' 把一个结果和一个带 'even though' 的让步分句连接起来,可以理解但连接得有点松散。7.5分的回答用 'and' 加上一个更紧凑的对比 'gets shallower while the number grows',达到了同一个想法更紧凑的版本,展现出更经济的语法。
    7.0 分

    The aside 'without hesitation' inserted into the reported claim adds emphasis that the plainer reporting verb at 6.5 lacks.插入到转述论断中的插入语 'without hesitation',增添了6.5分更平淡的转述动词所缺少的强调力度。

    I'd say it's already changed what a friend can even be. My sister's closest friend is a girl in Manila she met through a game and has never seen in person, and my sister would say, without hesitation, that it's a real friendship — and honestly, I've stopped arguing with her about it. The internet will probably make friendships less dependent on geography, which is a real gain for anyone who feels isolated where they live. It'll also make them easier to start and easier to abandon, so I suspect the average friendship gets a bit shallower while the total number of them grows. I think the next step is that people will deliberately go offline to form the deep ones, the way we now go to classes and clubs.

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    我觉得它已经改变了"朋友"这个概念到底能是什么。我妹妹最好的朋友,是她通过一款游戏认识的、住在马尼拉的一个女孩,两人从没见过面,而我妹妹会毫不犹豫地说这是一段真实的友谊——老实说,我也不再跟她争这个了。互联网大概会让友谊不那么依赖于地理位置,这对任何在自己居住地感到孤立的人来说都是实实在在的收获。它也会让友谊更容易开始,也更容易放弃,所以我猜想,平均而言友谊会变得稍微浅一些,而友谊的总数量会增加。我觉得下一步会是,人们会刻意离线去建立那些深厚的友谊,就像我们现在去上课、去参加俱乐部一样。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCand my sister would say, without hesitation, that it's a real friendshipInserting 'without hesitation' between commas mid-clause is a more developed way of expressing conviction than the plain 'my sister says' at 6.5. The 7.5 answer achieves a very similar effect, dropping only the modal 'would' for a slightly more direct claim, 'she'd say without hesitation that'.把 'without hesitation' 用逗号插入分句中间,比6.5分朴素的 'my sister says' 更成熟地表达了确信感。7.5分的回答达到了非常相似的效果,只是去掉了情态动词 'would',变成稍微更直接的论断 'she'd say without hesitation that'。
    • LRI suspect the average friendship gets a bit shallowerThis hedge plus adjective is a natural, considered way of stating a prediction, more developed than the vaguer 'friendships in general will become a bit less deep' at 6.5. The 7.5 answer keeps 'I suspect' but tightens the following clause to 'gets shallower', a more compact phrasing.这个缓和语加形容词的组合,是一种自然、深思熟虑的方式来陈述一个预测,比6.5分中更模糊的 'friendships in general will become a bit less deep' 更成熟。7.5分的回答保留了 'I suspect',但把后面的分句收紧为 'gets shallower',是一种更紧凑的措辞。
    • GRAIt'll also make them easier to start and easier to abandon, so I suspect the average friendship gets a bit shallower while the total number of them grows.This sentence links a result clause with 'so' to a contrastive 'while' clause, a well-developed structure. The 7.5 answer achieves an almost identical structure, showing that by 7.0 this level of grammatical complexity is already largely in place.这句话用 'so' 把一个结果分句和一个带对比意味的 'while' 分句连接起来,是一种相当成熟的结构。7.5分的回答达到了几乎相同的结构,说明在7.0分时,这种程度的语法复杂性就已经基本到位了。
    7.5 分

    The closing clause, 'a screen is good for keeping a friend and poor for making one', gives the answer a neat, aphoristic final contrast.结尾分句 'a screen is good for keeping a friend and poor for making one',为这个回答带来了一个简洁、格言式的收尾对比。

    It's already changed what a friend can be. My sister's closest friend is a girl in Manila she met through a game and has never seen in person, and she'd say without hesitation that it's a real friendship — and I've stopped arguing. The internet will make friendships less dependent on geography, which is a gain for anyone who feels isolated where they live. It will also make them easier to start and easier to abandon, and I suspect the average friendship gets shallower while the number grows. The next step, I think, is that people deliberately go offline to form the deep ones — the way we now go to classes and clubs — because we'll have learnt that a screen is good for keeping a friend and poor for making one.

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    它已经改变了"朋友"这个概念能是什么。我妹妹最好的朋友,是她通过一款游戏认识的、住在马尼拉的一个女孩,两人从没见过面,她会毫不犹豫地说这是一段真实的友谊——我也不再跟她争了。互联网会让友谊不那么依赖于地理位置,这对任何在自己居住地感到孤立的人来说都是一种收获。它也会让友谊更容易开始,也更容易放弃,我猜想平均而言友谊会变得更浅,而数量会增加。我觉得下一步会是,人们会刻意离线去建立那些深厚的友谊——就像我们现在去上课、去参加俱乐部一样——因为我们会明白,屏幕适合维系一段友谊,却不擅长缔造一段友谊。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCIt's already changed what a friend can be.Opening the whole answer with this short, unhedged sentence is bolder than the 6.5 answer's 'I think the internet has already changed' or the 7.0 answer's softened 'I'd say it's already changed', stating the claim as settled fact from the first line.整个回答以这个简短、不带缓和语的句子开场,比6.5分回答中的 'I think the internet has already changed' 或7.0分被软化的 'I'd say it's already changed' 更大胆,从第一句话起就把论断当作已确定的事实。
    • LRa screen is good for keeping a friend and poor for making oneThis closing parallel contrast is vivid and precise, distinguishing between two related but different functions of technology, well beyond the vaguer closing ideas in the lower bands.这个结尾的平行对比生动而精确,区分了科技两种相关但不同的功能,远超低分段中更模糊的收尾想法。
    • GRAbecause we'll have learnt that a screen is good for keeping a friend and poor for making oneThis closing clause uses future perfect tense, 'we'll have learnt', combined with a parallel adjective structure, a more sophisticated and flexible grammatical choice than the simpler future or present tense used to close the 6.5 and 7.0 answers.这个结尾分句用了将来完成时 'we'll have learnt',结合一个并列的形容词结构,比用于结束6.5和7.0分回答的更简单的一般将来时或现在时,是一种更老练、更灵活的语法选择。

常见问题

这道 Part 2 题应该讲多长?
讲 1 到 2 分钟。考官会在 2 分钟时打断你,因此目标约 220-300 词,覆盖题卡上的每一点,并以你的感受收尾。
这张题卡之后会问哪些 Part 3 问题?
在"A Person You Recently Met and Want to Know Better"之后,考官提出过 9 个讨论题,见上方列表。问题会从你的个人经历转向同一主题的普遍观点。
这张题卡还在使用吗?
考生最近一次报告它出现在 2026年5–8月。题卡每四个月轮换一次,许多话题会在之后的季度以略有不同的措辞回归。