托福口语话题语料库（一）

　　3、关于艺术家的“成功”

　　并不是天分造就伟大的艺术家,是努力,坚持,毅力,决心和毅力。并不是每一个伟大的艺术家可以在五岁的时候能做出很好的画作。

　　It isn't talent that makes great artists, it's hard work, persistence, will power, determination, and fortitude. Not every great artist can draw nice pictures by the age of five.

　　成功的艺术家不是以天分支撑的,那只是不付出努力的借口。还有其他更重要的因素如能否够寻找社会关系;与同行和导师而不是天赋更重要。

　　Successful artists aren't underpinned by talent, it is an excuse not to put in the effort that is needed to be a successful artist. There are other more important factors like, to be able to seek out social connections, and build on them. Connecting with peers and mentors is more important than being talented.

　　4、必须上大学才能成功吗

　　Advanced education provides you with the tools you need to be successful in your future career. Not only can you acquire specific knowledge in a particular filed, like economics, physics, and biology, and stuff, you can also get practical experience in relevant areas, like psychological counseling, physical therapy, and even nursing.

　　高等教育为您提你未来职业生涯成功需要的工具。不仅可以获得特定的知识在一个特定的领域,如经济学、物理学、生物学等等,你也可以在相关领域获得实际经验,如心理咨询,物理治疗,甚至护理。

　　5、生意人要不要随和?

　　能够建立社会和职业关系网,并扩大他们的能力是企业家成功的关键因素,为了实现这个目标,我们需要随和,这样使破冰更容易。

The ability to build up social and professional connections and expand them is the key factor to be a successful business person, and in order to achieve that, one needs to be easygoing, cuz that makes ice breaking much more easier.

二、托福口语话题语料库：学校

　　学校的硬件设施 ：

　　gym :

　　活动类型：

　　哑铃do some dumbbell, 室内跑道 run on the indoor track, 在场地上打球 play some sport on the court, 水上运动do some aquatic activities, 邮箱运动如瑜伽、游泳、在跑步机上跑步aerobics like yoga, swimming, running on a treadmill

　　体育馆是个休闲娱乐的地方，是打发时间的首选;在这里可以做各种各样的运动(举以上的例子)。

　　A gym is the place where students can have fun and relax themselves, for many students it can be the first choices when it comes to how to spend their spare time. There are lots of fun activities you can do in the gym like, play some sports on the court, do some aerobics like yoga, swimming, and running on a treadmill，and stuff like that.

　　作用：保持体型Keep fit, 有趣 have fun,放松 relax，引导学生健康、活跃的生活方式 lead a healthy and active lifestyle

　　总之，很有必要建设一个体育馆。

　　In a nutshell, it is really important for a university to own a nice recreation center(gym 的同义词)，for it helps to promote a healthy, active lifestyle.

　　实验室laboratory ：

　　做实验conduct research, 把理论应用于实际apply theory in practice, 直观的理解概念understand concepts intuitively(直观的)，培养学生的创造力 develop students' creativity;

　　实验室是好学校的重要组成部分， 然后展开实验室的作用(即以上内容)。

　　Great labs are a big part of a good university, students can use the lab to apply theory into practice and conduct researches in their fields, moreover, by doing experiments students can understand the concepts better and develop their creativity.

　　一个学校的软实力 ：

　　名声reputation ：

　　学校的名声跟学生没有直接关系，我觉得没啥意义。

　　Reputation of a university has no direct impact on its students, and it is kind of meaningless.

　　教员faculty ：

　　跟audit class联系在一起;

　　听课是最好的了解一个学校的方式，因为教授的知识、教书技巧和方式代表着学校，而且上课中传递的价值观在很大程度上也是学校的价值观。

　　Auditing class is the best to know the university better, since faculty members are an indispensable part of the university. Their knowledge，teaching skills and even the way they teach the class represent the university. The values they uphold in the class are the ones that are cherished by the university.