剑6第一套试题口语部分Part 3真题:

Family similarities

In what ways can people in a family be similar to each other?

Do you think that daughters are always more similar to mothers than to male relatives?

What about sons and fathers?

In terms of personality, are people more influenced by their family or by their friends? In what ways?

Genetic research

Where can people in your country get information about genetic research? 

How do people in your country feel about genetic research?

Should this research be funded by governments or private companies? Why?

剑6第一套试题口语部分Part 3解析:

考官与考生围绕由第二部分引申出来的一些比较抽象的话题进行讨论。第三部分的话题是对第二部分提示卡内容的深化和拓展。

Family similarities

1. In what ways can people in a family be similar to each other?

Well, there are many ways that people in a family are similar. One way is that they have the same blood; they are all related to each other physically. I think that the other way they are similar is that they live with each other, so they begin to pick up habits and traits that each other has. They can begin to talk alike and react in the same ways.

2. Do you think that daughters are always more similar to mothers than to male relatives? What about sons and fathers?

Daughters and mothers are naturally closer to each other just because they are of the same sex. They just seem to understand each other better than a father would. Of course there are things about their mothers that some daughters do not want to be like, but usually they are able to come to grips with this issue and develop close bonds. A father and a son can be close; a lot depends on how much time a father is able to spend with his son and how much respect they are able to show to each other.
come to grips with处理，解决
close bonds亲密的联系

3. In terms of personality, are people more influenced by their family or by their friends? In what ways?

Well, of course people's personalities are influenced first by their families, and then later on, when they are attending school, they are much more influenced by their friends.

Genetic research

1.Where can people in your country get information about genetic research?

I suppose, like in most countries, if you want information about anything, the place to look would be on the Internet. You start your search there and see where it takes you. Genetic research is not the kind of thing that you might find at the comer store in any neighborhood.
genetic research基因研究

2.How do people in your country feel about genetic research?

Well, I don't know so much about this topic, because I am not a scientist or anything, but I suppose that there are pros and cons to this subject. Sometimes when I think of this, I am a little scared and think about mad scientists and Dr. Frankenstein and that kind of stuff. I have heard that there are some good possibilities in this type of research, but off the top of my head the only thing that I can think of is stem cell research. But even that is a bit controversial.
Dr. Frankenstein科学怪人
controversial有争议的

3.Should this research be funded by governments or private companies? Why?

Well, whoever wants to fund this kind of research should be able to do so at their own discretion. If governments have the money and support from their constituents then they could invest in this research. Now, of course, private companies also have money and could invest in this research, and I should see of no law that would prevent them from doing so.
at their own discretion由他们自己决定
constituent选民