IELTS Speaking Part 2

A Program or App That You Like Using on Your Computer or Phone

最近一次出现于 2026年5–8月

题卡

Describe a program or app that you like using on your computer or phone

You should say:

  • What this program or app does
  • When you use the program or app
  • How you found out about the program or app
  • And explain why you like using this program or app

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 answer states one clear reason ('makes it feel more like a small game') using plain, everyday vocabulary, correct and clear but linguistically modest, Band 6.5.这篇答案用朴素的日常词汇给出了一个明确的理由('makes it feel more like a small game',让它感觉更像个小游戏),表达正确清晰,但语言上比较普通,处于6.5分水平。

The app I want to talk about is a running app on my phone. It's called a fitness tracker, and it records how far I run, how fast, and how many calories I burn, using GPS.

I use it every Saturday and Sunday morning, when I run along My Khe Beach. I put my phone in an armband, start the app, and just run. It also plays music while I run, which I like.

I found out about it from my colleague Phương at the studio. One day she was talking about her weekend run, and she showed me the map on her phone with her running route and her time. I thought it looked interesting, so I downloaded the same app that evening.

The reason I like this app is simple. First, it's very easy to use — I just press start and stop, nothing complicated. Second, it shows my progress every week, so I can see if I'm getting faster or slower, and that makes me want to keep running. Third, it sometimes gives me small badges when I finish a certain distance, which feels a little silly but actually makes me happy. Running alone can be boring, but this app makes it feel more like a small game, and that's why I still use it almost every weekend.

查看中文翻译

我想聊的这个应用是我手机里的一款跑步应用。它叫做健身追踪器,能通过GPS记录我跑了多远、跑得多快,还有消耗了多少卡路里。

我每个周六和周日早上都会用它,那时候我会沿着美溪海滩跑步。我把手机放进臂包里,打开应用,然后就开始跑。跑步的时候它还会放音乐,这一点我也很喜欢。

我是从工作室的同事Phương那里知道这个应用的。有一天她聊起她周末跑步的事,还给我看了手机上她的跑步路线图和用时。我觉得挺有意思的,当天晚上就下载了同一款应用。

我喜欢这个应用的原因很简单。第一,它很好用——只要按下开始和结束就行,一点也不复杂。第二,它每周都会显示我的进步情况,让我能看出自己是跑得更快了还是更慢了,这让我更想继续跑下去。第三,跑到一定距离的时候,它有时候会给我一些小徽章,虽然听起来有点幼稚,但真的会让我挺开心的。一个人跑步有时候挺无聊的,但这个应用让跑步多了一点像小游戏的感觉,这就是我几乎每个周末都还在用它的原因。

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为什么是这个分数

  • LRit's very easy to use — I just press start and stop, nothing complicatedThe description relies on concrete, simple action verbs — 'press start and stop' — reinforced by the speaker's own label, 'nothing complicated', which openly signals the simplicity rather than demonstrating it through varied vocabulary. This plain, self-aware phrasing is what the Band 6.5 lexical target asks for: everyday words used clearly, with no idiom or clever phrasing attempted.这段描述依靠具体简单的动作动词——'press start and stop'——并通过说话人自己的评语'nothing complicated'加以强化,后者是直接点明简单,而不是通过丰富的词汇来展现简单。这种朴素、带自我意识的措辞,正是6.5分词汇目标所要求的:清楚地使用日常词汇,不尝试任何习语或巧妙的说法。
  • GRAit shows my progress every week, so I can see if I'm getting faster or slower'It shows my progress every week, so I can see if I'm getting faster or slower' uses a basic result clause with 'so', the kind of simple cause-and-effect subordination the Band 6.5 grammar target describes. The embedded 'if I'm getting faster or slower' stays at the level of a reported question rather than developing into a genuine conditional, which is consistent with keeping the sentence accurate but grammatically modest.'It shows my progress every week, so I can see if I'm getting faster or slower'使用了带'so'的基本结果从句,正是6.5分语法目标所描述的那种简单因果从属结构。其中嵌入的'if I'm getting faster or slower'仍停留在间接疑问句的层面,而没有发展成真正的条件句,这与保持句子准确但语法上保守的做法是一致的。
  • FCmakes it feel more like a small game, and that's why I still use it almost every weekendThe answer gives a single causal payoff — the game-like feeling leads directly to continued use — joined with 'and', and then stops rather than adding a second supporting reason. That is exactly the Band 6.5 fluency target of 'one clear reason or example is enough'; a Band 7.0 answer on the same topic would likely follow this with a further concrete detail, such as naming a specific badge earned.这个答案只给出了一个因果结果——游戏般的感觉直接带来持续使用——用'and'连接后就此打住,没有再添加第二个支持性理由。这正是6.5分流利度目标「一个明确的理由或例子就足够」的体现;同一话题下7.0分的答案很可能会在此基础上再补充一个具体细节,比如说出获得的某个具体徽章的名称。
7.0 分

The relative clause 'speaking practice where I repeat sentences into the microphone and it checks my pronunciation' and the concrete example about feeling less nervous on English calls show comfortable Band 7.0 development.定语从句 'speaking practice where I repeat sentences into the microphone and it checks my pronunciation'(对着麦克风跟读句子、由App检查发音的口语练习),以及打英语电话时不再那么紧张的具体例子,都展现出7.0分那种运用自如的展开方式。

The app I'd like to talk about is a language-learning app that I use to practise my English, particularly speaking and listening.

I use it most mornings, usually for about twenty minutes while I'm having breakfast or on the bus to work. It gives me short daily lessons — sometimes listening exercises, sometimes speaking practice where I repeat sentences into the microphone and it checks my pronunciation.

I actually found out about it through a coworker who was using it during our lunch break one day. I noticed she was talking to her phone quite intently, which looked a little odd at first, and when I asked what she was doing, she explained it was for practising English before a work trip abroad. I downloaded it that same evening out of curiosity.

The reason I like using it is mainly the convenience — I can fit a short lesson into almost any spare moment, which suits my schedule a lot better than a formal class would. I also like that it tracks my progress and shows me a kind of streak for how many days in a row I've practised, which genuinely motivates me to keep going even on days when I don't really feel like it. Beyond that, I think it's actually improved my confidence when speaking English at work, since our studio sometimes deals with international clients, and I no longer feel as nervous switching into English during a call. It's a small habit, but over the past year it's made a noticeable difference to how comfortable I feel using the language day to day.

查看中文翻译

我想说的这个App是一款语言学习应用,我用它来练习英语,尤其是口语和听力。

我几乎每天早上都会用,通常花二十分钟左右,在吃早餐或者坐公交车上班的路上。它每天会给我一些简短的课程——有时是听力练习,有时是口语练习,我对着麦克风跟读句子,App会检查我的发音。

其实我是通过一位同事知道这个App的,有一天午休时看到她在用。我注意到她对着手机说得很认真,一开始看起来还挺奇怪的,后来我问她在做什么,她解释说是为了出国出差前练练英语。当天晚上我出于好奇就把它下载了下来。

我喜欢用这个App的原因主要是方便——几乎任何空闲的小段时间我都能塞进一节短课,这比正式上课更适合我的日程安排。我也喜欢它会记录我的学习进度,还会显示一种'连续打卡天数',这真的能激励我坚持下去,哪怕是那些不太想学的日子。除此之外,我觉得它其实提升了我在工作中说英语的自信——因为我们工作室有时会接触国际客户,现在打电话时切换成英语我不再像以前那么紧张了。这只是个小习惯,但过去一年下来,它确实明显改变了我日常使用这门语言时的自在程度。

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  • GRAsometimes speaking practice where I repeat sentences into the microphone and it checks my pronunciationThe relative clause, "where I repeat sentences...," is combined with a coordinated second action, "and it checks my pronunciation," inside it, handling two layers of structure in one smooth sentence without error. This is the comfortable mix of complex forms the 7.0 descriptor describes, though it stops short of anything like a conditional or cleft sentence that would push it toward 7.5. It also efficiently packs in a lot of concrete detail about how the app actually works, which supports the fluency of the description.定语从句"where I repeat sentences..."与内嵌其中的第二个并列动作"and it checks my pronunciation"结合在一起,在一句流畅的话里无差错地处理了两层结构。这正是7.0分描述语所描述的那种自如的复杂句式混搭,不过它还没有用到条件句或强调句之类会把它推向7.5分的结构。它也高效地塞入了大量关于这款应用实际如何运作的具体细节,支撑起了这段描述的流利度。
  • LRwhich genuinely motivates me to keep going even on days when I don't really feel like it"Genuinely motivates me" is a natural, slightly more expressive verb-adverb pairing than the plainer "makes me want to," and "even on days when I don't really feel like it" adds a conversational, idiomatic-leaning qualifier rather than a formal one. This combination goes a step beyond plain vocabulary while staying entirely natural-sounding, which is the 7.0 target; a 6.5 answer would likely just say "it makes me want to keep practising." It reinforces the specific claim about the streak feature actually working as a motivator."Genuinely motivates me"是一个自然、比更平淡的"makes me want to"略显生动的动词-副词搭配,而"even on days when I don't really feel like it"则加入了一个口语化、带习语倾向的限定语,而不是正式的表达。这种组合在保持完全自然听感的同时,比平实的词汇更进了一步,这正是7.0分所瞄准的目标;6.5分的答案很可能只会说"it makes me want to keep practising."它强化了关于连续打卡功能确实起到激励作用这一具体论断。
  • FCI no longer feel as nervous switching into English during a callThis gives a specific, work-related consequence of the app — reduced nervousness on international calls — rather than a vague claim like "it's improved my English," developing the point with a concrete example as the 7.0 descriptor asks. A 6.5 answer would likely stop at the general claim of improvement without this situational detail. It also connects back to the studio's international clients mentioned earlier, tying the personal benefit to the wider context already established.这里给出了这款应用带来的一个具体、与工作相关的结果——在国际通话中不再那么紧张——而不是像"it's improved my English"这样模糊的说法,用一个具体例子来展开这一点,正如7.0分描述语所要求的那样。6.5分的答案很可能止步于笼统的进步说法,而没有这种具体情境细节。它也与前文提到的工作室的国际客户相呼应,把个人的收获与已经建立起来的更宏观语境联系在一起。
7.5 分

The figurative 'a wall of water that arrives in seconds and turns the road into a river' and the hyperbolic closing 'close to a superpower' reflect confident, idiomatic Band 7.5 language.比喻性的说法 'a wall of water that arrives in seconds and turns the road into a river'(几秒钟内涌来一堵水墙,把道路变成一条河),以及夸张的结尾 'close to a superpower'(近乎一种超能力),都体现出7.5分那种自信而地道的语言运用。

The app I'd like to talk about is a rain-radar app — a weather app, but a specific kind. Instead of telling you 'sixty percent chance of rain', it shows a live map of the actual rain clouds moving across the coast, updated every few minutes, so you can see that a storm is sitting over the Sơn Trà peninsula and will reach my street in about twelve minutes.

What it does, in practice, is decide when I leave the house. Da Nang's rainy season runs from September to December, and rain here isn't a drizzle — it's a wall of water that arrives in seconds and turns the road into a river. On a motorbike, twelve minutes of warning is the difference between arriving at work dry and arriving looking like I swam there. So I check it every morning at half past seven, again before leaving the office, and I've become the person in the studio who announces 'go now, you have eight minutes' to the whole room.

I found it through a surfer friend, which makes sense: surfers watch weather the way traders watch prices. He showed it to me on the beach two years ago, mostly to explain why he was suddenly leaving, and I downloaded it that evening.

Why I like it comes down to honesty. Most apps on my phone want something from me — attention, a subscription, a notification I never asked for. This one just shows me the sky, accurately, and then leaves me alone. As a designer I admire that; it does one thing, does it well, and has never once tried to become a social network. It also gives me a small daily feeling of control in a season that is otherwise chaos. I've stayed dry through three rainy seasons now, which in this city is close to a superpower.

查看中文翻译

我想聊的这款App是一个雨云雷达App——算是天气类App,但是很特别的一种。它不会只告诉你“降雨概率百分之六十”,而是显示一张实时地图,展示真实的雨云正沿着海岸线移动,每隔几分钟更新一次,所以你能看到一场暴雨正停在山茶半岛(Sơn Trà)上空,大概十二分钟后就会到我家那条街。

实际上,它决定的是我什么时候出门。岘港的雨季是从九月到十二月,这里的雨不是毛毛细雨——而是几秒钟内就能砸下来的一堵水墙,能把马路瞬间变成一条河。骑摩托车的话,十二分钟的提前预警,就是“干爽到达公司”和“到公司时像刚游泳回来”之间的区别。所以我每天早上七点半会看一次,出办公室前再看一次,而且我已经变成工作室里那个会突然对全屋大喊“现在出发,只剩八分钟”的人。

我是通过一个冲浪的朋友知道这个App的,想想也合理:冲浪的人看天气,就像做交易的人盯着行情一样。两年前他在海滩上给我看了这个App,主要是为了解释他为什么突然要走,那天晚上我就下载了。

我喜欢它的原因说到底是“诚实”。我手机里大多数App都想从我这里得到点什么——注意力、订阅费,或者一条我从没要求过的推送通知。而这款App只是准确地告诉我天空的样子,然后就不再打扰我。作为设计师,我很欣赏这一点;它只做一件事,把这件事做好,而且从来没想过要变成一个社交网络。它还给我一种每天都能掌控局面的小小的安全感,而在这个季节里,其他一切基本都是混乱的。到现在我已经安然度过三个雨季了,在这座城市,这几乎算得上是一种超能力。

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  • LRa wall of water that arrives in seconds and turns the road into a riverTwo figurative images are stacked here -- rain as "a wall of water" and a flooded road as "a river" -- used to convey the sheer intensity of tropical rain far more vividly than a literal statement like "it rains very heavily and suddenly" that a Band 6.5 or 7.0 answer would offer instead. The urgency conveyed by "arrives in seconds" also sets up the practical stakes of the whole answer -- why twelve minutes of warning from the app genuinely matters. This is language used to make an argument (the app is necessary), not decoration for its own sake, which is what keeps it feeling natural rather than showy.这里叠加了两个比喻意象——把雨比作"a wall of water"(一堵水墙),把被淹的道路比作"a river"(一条河)——比Band 6.5或7.0答案可能给出的字面陈述(如"it rains very heavily and suddenly")生动得多地传达出热带暴雨的强度。"arrives in seconds"(几秒钟内就到)所传达的紧迫感,也为整个回答的现实意义打下基础——为什么应用程序提前十二分钟的预警真的很重要。这是用来支撑论点的语言(这款应用是必要的),而不是为装饰而装饰,这正是它显得自然而非炫技的原因。
  • GRAI've become the person in the studio who announces 'go now, you have eight minutes' to the whole room.A relative clause ("who announces...") has a full piece of direct quoted speech embedded inside it, rather than a simple description of the habit -- a flexible, less-common combination of structures handled accurately, which is what the 7.5 grammar descriptor calls for beyond the simpler complex sentences typical of 6.5 or 7.0. A lower-band answer would more likely just state the fact plainly ("I always tell my colleagues when it's about to rain"). The quoted announcement also makes the habit vivid and specific rather than abstract, showing exactly how the app has changed the speaker's role in the office.一个关系从句("who announces...")里嵌入了一整段直接引用的原话,而不是简单地描述这个习惯——这种灵活、不常见的结构组合被准确地驾驭,正是Band 7.5语法描述所要求的、超越6.5或7.0典型的简单复杂句的水平。较低分数段的答案更可能只是平铺直叙地陈述事实("I always tell my colleagues when it's about to rain")。引用的播报内容也让这个习惯变得生动具体,而非抽象,准确展示了这款应用如何改变了说话人在办公室里的角色。
  • FCwhich in this city is close to a superpowerThis closing line takes the modest, practical achievement of staying dry and reframes it with deliberate hyperbole as something almost heroic, a reflective, evaluative way of closing the answer rather than a flat summary like "the app has been very useful" that a Band 6.5 or 7.0 answer would likely settle for. The joke also depends on shared local knowledge established earlier in the answer -- that Da Nang's rainy season is genuinely disruptive -- so the humour is grounded in the story rather than a generic flourish. It leaves the listener with a specific, memorable final image instead of trailing off on a plain fact.这句结语把一个朴实、实际的成就——保持干爽——用刻意的夸张重新塑造成近乎英雄般的壮举,是一种反思性、评价性的收尾方式,而不是像Band 6.5或7.0答案很可能满足于的那种平淡总结("the app has been very useful")。这个笑话也依赖于前文已经建立起来的地方性共识——岘港的雨季确实会造成很大不便——所以幽默感植根于故事本身,而非泛泛的点缀。它给听者留下一个具体、令人难忘的收尾画面,而不是以一句平淡的事实草草收场。

各考试时段出题记录

  • Describe a program or app that you like using on your computer or phone2026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. Which programs or apps are most popular 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

    The plain closing sentence 'Games are huge among teenagers too' adds a final point with no elaboration, typical of the direct 6.5 style.平淡的结尾句 'Games are huge among teenagers too' 补充了最后一点,没有任何展开说明,这是6.5分典型的直接风格。

    If you looked at my mother's phone, you would see the whole country's app world in three icons: Zalo for messaging, a banking app, and a karaoke app. Facebook is still huge here too — it works as news, marketplace, and neighbourhood noticeboard — and TikTok has taken over people under thirty completely. Shopee for shopping, Grab for rides and food, and MoMo for payments are also very common, and almost everyone under fifty now pays with a QR code. Games are huge among teenagers too.

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    如果你看看我妈妈的手机,你会发现整个国家的应用世界都浓缩在三个图标里:用来聊天的Zalo、一个银行应用,还有一个卡拉OK应用。Facebook在这里依然很庞大——它同时充当新闻、市场和邻里公告栏的角色——而TikTok几乎完全占据了三十岁以下的人群。Shopee用来购物、Grab用来打车和叫外卖、MoMo用来支付,这些也都非常普遍,如今几乎每个五十岁以下的人都用二维码付款。游戏在青少年中也非常流行。

    为什么是这个分数

    • LRthe whole country's app world in three iconsPlain, generic vocabulary. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions use the more precise, almost technical phrase 'app economy', which sounds like a more considered observation about a system rather than just a list.朴素、泛泛的词汇。7.0和7.5版本用了更精确、近乎技术性的短语 'app economy',听起来更像是对一个体系经过深思熟虑的观察,而不只是一份清单。
    • GRATikTok has taken over people under thirty completelyA simple verb phrase. The 7.5 version intensifies this with 'captured the under-thirties completely', a more vivid, almost dramatic verb choice.一个简单的动词短语。7.5版本用 'captured the under-thirties completely' 加强了它,这是一个更生动、近乎戏剧性的动词选择。
    • FCGames are huge among teenagers tooA short, flat closing sentence with no further development. The 7.5 version extends the whole answer with a final generalisation about how little of daily life sits outside these apps, giving the ending far more weight.一个简短、平淡的结尾句,没有进一步展开。7.5版本用一个关于"日常生活中有多少部分不在这些应用之外"的最终总结,延伸了整个答案,让结尾更有分量。
    7.0 分

    The phrase 'app economy' reframes a simple list of icons as evidence of a whole economic system, a more analytical opening than a flat description.短语 'app economy' 把一份简单的图标清单重新框定为一整套经济体系的证据,这是一种比平淡描述更具分析性的开头。

    If you looked at my mother's phone you'd see the whole country's app economy in three icons: Zalo for messaging, a banking app, and a karaoke app. Beyond that, Facebook is still enormous here — it works as news, marketplace and neighbourhood noticeboard — and TikTok has taken the under-thirties completely. Shopee for shopping, Grab for rides and food, MoMo for payments, and nearly everyone under fifty now pays by QR code. Games are huge among teenagers too, to be fair. What's interesting is how much of daily life runs through just three or four of these apps.

    查看中文翻译

    如果你看看我妈妈的手机,你会看到整个国家的应用经济都浓缩在三个图标里:用来聊天的Zalo、一个银行应用,还有一个卡拉OK应用。除此之外,Facebook在这里依然庞大——它同时充当新闻、市场和邻里公告栏的角色——而TikTok几乎完全占据了三十岁以下的人群。Shopee用来购物、Grab用来打车和叫外卖、MoMo用来支付,如今几乎每个五十岁以下的人都用二维码付款。说句公道话,游戏在青少年中也非常流行。有意思的是,日常生活中有多少部分,竟然是靠这三四个应用来运转的。

    为什么是这个分数

    • LRthe whole country's app economy in three icons'App economy' is a more precise, analytical term than 6.5's plainer 'app world', suggesting a considered observation rather than just a description.'App economy' 是一个比6.5分更朴素的 'app world' 更精确、更具分析性的术语,暗示了一种经过深思熟虑的观察,而不只是描述。
    • FCWhat's interesting is how much of daily life runs through just three or four of these appsThis closing generalisation draws a broader conclusion from the earlier list, more developed than 6.5's flat final sentence about games.这个结尾的总结从前面的列表中得出了一个更宽泛的结论,比6.5分关于游戏平淡的结尾句更成熟。
    • GRAnearly everyone under fifty now pays by QR codeThe passive-style construction 'pays by QR code' is slightly more compact than 6.5's fuller 'pays with a QR code', though the difference is subtle.被动式的结构 'pays by QR code',比6.5分更完整的 'pays with a QR code' 略微更紧凑一些,不过这个差异很微妙。
    7.5 分

    The closing clause 'a Vietnamese person could lose every other one and barely notice the gap' turns an abstract observation into a vivid, testable claim.结尾从句 'a Vietnamese person could lose every other one and barely notice the gap',把一个抽象的观察变成了一个生动、可验证的论断。

    If you looked at my mother's phone you'd see the whole country's app economy compressed into three icons: Zalo for messaging, a banking app, and a karaoke app. Beyond that, Facebook is still enormous here — it doubles as news, marketplace and neighbourhood noticeboard all at once — and TikTok has captured the under-thirties completely. Shopee for shopping, Grab for rides and food, MoMo for payments, and nearly everyone under fifty now pays by scanning a QR code without a second thought. Games are genuinely huge among teenagers too. What's genuinely interesting is just how much of daily life runs through only three or four of these apps; a Vietnamese person could lose every other one and barely notice the gap.

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    如果你看看我妈妈的手机,你会看到整个国家的应用经济都被压缩进三个图标里:用来聊天的Zalo、一个银行应用,还有一个卡拉OK应用。除此之外,Facebook在这里依然庞大——它同时兼任新闻、市场和邻里公告栏,一心多用——而TikTok已经完全俘获了三十岁以下的人群。Shopee用来购物、Grab用来打车和叫外卖、MoMo用来支付,如今几乎每个五十岁以下的人都会想都不想就扫码付款。游戏在青少年中也是真真切切地流行。真正有意思的是,日常生活中竟有这么多部分,只靠这三四个应用运转;一个越南人可能失去其他所有应用,却几乎察觉不到缺了什么。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCa Vietnamese person could lose every other one and barely notice the gapThis closing hypothetical gives the earlier generalisation a concrete, testable shape, a more developed ending than 6.5's plain final sentence and 7.0's shorter, more abstract version.这个结尾的假设性说法,给前面的总结赋予了一个具体、可验证的形态,比6.5分平淡的结尾句以及7.0分更简短、更抽象的版本都更成熟。
    • LRit doubles as news, marketplace and neighbourhood noticeboard all at onceThe added phrase 'all at once' emphasises simultaneity, sharper than 6.5's and 7.0's plainer 'works as news, marketplace and neighbourhood noticeboard'.加上的短语 'all at once' 强调了同时性,比6.5分和7.0分更朴素的 'works as news, marketplace and neighbourhood noticeboard' 更锐利。
    • GRApays by scanning a QR code without a second thoughtThe participial phrase 'without a second thought' adds flexible, idiomatic texture beyond 7.0's plainer 'pays by QR code'.分词短语 'without a second thought' 增添了灵活、地道的质感,超越了7.0分更朴素的 'pays by QR code'。
  2. 2. How do the types of programs and apps that young people use compare with those that older people use?

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

    The plain final sentence 'Family group chats are where both groups actually meet' states the observation directly with basic vocabulary.平淡的结尾句 'Family group chats are where both groups actually meet',用基础词汇直接陈述了这个观察。

    The two groups barely overlap. My father's most-used app, after messaging, is a lunar calendar he checks before booking anything important — a very old habit running on new technology. Older people usually use apps for communication, news, banking, and health, things that serve routines they already have. Younger people live in entertainment apps — short video, games, music, and dating. Young people try new apps constantly and drop them quickly, while older people adopt slowly but stay loyal for years. Family group chats are where both groups actually meet.

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    这两个群体的使用习惯几乎没有重叠。我爸爸除了聊天软件之外,用得最多的应用是一个农历日历,他会在预订任何重要的事情之前查一下——这是一个跑在新科技上的非常古老的习惯。年长的人通常用应用来通讯、看新闻、办银行业务和管理健康,这些都是为他们已有的日常习惯服务的。年轻人则活在娱乐应用里——短视频、游戏、音乐和交友软件。年轻人不停地尝试新应用,又很快抛弃它们,而年长的人接受得慢,但一旦用上就会坚持很多年。家庭群聊才是这两个群体真正相遇的地方。

    为什么是这个分数

    • GRAYounger people live in entertainment apps — short video, games, music, and datingA four-item dash-led list. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions extend this to five items, adding 'messaging that's more about presence than information', a more precise and developed category.一个用破折号引出的四项列表。7.0和7.5版本把它扩展为五项,加上了 'messaging that's more about presence than information',这是一个更精确、更成熟的类别。
    • LRa very old habit running on new technologyPlain, functional phrasing. The 7.5 version intensifies this with 'religiously' and 'very new technology', 'consults religiously... running on very new technology', sharpening the contrast.朴素、功能性的表达。7.5版本用 'religiously' 和 'very new technology' 加强了这一点——"consults religiously... running on very new technology",使对比更加鲜明。
    • FCFamily group chats are where both groups actually meetA short, flat closing sentence. The 7.5 version extends this with 'probably the one place a seventy-year-old and a seventeen-year-old use the same app for the same reason', giving the conclusion far more specificity.一个简短、平淡的结尾句。7.5版本用 'probably the one place a seventy-year-old and a seventeen-year-old use the same app for the same reason' 延伸了这一点,让结论具体得多。
    7.0 分

    The verb 'consults' rather than 'checks' gives the description of the father's habit a slightly more formal, deliberate quality.用动词 'consults' 而不是 'checks',给对父亲这个习惯的描述增添了一点更正式、更刻意的质感。

    The categories barely overlap, honestly. My father's most-used app, after messaging, is a lunar calendar he consults before booking anything important — a very old habit running on very new technology. Older people cluster around communication, news, banking, health tracking and things that serve existing routines. Younger people live in entertainment and identity: short video, games, music, dating, and messaging that's more about presence than information. The young try new apps constantly and abandon them; the old adopt slowly and then stay for years, to be fair. Where they meet is family group chats, probably the one shared app.

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    说实话,这两类应用的使用习惯几乎没有重叠。我爸爸除了聊天软件之外,用得最多的应用是一个农历日历,他会在预订任何重要的事情之前查阅一下——这是一个跑在崭新科技上的非常古老的习惯。年长的人聚集在通讯、新闻、银行业务、健康追踪这些为已有习惯服务的领域。年轻人则活在娱乐和身份认同当中:短视频、游戏、音乐、交友软件,以及更多是为了"存在感"而不是为了信息本身的即时通讯。说句公道话,年轻人不停地尝试新应用又抛弃它们;年长的人接受得慢,但一旦接受就会坚持很多年。他们相遇的地方是家庭群聊,大概是他们共用的唯一一个应用。

    为什么是这个分数

    • GRAshort video, games, music, dating, and messaging that's more about presence than informationA five-item list with the final item developed into its own clause, more sophisticated than 6.5's simpler four-item version.一个五项列表,最后一项还展开成了它自己的从句,比6.5分更简单的四项版本更老练。
    • FCThe young try new apps constantly and abandon them; the old adopt slowly and then stay for yearsThe semicolon joins two balanced, contrasting clauses, more fluent than 6.5's version joined with 'while'.分号连接了两个平衡、对比的从句,比6.5分用 'while' 连接的版本更流畅。
    • LRconsults before booking anything important'Consults' is a more formal, precise verb than 6.5's plainer 'checks', suggesting a more deliberate ritual.'Consults' 是一个比6.5分更朴素的 'checks' 更正式、更精确的动词,暗示了一种更刻意的仪式感。
    7.5 分

    The closing image of 'a seventy-year-old and a seventeen-year-old' using the same app gives an abstract claim about overlap a vivid, concrete shape.结尾"一个七十岁的人和一个十七岁的人"使用同一个应用的画面,为关于"重叠"这个抽象论断赋予了生动、具体的形态。

    The categories barely overlap at all. My father's most-used app, after messaging, is a lunar calendar he consults religiously before booking anything important — a genuinely old habit running on very new technology. Older people cluster around communication, news, banking, health tracking and things that serve routines they've already built for themselves. Younger people, by contrast, live in entertainment and identity: short video, games, music, dating, and messaging that's more about presence than actual information. The young try new apps constantly and abandon them just as fast; the old adopt slowly and then stay loyal for years once they've committed. Where the two generations genuinely meet is family group chats, probably the one place a seventy-year-old and a seventeen-year-old use the same app for the same reason.

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    这两类应用几乎完全没有重叠。我爸爸除了聊天软件之外,用得最多的应用是一个农历日历,他会虔诚地在预订任何重要的事情之前查阅一下——这是一个跑在全新科技上、真正古老的习惯。年长的人聚集在通讯、新闻、银行业务、健康追踪这些为他们自己已经建立起来的习惯服务的领域。相比之下,年轻人活在娱乐和身份认同当中:短视频、游戏、音乐、交友软件,以及更多是为了"存在感"而不是为了真正信息的即时通讯。年轻人不停地尝试新应用,又以同样的速度抛弃它们;年长的人接受得慢,但一旦下定决心就会忠诚地坚持很多年。这两代人真正相遇的地方是家庭群聊,大概是唯一一个让七十岁的人和十七岁的人出于同样的理由使用同一个应用的地方。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCprobably the one place a seventy-year-old and a seventeen-year-old use the same app for the same reasonThis closing concrete image gives the abstract claim about overlap a memorable, specific shape, well beyond 6.5's plain closing sentence and 7.0's more general 'probably the one shared app'.这个结尾的具体画面,为关于"重叠"这个抽象论断赋予了令人难忘、具体的形态,远超6.5分平淡的结尾句以及7.0分更泛泛的 'probably the one shared app'。
    • LRconsults religiously before booking anything importantThe adverb 'religiously' is a vivid, almost ironic intensifier, sharper than 7.0's plainer 'consults before booking'.副词 'religiously' 是一个生动、近乎讽刺意味的加强语气词,比7.0分更朴素的 'consults before booking' 更锐利。
    • GRAthe old adopt slowly and then stay loyal for years once they've committedThe added clause 'once they've committed' extends 7.0's simpler semicolon-joined pair with a further nuance about the process of adoption.加上的从句 'once they've committed',在7.0分较简单的分号连接对句基础上,增添了关于"接受过程"的一层细致意味。
  3. 3. Why do some people not use programs or apps?

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

    The plain closing sentence 'And some simply do not need one' finishes the list with basic vocabulary and no further comment.平淡的结尾句 'And some simply do not need one',用基础词汇结束了这份清单,没有进一步的评论。

    My grandmother will not touch a banking app because she is sure one wrong tap will send her savings to a stranger, and honestly the interface does not help much. Fear of making an irreversible mistake stops many older people, more than any lack of intelligence. Poor eyesight and small text stop others. In rural areas, weak signal and the cost of data also matter. Some people avoid apps on purpose because they are tired of being managed by their phone. And some simply do not need one.

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    我奶奶绝对不碰银行应用,因为她坚信只要点错一下,她的存款就会转到一个陌生人手里,说实话,那个界面设计也帮不上什么忙。害怕犯下无法挽回的错误,让很多老年人望而却步,这比缺乏理解力更能解释问题。视力不好、字体太小,让另一些人望而却步。在农村地区,信号弱和流量费用也是问题。有些人是故意不用应用的,因为他们厌倦了被自己的手机"管着"。还有一些人则单纯不需要用。

    为什么是这个分数

    • GRAFear of making an irreversible mistake stops many older people, more than any lack of intelligenceA plain comparative sentence. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions tighten this into 'fear of irreversible mistakes is a bigger barrier than any lack of intelligence', a more compact noun-based structure.一个朴素的比较句。7.0和7.5版本把它收紧为 'fear of irreversible mistakes is a bigger barrier than any lack of intelligence',这是一种更紧凑、以名词为基础的结构。
    • FCSome people avoid apps on purpose because they are tired of being managed by their phonePlain phrasing. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions add a specific example, 'a colleague of mine deleted everything but maps and messages', turning the general claim into a concrete illustration.朴素的表达。7.0和7.5版本加上了一个具体的例子——'a colleague of mine deleted everything but maps and messages',把泛泛的论断变成了一个具体的例证。
    • LRAnd some simply do not need oneA short, unelaborated closer. The 7.5 version develops this with a specific example, 'a farmer who sells to the same trader every week isn't missing much', proving the point rather than just stating it.一个简短、未展开的结尾。7.5版本用一个具体的例子——'a farmer who sells to the same trader every week isn't missing much'——发展了这一点,用证明而不只是陈述来支撑观点。
    7.0 分

    The dash-led clause '— fear of irreversible mistakes is a bigger barrier than any lack of intelligence' turns a personal anecdote into a small generalising claim within the same sentence.用破折号引出的从句 '— fear of irreversible mistakes is a bigger barrier than any lack of intelligence',在同一个句子里,把一段个人轶事变成了一个小小的概括性论断。

    My grandmother won't touch a banking app because she's convinced one wrong tap will send her savings to a stranger, and honestly the interfaces do little to reassure her — fear of irreversible mistakes is a bigger barrier than any lack of intelligence. Eyesight and small text stop many older people too. In rural areas, weak signal and the cost of data still matter, to be fair. Some people avoid apps deliberately: a colleague of mine deleted everything but maps and messages because she was tired of being managed by her phone. And some simply have no real need for one.

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    我奶奶绝对不碰银行应用,因为她深信只要点错一下,她的存款就会转到一个陌生人手里,说实话,那些界面也没怎么让她安心——害怕犯下无法挽回的错误,比缺乏理解力更能构成障碍。视力和字体太小也让很多老年人望而却步。说句公道话,在农村地区,信号弱和流量费用仍然是问题。有些人是刻意不用应用的:我的一位同事就删除了除地图和消息之外的所有应用,因为她厌倦了被自己的手机"管着"。还有一些人则单纯没有真正的需求。

    为什么是这个分数

    • GRAfear of irreversible mistakes is a bigger barrier than any lack of intelligenceThis compact noun-phrase construction is more economical than 6.5's fuller verb-based sentence expressing the same comparison.这个紧凑的名词短语结构,比6.5分更完整、基于动词的句子表达同样的比较更经济。
    • FCSome people avoid apps deliberately: a colleague of mine deleted everything but maps and messagesThe colon introduces a specific, named example directly within the sentence, more developed than 6.5's separate, more general statement.这个冒号直接在句子里引出了一个具体、点名的例子,比6.5分单独、更泛泛的陈述更成熟。
    • LRshe's convinced one wrong tap will send her savings to a stranger'Convinced' is a more precise, formal verb than 6.5's plainer 'is sure', suggesting a firmly held, almost irrational belief.'Convinced' 是一个比6.5分更朴素的 'is sure' 更精确、更正式的动词,暗示了一种根深蒂固、近乎非理性的信念。
    7.5 分

    The closing example 'a farmer who sells to the same trader every week isn't missing much' proves the final claim with a concrete case rather than leaving it abstract.结尾的例子 'a farmer who sells to the same trader every week isn't missing much',用一个具体的例子证明了最后的论断,而不是让它停留在抽象层面。

    My grandmother won't touch a banking app because she's utterly convinced one wrong tap will send her savings straight to a stranger, and honestly the interfaces do little to reassure her — fear of irreversible mistakes is a far bigger barrier than any lack of intelligence. Poor eyesight and small text stop plenty of older people too. In rural areas, weak signal and the cost of data still matter considerably. Some people avoid apps quite deliberately: a colleague of mine deleted everything but maps and messages because she was tired of being managed by her own phone, and I understand her completely. And some simply have no need at all; a farmer who sells to the same trader every week isn't missing much.

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    我奶奶绝对不碰银行应用,因为她彻底深信只要点错一下,她的存款就会直接转到一个陌生人手里,说实话,那些界面也没怎么让她安心——害怕犯下无法挽回的错误,是一个远比缺乏理解力更大的障碍。视力不好、字体太小也让不少老年人望而却步。在农村地区,信号弱和流量费用依然是相当重要的问题。有些人是相当刻意地不用应用的:我的一位同事就删除了除地图和消息之外的所有应用,因为她厌倦了被自己的手机"管着",而我完全理解她。还有一些人则完全没有需求;一个每周都卖给同一个批发商的农民,不用应用其实也没损失多少。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCa farmer who sells to the same trader every week isn't missing muchThis closing concrete example proves the final claim rather than just stating it, a more developed ending than 6.5's bare assertion and 7.0's version without any such proof.这个结尾的具体例子证明了最后的论断,而不只是陈述它,比6.5分空泛的断言以及7.0分没有这种证明的版本更成熟。
    • LRshe's utterly convinced one wrong tap will send her savings straight to a strangerThe intensifiers 'utterly' and 'straight' sharpen the claim beyond 7.0's plainer 'convinced one wrong tap will send her savings to a stranger'.加强语气词 'utterly' 和 'straight' 让这个论断比7.0分更朴素的 'convinced one wrong tap will send her savings to a stranger' 更为锐利。
    • GRAand I understand her completelyThis added personal reaction, set off by a comma, shows more flexible sentence-building than 7.0's version, which stops at reporting the colleague's behaviour without commenting on it.这个用逗号隔开的、附加的个人反应,展现出比7.0版本更灵活的造句方式,后者只是转述了同事的行为,没有做出评论。
  4. 4. Should parents limit the time children spend on apps or computer programs?

    2026年5–8月
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    6.5 分

    The plain contrast 'Yes, but how matters more than how much' states the whole position in six words before any explanation follows.朴素的对比句 'Yes, but how matters more than how much',在展开任何解释之前,就用六个词表明了整体立场。

    Yes, but how matters more than how much. My sister's rule for her son is simple: no screen until homework is finished and he has been outside on his bicycle, then a set amount of time. But she says the real work is choosing what he watches, because an hour of a building game and an hour of random videos leave him in very different moods. Young children need limits, because apps are made to be hard to leave. With teenagers, strict limits usually just create secrecy.

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    应该,但"怎么限制"比"限制多少"更重要。我姐姐给儿子定的规矩很简单:作业没写完、没骑自行车出去玩过之前不准看屏幕,之后给一段固定的时间。但她说,真正重要的工作是选择他看什么内容,因为玩一个小时搭建类游戏和刷一个小时随机短视频,会让他的情绪状态完全不同。小孩子需要限制,因为应用本来就是被设计得让人难以放下的。对青少年来说,严格的限制通常只会催生"偷偷摸摸"。

    为什么是这个分数

    • LRan hour of a building game and an hour of random videos leave him in very different moodsPlain, generic vocabulary. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions specify 'random short videos', a more precise, contemporary term than the vaguer 'random videos'.朴素、泛泛的词汇。7.0和7.5版本明确写作 'random short videos',这是一个比含糊的 'random videos' 更精确、更贴近时代的说法。
    • GRAYoung children need limits, because apps are made to be hard to leaveA simple cause-and-effect sentence. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions use the more precise verb 'engineered', 'the apps are engineered to be hard to leave', a stronger, more deliberate-sounding claim.一个简单的因果句。7.0和7.5版本用了更精确的动词 'engineered'——"the apps are engineered to be hard to leave",这是一个更有力、听起来更刻意的论断。
    • FCWith teenagers, strict limits usually just create secrecyA short, flat closing sentence. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions extend this with 'agreements and shared activities work better', offering a solution rather than just naming the problem.一个简短、平淡的结尾句。7.0和7.5版本用 'agreements and shared activities work better' 延伸了这一点,提供了一个解决方案,而不只是指出问题。
    7.0 分

    The verb 'engineered' rather than 'made' gives the claim about app design a more precise, almost accusatory technical edge.用动词 'engineered' 而不是 'made',给关于应用设计的论断增添了一种更精确、近乎控诉意味的技术色彩。

    Yes, though the how matters more than the how much, honestly. My sister's rule for her son is simple: no screen until homework is done and he's been outside on his bicycle, and then a set amount of time — but she says the real work is choosing what he watches, because an hour of a building game and an hour of random short videos leave him in completely different moods. Young children need limits because the apps are engineered to be hard to leave, and a seven-year-old can't fight that alone. With teenagers, rigid limits mostly produce secrecy; shared activities work better, to be fair.

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    说实话,应该,但"怎么限制"比"限制多少"更重要。我姐姐给儿子定的规矩很简单:作业没写完、没骑自行车出去玩过之前不准看屏幕,之后给一段固定的时间——但她说,真正重要的工作是选择他看什么内容,因为玩一个小时搭建类游戏和刷一个小时随机短视频,会让他的情绪状态完全不同。小孩子需要限制,因为这些应用本来就是被刻意设计得让人难以放下的,一个七岁的孩子没法独自对抗这一点。说句公道话,对青少年来说,死板的限制大多只会催生"偷偷摸摸";共同参与的活动效果更好。

    为什么是这个分数

    • LRthe apps are engineered to be hard to leave'Engineered' is a more precise, technical verb than 6.5's plainer 'made', implying deliberate design rather than a vague fact.'Engineered' 是一个比6.5分更朴素的 'made' 更精确、更具技术色彩的动词,暗示了刻意的设计,而不是一个含糊的事实。
    • FCWith teenagers, rigid limits mostly produce secrecy; shared activities work better, to be fairThe semicolon links the problem to its solution within one sentence, more fluent than 6.5's separate, less connected final sentence.分号在一个句子里把问题和解决方案连接了起来,比6.5分独立、连接性较弱的结尾句更流畅。
    • GRAa seven-year-old can't fight that aloneThis added consequence clause extends the reasoning further than 6.5's shorter version, which stops at stating the need for limits.这个附加的后果从句,比6.5分较短的版本进一步延伸了论证,后者只止步于陈述需要限制这一点。
    7.5 分

    The closing observation about 'the parent's own phone habits' turns the whole discussion back on the adult, a sharp final twist.关于"家长自己使用手机的习惯"这个结尾观察,把整个讨论转回到成年人身上,这是一个犀利的结尾转折。

    Yes, though the how matters considerably more than the how much. My sister's rule for her son is simple: no screen until homework is done and he's been outside on his bicycle, and then a fixed amount of time — but she insists the real work is choosing what he actually watches, since an hour of a building game and an hour of random short videos leave him in wildly different moods. Young children genuinely need limits, because the apps are deliberately engineered to be hard to leave, and a seven-year-old can't fight that battle alone. With teenagers, rigid limits mostly just produce secrecy; agreements and shared activities work considerably better. The parent's own phone habits remain the strongest rule of all, whether they admit it or not.

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    应该,但"怎么限制"比"限制多少"重要得多。我姐姐给儿子定的规矩很简单:作业没写完、没骑自行车出去玩过之前不准看屏幕,之后给一段固定的时间——但她坚持认为,真正重要的工作是选择他到底在看什么内容,因为玩一个小时搭建类游戏和刷一个小时随机短视频,会让他的情绪状态天差地别。小孩子真的需要限制,因为这些应用本来就是被刻意设计得让人难以放下的,一个七岁的孩子没法独自打赢这场仗。对青少年来说,死板的限制大多只会催生"偷偷摸摸";约定和共同参与的活动效果要好得多。而家长自己使用手机的习惯,才始终是最强有力的"规矩",不管他们承不承认。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCThe parent's own phone habits remain the strongest rule of all, whether they admit it or notThis closing twist redirects the whole discussion back onto the parent, a considerably more developed ending than 6.5's flat final sentence and 7.0's version without this reversal.这个结尾的转折把整个讨论重新导向了家长,比6.5分平淡的结尾句以及7.0分没有这种反转的版本都成熟得多。
    • LRleave him in wildly different moods'Wildly' is a more vivid, forceful intensifier than 6.5's and 7.0's plainer 'very' or 'completely different moods'.'Wildly' 是一个比6.5分和7.0分更朴素的 'very' 或 'completely different moods' 更生动、更有力的加强语气词。
    • GRAthe apps are deliberately engineered to be hard to leaveThe added adverb 'deliberately' sharpens 7.0's already precise 'engineered', making the accusation of intent even more explicit.加上的副词 'deliberately',让7.0分已经很精确的 'engineered' 更加锐利,把"刻意为之"这个指控表达得更明确。
  5. 5. What is the value of using apps for educational purposes?

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

    The short closing sentence 'The main limit, though, is motivation' names the key weakness in five plain words with no elaboration.简短的结尾句 'The main limit, though, is motivation',用几个朴素的词点出了关键的弱点,没有展开说明。

    The main value is quick feedback and endless practice. A colleague of mine learned to read sheet music in three months using an app that plays each note back the moment you tap it — something no book or teacher could ever repeat a thousand times a day. Apps make repetition cheap, which is how skills actually form, and they adjust to the learner's own level rather than the class average. They also reach people who would never sit in a classroom. The main limit, though, is motivation.

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    主要的价值在于快速反馈和无限次的练习。我的一位同事用一个应用,只花了三个月就学会了识谱,那个应用会在你点一个音符的瞬间就把它弹回来给你听——这是任何书本或老师都不可能一天重复上千次的事。应用让重复变得"便宜",而这正是技能真正养成的方式,而且它们能根据学习者自己的水平调整,而不是按班级平均水平来。它们还能触及那些永远不会坐进教室的人。不过,主要的局限在于动力。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCThe main limit, though, is motivationA short, unexplained closer. The 7.5 version extends this into a fuller, almost aphoristic sentence, 'An app can teach you almost anything you're already determined to learn, and almost nothing you're not', unpacking exactly what the limit means.一个简短、未加解释的结尾。7.5版本把它延伸成了一个更完整、近乎格言的句子——'An app can teach you almost anything you're already determined to learn, and almost nothing you're not',详细说明了这个局限到底意味着什么。
    • GRAsomething no book or teacher could ever repeat a thousand times a dayPlain, functional phrasing. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions restructure this as 'no book can do and no teacher can repeat', a more balanced parallel comparing two separate limitations rather than combining them.朴素、功能性的表达。7.0和7.5版本把它重新组织为 'no book can do and no teacher can repeat',这是一个更平衡的排比结构,分别比较了两种局限,而不是把它们合并在一起。
    • LRquick feedback and endless practicePlain, generic vocabulary. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions use the more precise 'immediate feedback', a slightly more formal and specific term for the same idea.朴素、泛泛的词汇。7.0和7.5版本用了更精确的 'immediate feedback',这是一个略微更正式、更具体的说法,表达同样的意思。
    7.0 分

    The colon before 'adults with jobs, people in villages without a tutor' gives concrete faces to what would otherwise be an abstract claim about reach.'adults with jobs, people in villages without a tutor' 前面的冒号,为一个原本抽象的关于"触及范围"的论断赋予了具体的面孔。

    The main value, honestly, is immediate feedback and endless practice. A colleague of mine learned to read sheet music in three months with an app that plays each note back the instant you tap it — something no book can do and no teacher can repeat a thousand times a day. Apps make repetition cheap, which is how skills form, and they adapt to the learner's level rather than the class average. They also reach people who'd never sit in a classroom: adults with jobs, people in villages without a tutor. The limit is motivation, to be fair — an app teaches you what you're already determined to learn.

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    说实话,主要的价值在于即时反馈和无限次的练习。我的一位同事用一个应用,只花了三个月就学会了识谱,那个应用会在你点一个音符的瞬间就把它弹回来给你听——这是任何书本都做不到、任何老师都不可能一天重复上千次的事。应用让重复变得"便宜",而这正是技能形成的方式,而且它们能根据学习者的水平调整,而不是按班级平均水平来。它们还能触及那些永远不会坐进教室的人:有工作的成年人、身处偏远村庄没有家教的人。说句公道话,局限在于动力——一个应用只能教会你那些你已经下定决心要学的东西。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCwho'd never sit in a classroom: adults with jobs, people in villages without a tutorThe colon introduces specific examples directly, more developed than 6.5's vaguer, unillustrated 'reach people who would never sit in a classroom'.这个冒号直接引出了具体的例子,比6.5分更含糊、没有例证的 'reach people who would never sit in a classroom' 更成熟。
    • LRimmediate feedback and endless practice'Immediate' is a slightly more precise, formal word than 6.5's plainer 'quick', matching the more considered register of the rest of the answer.'Immediate' 是一个比6.5分更朴素的 'quick' 略微更精确、更正式的词,与答案其余部分更深思熟虑的语域相匹配。
    • GRAno book can do and no teacher can repeat a thousand times a dayThe parallel structure 'no book can do and no teacher can repeat' balances two separate limitations, more grammatically developed than 6.5's single combined clause.排比结构 'no book can do and no teacher can repeat' 平衡了两种独立的局限,在语法上比6.5分单一合并的从句更成熟。
    7.5 分

    The closing aphorism 'almost anything you're already determined to learn, and almost nothing you're not' compresses the whole discussion of motivation into one balanced, memorable line.结尾的格言 'almost anything you're already determined to learn, and almost nothing you're not',把整个关于动力的讨论压缩成了一句平衡、令人难忘的话。

    The main value, honestly, is immediate feedback paired with genuinely endless practice. A colleague of mine learned to read sheet music in three months with an app that plays each note straight back the instant you tap it — something no book can manage and no teacher could repeat a thousand times a day even if they wanted to. Apps make repetition cheap, which is precisely how skills form, and they adapt fluidly to the learner's own level rather than the class average. They also reach people who'd never otherwise sit in a classroom: adults with jobs, people in villages without access to a tutor. The real limit is motivation. An app can teach you almost anything you're already determined to learn, and almost nothing you're not, so it works best sitting beside a human who keeps you going.

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    说实话,主要的价值在于即时反馈,再加上真正无限次的练习。我的一位同事用一个应用,只花了三个月就学会了识谱,那个应用会在你点一个音符的瞬间就原样把它弹回来给你听——这是任何书本都办不到的,也是任何老师就算想做也不可能一天重复上千次的。应用让重复变得"便宜",而这正是技能形成的确切方式,而且它们能灵活地根据学习者自己的水平调整,而不是按班级平均水平来。它们还能触及那些原本永远不会坐进教室的人:有工作的成年人、身处偏远村庄没有条件请家教的人。真正的局限在于动力。一个应用几乎能教会你任何你已经下定决心要学的东西,却几乎教不会你任何你还没下定决心要学的东西,所以它最有效的用法,是搭配一个能一直督促你的人。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCAn app can teach you almost anything you're already determined to learn, and almost nothing you're notThis closing aphorism unpacks the bare word 'motivation' into a fully developed, balanced claim, well beyond 6.5's unexplained final sentence and 7.0's version that names the limit but doesn't elaborate.这句结尾的格言,把单薄的词 'motivation' 展开成了一个完整、平衡的论断,远超6.5分未加解释的结尾句,以及7.0分只是点出局限却没有展开的版本。
    • LRimmediate feedback paired with genuinely endless practiceThe verb 'paired with' is a more precise, deliberate construction than 7.0's simpler 'and', suggesting the two elements work together rather than just being listed.动词短语 'paired with' 比7.0分更简单的 'and' 更精确、更刻意,暗示了这两个元素是协同作用的,而不只是被列在一起。
    • GRAno book can manage and no teacher could repeat a thousand times a day even if they wanted toThe added concessive clause 'even if they wanted to' extends 7.0's already parallel structure with a further layer of nuance about human limitation.加上的让步从句 'even if they wanted to',在7.0分已经很平衡的排比结构基础上,增添了关于"人力局限"的一层细致意味。
  6. 6. Do you agree or disagree that young people depend too much on their apps or computer programs?

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

    The plain opener 'Partly, I agree' answers the question in two words before any explanation, in the direct style typical of 6.5.朴素的开头 'Partly, I agree',在展开任何解释之前就用两个词回答了问题,是6.5分典型的直接风格。

    Partly, I agree. Friends of mine who have lived in Da Nang for five years still cannot reach a restaurant across town without a map app, and it is hard to call that anything but dependence. Navigation, spelling, even remembering last week's plans — all outsourced now. But every generation has depended on its tools, and my parents cannot do the long division their parents could, and nobody misses it. The real question is whether the dependence removes something we actually need. Losing navigation seems small, but losing focus seems bigger.

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    我算是部分同意。我有些朋友在岘港住了五年,却依然没法不靠地图应用就找到城市另一头的一家餐厅,这很难说不是一种依赖。导航、拼写,甚至记住上周的计划——现在都被"外包"出去了。但每一代人都依赖过自己的工具,我父母也做不来他们父母那一辈会做的长除法,也没人怀念它。真正的问题在于,这种依赖是不是让我们失去了某种真正需要的东西。失去导航能力似乎是小事,但失去专注力似乎是件大事。

    为什么是这个分数

    • GRANavigation, spelling, even remembering last week's plans — all outsourced nowA three-item dash-led list. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions extend this to a four-item list including 'arithmetic', giving a fuller, more complete picture of what's been offloaded.一个用破折号引出的三项列表。7.0和7.5版本把它扩展为一个包含 'arithmetic' 的四项列表,呈现出一幅更完整的、关于"被卸载出去的能力"的图景。
    • LRLosing navigation seems small, but losing focus seems biggerPlain, vague closing vocabulary. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions sharpen this considerably to 'the ability to sit alone with a thought, which I notice in myself', naming the actual skill rather than the vague word 'focus'.朴素、含糊的结尾词汇。7.0和7.5版本把它大幅锐化为 'the ability to sit alone with a thought, which I notice in myself',点明了具体的能力,而不是含糊的词 'focus'。
    • FCBut every generation has depended on its tools, and my parents cannot do the long division their parents could, and nobody misses itA single long sentence joined twice with 'and'. The 7.0 version restructures this with a semicolon, 'my parents can't do the long division their parents could, and nobody mourns it', a slightly tighter link.一个用两次 'and' 连接的长句。7.0版本用分号重新组织了它——'my parents can't do the long division their parents could, and nobody mourns it',连接得稍微更紧凑一些。
    7.0 分

    The verb 'mourns' rather than 'misses' gives the closing observation about lost skills a slightly more formal, reflective register.用动词 'mourns' 而不是 'misses',给关于"失去的技能"这个结尾观察增添了一点更正式、更具反思性的语域。

    Partly, honestly. Friends of mine who've lived in Da Nang for five years still can't reach a restaurant across town without a map app, and it's hard to call that anything but dependence. Navigation, arithmetic, spelling, even remembering what happened last week — all outsourced. But every generation has depended on its tools, to be fair; my parents can't do the long division their parents could, and nobody mourns it. The real question is whether the dependence removes something we need. Losing the ability to navigate is trivial; losing the ability to sit alone with a thought, which I notice in myself, is not.

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    说实话,算是部分同意。我有些朋友在岘港住了五年,却依然没法不靠地图应用就找到城市另一头的一家餐厅,这很难说不是一种依赖。导航、算术、拼写,甚至记住上周发生的事——都被"外包"了。但说句公道话,每一代人都依赖过自己的工具;我父母也做不来他们父母那一辈会做的长除法,也没人为此哀叹。真正的问题在于,这种依赖是不是让我们失去了某种真正需要的东西。失去导航能力是微不足道的;但失去独自安坐、任由一个想法停留的能力——这一点我在自己身上也察觉到了——就不是了。

    为什么是这个分数

    • GRANavigation, arithmetic, spelling, even remembering what happened last week — all outsourcedA four-item list, one more than 6.5's version, adding 'arithmetic' for a fuller sense of what's been offloaded to devices.一个四项列表,比6.5版本多了一项,加上了 'arithmetic',让"被转嫁给设备的能力"这个意象更完整。
    • LRlosing the ability to sit alone with a thought, which I notice in myself, is notThis precise, self-aware closing clause replaces 6.5's vague 'losing focus seems bigger' with a specific, named skill and a personal admission.这个精确、带自我意识的结尾从句,取代了6.5分含糊的 'losing focus seems bigger',用一个具体、点名的技能和一个个人坦白来表达。
    • FCand nobody mourns it'Mourns' is a more formal, reflective verb than 6.5's plainer 'misses', matching the answer's slightly more considered tone.'Mourns' 是一个比6.5分更朴素的 'misses' 更正式、更具反思性的动词,与答案略微更深思熟虑的语气相匹配。
    7.5 分

    The closing summary 'agree about attention specifically and disagree about most of the rest' gives the whole answer a precise, split final verdict.结尾的总结 'agree about attention specifically and disagree about most of the rest',给整个答案带来了一个精确、分层的最终结论。

    Partly, honestly. Friends of mine who've lived in Da Nang for five years still can't reach a restaurant across town without a map app open in front of them, and it's hard to call that anything but genuine dependence. Navigation, arithmetic, spelling, even remembering what happened last week — all quietly outsourced. But every generation has depended on its tools; my parents can't do the long division their own parents could manage, and nobody mourns it particularly. The real question, I think, is whether the dependence removes something we actually need. Losing the ability to navigate is trivial; losing the ability to sit alone with a single thought, which I notice creeping up in myself, is not. So I'd agree about attention specifically and disagree about most of the rest.

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    说实话,算是部分同意。我有些朋友在岘港住了五年,却依然没法在面前不打开地图应用的情况下找到城市另一头的一家餐厅,这很难说不是一种真正的依赖。导航、算术、拼写,甚至记住上周发生的事——都被悄悄地"外包"了。但每一代人都依赖过自己的工具;我父母也做不来他们父母那一辈能做的长除法,也没人特别为此哀叹。我认为,真正的问题在于,这种依赖是不是让我们失去了某种真正需要的东西。失去导航能力是微不足道的;但失去独自安坐、任由一个念头停留的能力——我察觉到这种情况正在我自己身上悄悄滋生——就不是了。所以,我在"注意力"这一点上表示同意,而在其他大多数方面则表示不同意。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCSo I'd agree about attention specifically and disagree about most of the restThis closing split verdict resolves the whole discussion with genuine precision, a considerably more developed ending than 6.5's vaguer comparison and 7.0's version without any final summary at all.这个结尾的分层结论,以真正的精确性解决了整个讨论,比6.5分较含糊的比较以及7.0分完全没有最终总结的版本都成熟得多。
    • LRwhich I notice creeping up in myselfThe verb 'creeping up' is a vivid, almost unsettling image for a gradually forming habit, more figurative than 7.0's plainer 'which I notice in myself'.动词短语 'creeping up' 为一种逐渐形成的习惯,提供了一个生动、近乎令人不安的画面,比7.0分更朴素的 'which I notice in myself' 更具比喻色彩。
    • GRAa map app open in front of themThe added participial phrase 'open in front of them' gives a more vivid, specific image than 7.0's plainer 'without a map app'.加上的分词短语 'open in front of them',比7.0分更朴素的 'without a map app' 提供了一个更生动、更具体的画面。
  7. 7. What impact does information technology have on people's daily lives?

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

    The plain phrase 'a hundred small frictions removed' summarises a large, abstract effect in a short, concrete image with basic vocabulary.朴素的短语 'a hundred small frictions removed',用基础词汇和一个简短、具象的画面,总结了一个巨大、抽象的影响。

    It has quietly changed ordinary life completely. The woman who sells noodles on my street has a QR code taped to her cart and three phones for delivery orders, and she has not changed her recipe in twenty years, but everything else about her business has changed in five. For most people, the impact is a hundred small frictions removed, like paying, booking, and finding things. But it also adds constant reachability and comparison with everyone else's life. Families spread across countries can stay close now in a way that was impossible before.

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    它已经悄悄地把普通人的生活彻底改变了。我家街上卖河粉的那位阿姨,推车上贴着一个二维码,还放了三部手机用来接外卖订单,她的配方二十年都没变过,但她生意的其他一切,却在五年之内全都变了。对大多数人来说,这种影响体现为上百个小小的"摩擦"被消除了,比如付款、预订和找东西。但它也带来了随时可以被联系上,以及和别人的生活相互比较的问题。分散在不同国家的家庭,现在能以一种以前不可能实现的方式保持亲近。

    为什么是这个分数

    • GRAFor most people, the impact is a hundred small frictions removed, like paying, booking, and finding thingsA three-item list joined with 'like'. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions extend this to four items with a dash, 'paying, booking, finding, asking', a more complete and rhythmic list.一个用 'like' 连接的三项列表。7.0和7.5版本用破折号把它扩展为四项——'paying, booking, finding, asking',是一个更完整、更有节奏感的列表。
    • LRBut it also adds constant reachability and comparison with everyone else's lifeA plain two-item list. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions extend this to three items, adding 'the sense that any idle minute should be filled', a more precise and unsettling third example.一个朴素的两项列表。7.0和7.5版本把它扩展为三项,加上了 'the sense that any idle minute should be filled',这是一个更精确、更令人不安的第三个例子。
    • FCFamilies spread across countries can stay close now in a way that was impossible beforeA flat closing sentence. The 7.5 version extends the whole answer with a further concluding image, 'The impact is so total it's become invisible, rather like electricity', giving the ending far more weight.一个平淡的结尾句。7.5版本用一个进一步的收尾画面延伸了整个答案——'The impact is so total it's become invisible, rather like electricity',让结尾更有分量。
    7.0 分

    The metaphor 'rewired' treats daily life as a piece of electrical machinery, setting up the closing comparison to electricity in the 7.5 version.比喻 'rewired' 把日常生活当作一台电气机器来看待,为7.5版本结尾与电力的类比埋下了伏笔。

    It has quietly rewired ordinary life, honestly. The woman who sells noodles on my street has a QR code taped to her cart and three phones for delivery orders; she hasn't changed her recipe in twenty years but everything else about her business has changed in five. For most people the impact is in a hundred small frictions removed — paying, booking, finding, asking — and in a few large ones added: constant reachability, comparison with everyone else's life, and the sense that any idle minute should be filled. Families spread across countries stay close in a way that was impossible a generation ago, to be fair.

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    说实话,它已经悄悄地把普通人的生活重新"接线"了一遍。我家街上卖河粉的那位阿姨,推车上贴着一个二维码,还放了三部手机用来接外卖订单;她的配方二十年都没变过,但她生意的其他一切,却在五年之内全都变了。对大多数人来说,这种影响体现在上百个被消除的小小"摩擦"上——付款、预订、找东西、询问——同时也添加了几个大的"摩擦":随时可以被联系上、和别人的生活相互比较,以及那种"每一分钟空闲都应该被填满"的感觉。说句公道话,分散在不同国家的家庭,现在能以一代人以前不可能实现的方式保持亲近。

    为什么是这个分数

    • LRIt has quietly rewired ordinary life'Rewired' is a precise technical metaphor, more figurative than 6.5's plainer 'has quietly changed ordinary life completely'.'Rewired' 是一个精确的技术性比喻,比6.5分更朴素的 'has quietly changed ordinary life completely' 更具比喻色彩。
    • GRAa hundred small frictions removed — paying, booking, finding, asking — and in a few large ones addedThe balanced structure 'removed... and... added' contrasts two categories within one sentence, more developed than 6.5's simpler single-direction list.平衡的结构 'removed... and... added',在一个句子里对比了两个类别,比6.5分更简单、单向的列表更成熟。
    • FCthe sense that any idle minute should be filledThis precise, unsettling third example extends 6.5's simpler two-item list with a more specific psychological observation.这个精确、令人不安的第三个例子,在6.5分较简单的两项列表基础上,增添了一个更具体的心理学观察。
    7.5 分

    The closing simile 'become invisible, rather like electricity' gives an abstract argument about total impact a vivid, familiar comparison.结尾的比喻 'become invisible, rather like electricity',为一个关于"整体影响"的抽象论证,提供了一个生动、熟悉的类比。

    It has quietly rewired the entire texture of ordinary life. The woman who sells noodles on my street has a QR code taped to her cart and juggles three phones for delivery orders; she hasn't changed her recipe in twenty years, yet everything else about her business has transformed within five. For most people the impact lies in a hundred small frictions removed — paying, booking, finding, asking — and in a few large ones quietly added: constant reachability, endless comparison with everyone else's life, and the nagging sense that any idle minute should be filled with something. Families scattered across countries now stay close in a way that was flatly impossible a generation ago. The impact is so total it's become invisible, rather like electricity.

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    它已经悄悄地把普通人生活的整个肌理都"重新接线"了。我家街上卖河粉的那位阿姨,推车上贴着一个二维码,还要同时应付三部手机来接外卖订单;她的配方二十年都没变过,可她生意的其他一切,却在五年之内彻底转变了。对大多数人来说,这种影响体现在上百个被消除的小小"摩擦"上——付款、预订、找东西、询问——同时也悄悄地添加了几个大的"摩擦":随时可以被联系上、和别人的生活无休止地比较,以及那种挥之不去的感觉——每一分钟空闲都应该被填满点什么。分散在不同国家的家庭,如今能以一代人以前完全不可能实现的方式保持亲近。这种影响是如此彻底,以至于它已经变得如空气般不可见,就像电力一样。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCThe impact is so total it's become invisible, rather like electricityThis closing simile compares the technology's impact to something universally familiar, a far more developed and memorable ending than 6.5's plain closing sentence and 7.0's version without any such comparison.这个结尾的比喻,把科技的影响与一件普天下都熟悉的事物做了对比,比6.5分平淡的结尾句以及7.0分没有这种类比的版本都要成熟、令人难忘得多。
    • LRjuggles three phones for delivery orders'Juggles' is a vivid, active verb suggesting real effort, more figurative than 6.5's and 7.0's plainer 'has... three phones'.'Juggles' 是一个生动、主动的动词,暗示了真实的努力,比6.5分和7.0分更朴素的 'has... three phones' 更具比喻色彩。
    • GRAshe hasn't changed her recipe in twenty years, yet everything else about her business has transformed within fiveThe conjunction 'yet' plus the more precise verb 'transformed' shows more controlled contrast than 7.0's simpler 'but... has changed'.连接词 'yet' 加上更精确的动词 'transformed',展现出比7.0分更简单的 'but... has changed' 更受控制的对比。
  8. 8. How are people affected by constant new developments in information technology?

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

    The plain opener 'Mostly with tiredness' answers the question in two words before the examples that follow.朴素的开头 'Mostly with tiredness',在后面的例子展开之前就用两个词回答了问题。

    Mostly with tiredness. My father calls roughly once a month to ask why his phone looks different again, because an update moved a button, and that small confusion is what constant change feels like for a lot of people. For those of us who work in technology, it means skills expire faster than we can replace them, and I have learned and dropped four design tools in ten years. Constant novelty also makes people cautious, so they stop exploring new features because they will just change again anyway.

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    主要是感到疲惫。我爸爸大概每个月都会打一次电话,问我为什么他的手机又变得不一样了,因为一次更新挪动了某个按钮的位置,而这种小小的困惑,对很多人来说就是"持续变化"的感受。对于我们这些从事科技行业的人来说,这意味着技能过时的速度比我们能重新学习的速度还快,十年里我已经学会又放弃了四款设计工具。持续不断的新鲜事物也让人变得谨慎,所以大家不再愿意去探索新功能,因为反正它们又会变。

    为什么是这个分数

    • LRMostly with tirednessPlain, everyday vocabulary. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions use the more precise noun 'fatigue', a slightly more formal, considered word for the same feeling.朴素、日常的词汇。7.0和7.5版本用了更精确的名词 'fatigue',这是一个略微更正式、更经过考量的词,表达同一种感受。
    • GRAI have learned and dropped four design tools in ten yearsA simple past-tense clause. The 7.0 version uses the present perfect instead, 'I've learned and abandoned four design tools in ten years', a more grammatically precise choice for an ongoing personal history.一个简单的过去时从句。7.0版本改用了现在完成时——'I've learned and abandoned four design tools in ten years',对于一段持续中的个人经历,这是一个语法上更精确的选择。
    • FCConstant novelty also makes people cautious, so they stop exploring new features because they will just change again anywayA single long sentence with 'so' and 'because'. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions add a further, contrasting point afterward about people who 'love it', giving the answer a more balanced final structure.一个用 'so' 和 'because' 构成的长句。7.0和7.5版本在后面加上了一个进一步的、形成对比的观点——关于那些"喜欢这种变化"的人,给答案带来了更平衡的最终结构。
    7.0 分

    The added counterpoint 'Some people love it... and treat each release as a small holiday' balances the earlier complaint with an opposite reaction.新增的对立观点 'Some people love it... and treat each release as a small holiday',用一种相反的反应平衡了前面的抱怨。

    Mostly with fatigue, honestly. My father calls roughly once a month to ask why his phone 'looks different again', because an update has moved a button, and that small helplessness is what constant change feels like to a lot of people. For those of us who work in technology, it means skills expiring faster than we can replace them; I've learned and abandoned four design tools in ten years. Constant novelty also makes people cautious — they stop exploring features because they'll change anyway. Some people love it, to be fair, and treat each release as a small holiday.

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    说实话,主要是感到疲惫。我爸爸大概每个月都会打一次电话,问我为什么他的手机"又变得不一样了",因为一次更新挪动了某个按钮的位置,而这种小小的无力感,对很多人来说就是"持续变化"的感受。对于我们这些从事科技行业的人来说,这意味着技能过时的速度比我们能重新学习的速度还快;十年里我已经学会又放弃了四款设计工具。持续不断的新鲜事物也让人变得谨慎——大家不再去探索新功能,因为反正它们又会变。说句公道话,有些人还挺喜欢这样,把每一次更新都当成一个小小的"假期"。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCSome people love it, to be fair, and treat each release as a small holidayThis added counterpoint balances the earlier complaint about fatigue, a more developed, fair-minded structure than 6.5's one-sided ending.这个新增的对立观点,平衡了前面关于"疲惫"的抱怨,比6.5分单方面的结尾更成熟、更显得公正持平。
    • LRthat small helplessness is what constant change feels like to a lot of people'Helplessness' is a more precise, emotionally specific noun than 6.5's vaguer 'confusion', capturing the feeling more exactly.'Helplessness' 是一个比6.5分更含糊的 'confusion' 更精确、情感上更具体的名词,更准确地捕捉到了那种感受。
    • GRAskills expiring faster than we can replace themThe present participle 'expiring' is a more vivid, active construction than 6.5's flatter 'skills expire faster than we can replace them' stated as a simple fact.现在分词 'expiring' 是一个比6.5分更平淡、以简单事实陈述的 'skills expire faster than we can replace them' 更生动、更具动感的结构。
    7.5 分

    The closing metaphor 'a fairly sensible response to a flood' frames the whole discussion of constant change as something almost natural to weather.结尾的比喻 'a fairly sensible response to a flood',把整个关于"持续变化"的讨论框定为一种几乎是应对自然现象般的行为。

    Mostly with a quiet, ongoing fatigue. My father calls roughly once a month to ask why his phone 'looks different again', because some update has moved a button, and that small helplessness is exactly what constant change feels like to a great many people. For those of us who actually work in technology, it means skills expiring faster than we can replace them; I've personally learned and abandoned four design tools in ten years alone. Constant novelty also makes people cautious — they stop exploring new features because they'll just change again regardless. Some people genuinely love it, of course, and treat each release like a small holiday to look forward to. But the general effect is that most people adopt selectively and quietly ignore the rest, which is a fairly sensible response to a flood.

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    主要是感到一种安静、持续不断的疲惫。我爸爸大概每个月都会打一次电话,问我为什么他的手机"又变得不一样了",因为某次更新挪动了某个按钮的位置,而这种小小的无力感,对很多很多人来说,恰恰就是"持续变化"的感受。对于我们这些真正从事科技行业的人来说,这意味着技能过时的速度比我们能重新学习的速度还快;光是这十年里,我个人就学会又放弃了四款设计工具。持续不断的新鲜事物也让人变得谨慎——大家不再去探索新功能,因为反正它们又会变,不管怎样。当然,确实有人真心喜欢这样,把每一次更新都当作一个值得期待的小小"假期"。但总体来看,大多数人的做法是有选择地采用,而悄悄忽略其余的一切,这其实是面对信息洪流时一种相当明智的应对方式。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCwhich is a fairly sensible response to a floodThis closing metaphor reframes the whole answer's argument as a rational response to an overwhelming natural force, a considerably more developed ending than 6.5's plain final sentence and 7.0's version without this closing image.这个结尾的比喻,把整个答案的论证重新框定为一种面对压倒性自然力量的理性反应,比6.5分平淡的结尾句以及7.0分没有这个收尾画面的版本都成熟得多。
    • LRa quiet, ongoing fatigueThe compound description 'quiet, ongoing' is more precise and evocative than 6.5's bare 'tiredness' and 7.0's slightly plainer 'fatigue'.复合描述 'quiet, ongoing',比6.5分单薄的 'tiredness' 和7.0分略微更朴素的 'fatigue' 更精确、更具画面感。
    • GRAmost people adopt selectively and quietly ignore the restThe paired verbs 'adopt selectively and quietly ignore' show more controlled, parallel construction than 7.0's simpler single-clause version of the same idea.成对的动词 'adopt selectively and quietly ignore',展现出比7.0分更简单的单一从句版本更受控制的排比结构。
  9. 9. Do you agree or disagree that information technology gives people more information but not greater wisdom?

    2026年5–8月
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    6.5 分

    The plain opener 'I agree, and I feel sympathy for the technology itself' states the position and a slightly unusual attitude toward it directly.朴素的开头 'I agree, and I feel sympathy for the technology itself',直接陈述了立场,以及一种略显不寻常的态度。

    I agree, and I feel sympathy for the technology itself. My uncle forwards a new piece of online health advice every week, often contradicting last week's, and follows all of them. My grandmother has one simple rule — eat less, walk more — and is the healthiest person in the family. That is the gap in one household: information arrives instantly, but judgement about what to do with it takes years to build, and no app can speed that up. Technology mostly rewards speed, and wisdom is really the ability to pause.

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    我同意,而且我还对科技本身抱有一种同情。我叔叔每周都会转发一条新的网上健康建议,常常和上周的相互矛盾,而他每一条都照做。我奶奶只有一条简单的规矩——少吃、多走——而她却是家里最健康的人。这就是同一个家庭里的落差:信息瞬间就能到达,但该怎么处理这些信息的判断力,却需要多年才能培养出来,而任何应用都无法加速这个过程。科技大多奖励的是速度,而智慧其实是一种停下来的能力。

    为什么是这个分数

    • LRMy uncle forwards a new piece of online health advice every week, often contradicting last week's, and follows all of themPlain past-tense verb 'follows'. The 7.5 version intensifies this with 'acts on every single one', a more emphatic phrase for the same behaviour.朴素的过去时动词 'follows'。7.5版本用 'acts on every single one' 加强了这一点,为同样的行为提供了一个更强调的表达。
    • GRAjudgement about what to do with it takes years to build, and no app can speed that upA simple two-clause sentence joined with 'and'. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions expand this to 'built slowly, through experience and mistakes', adding a specific mechanism for how judgement actually forms.一个用 'and' 连接的简单双从句句子。7.0和7.5版本把它扩展为 'built slowly, through experience and mistakes',为"判断力究竟是如何形成的"这一点增添了一个具体的机制说明。
    • FCTechnology mostly rewards speed, and wisdom is really the ability to pauseA short, flat closing sentence. The 7.0 and 7.5 versions add a concession beforehand, that technology 'can support wisdom' sometimes, giving the conclusion more balance before the final claim.一个简短、平淡的结尾句。7.0和7.5版本事先加上了一个让步——科技有时"能够支持智慧"——在给出最终论断之前,让结论显得更平衡。
    7.0 分

    The concession 'Technology can support wisdom sometimes, to be fair' before the final claim shows a more balanced, considered argument than a one-sided conclusion.最终论断之前的让步 'Technology can support wisdom sometimes, to be fair',展现出比单方面结论更平衡、更深思熟虑的论证。

    I agree, honestly, with real sympathy for the technology. My uncle forwards a new piece of online health advice every week, often contradicting last week's, and acts on all of them; my grandmother has one rule — eat less, walk more — and is the healthiest person in the family. That's the gap in a single household: information arrives instantly, but judgement about what to do with it is built slowly, through experience and mistakes, and no app speeds that up. Technology can support wisdom sometimes, to be fair, by exposing people to views they'd never otherwise meet. But it rewards speed, and wisdom is mostly the ability to pause.

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    说实话,我同意,而且我对科技本身还真心抱有同情。我叔叔每周都会转发一条新的网上健康建议,常常和上周的相互矛盾,而他每一条都照做;我奶奶只有一条规矩——少吃、多走——而她却是家里最健康的人。这就是同一个家庭里的落差:信息瞬间就能到达,但该怎么处理这些信息的判断力,是通过经验和犯错慢慢积累起来的,而任何应用都无法加速这个过程。说句公道话,科技有时候确实能支持智慧,通过让人们接触到那些原本永远不会遇到的观点。但它奖励的是速度,而智慧大多是一种停下来的能力。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCTechnology can support wisdom sometimes, to be fair, by exposing people to views they'd never otherwise meetThis added concession balances the argument before the final claim, more developed than 6.5's version, which moves straight to the closing judgement without any counterpoint.这个新增的让步,在最终论断之前平衡了整个论证,比6.5版本更成熟,后者直接跳到结尾的判断,没有任何对立观点。
    • LRjudgement about what to do with it is built slowly, through experience and mistakesThe added phrase 'through experience and mistakes' specifies the mechanism, more precise than 6.5's vaguer 'takes years to build'.新增的短语 'through experience and mistakes',具体说明了机制,比6.5分较含糊的 'takes years to build' 更精确。
    • GRAmy grandmother has one rule — eat less, walk more — and is the healthiest person in the familyThe semicolon links this sentence directly to the previous clause about the uncle, creating a single flowing comparison rather than 6.5's two separate sentences.这个分号把这个句子和前面关于叔叔的从句直接连接了起来,创造出一个流畅的单一比较,而不是像6.5分那样分成两个独立的句子。
    7.5 分

    The closing formula 'On balance: more knowing, not more understanding' compresses the whole answer's argument into a tight, almost aphoristic final line.结尾的公式化表达 'On balance: more knowing, not more understanding',把整个答案的论证压缩成了一句紧凑、近乎格言的结尾。

    I agree, with genuine sympathy for the technology itself. My uncle forwards a new piece of online health advice every week, often flatly contradicting last week's, and acts on every single one; my grandmother has one steady rule — eat less, walk more — and remains the healthiest person in the family by some distance. That's the gap laid bare in a single household: information arrives instantly, but judgement about what to actually do with it is built slowly, through experience and accumulated mistakes, and no app speeds that process up. Technology can support wisdom, and occasionally does, by exposing people to views they'd never otherwise encounter. But it rewards speed and reaction above all else, and wisdom is mostly the ability to pause before reacting. On balance: more knowing, not more understanding.

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    我同意,而且我对科技本身抱有真诚的同情。我叔叔每周都会转发一条新的网上健康建议,常常和上周的直接矛盾,而他每一条都照做;我奶奶只有一条不变的规矩——少吃、多走——而她仍然是家里遥遥领先的最健康的人。这就是同一个家庭里赤裸裸暴露出来的落差:信息瞬间就能到达,但该怎么真正处理这些信息的判断力,是通过经验和不断积累的错误慢慢建立起来的,而任何应用都无法加速这个过程。科技能够支持智慧,而且有时候确实做到了,通过让人们接触到那些原本永远不会遇到的观点。但它奖励的首先是速度和反应,而智慧大多是一种在做出反应之前先停下来的能力。总的来说:知道得更多了,但理解得未必更深了。

    为什么是这个分数

    • FCOn balance: more knowing, not more understandingThis closing formula distils the entire argument into four words on either side of a colon, a considerably more developed and memorable ending than 6.5's plain final sentence and 7.0's fuller but less compact version.这个结尾的公式化表达,把整个论证提炼成冒号两边各四个词,比6.5分平淡的结尾句以及7.0分更完整但不够紧凑的版本都成熟、令人难忘得多。
    • LRremains the healthiest person in the family by some distanceThe added phrase 'by some distance' intensifies the claim, more vivid than 6.5's and 7.0's plainer 'is the healthiest person in the family'.新增的短语 'by some distance',加强了这个论断,比6.5分和7.0分更朴素的 'is the healthiest person in the family' 更生动。
    • GRAwisdom is mostly the ability to pause before reactingThe added infinitive clause 'before reacting' gives this closing definition more grammatical precision than 7.0's simpler 'the ability to pause'.新增的不定式从句 'before reacting',让这个结尾的定义比7.0分更简单的 'the ability to pause' 具有更强的语法精确度。

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 Program or App That You Like Using on Your Computer or Phone"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。