雅思口语评分新规8月实施中国考生今年35万

　　Some people think that the use of animal for experimentation is cruel. Other think it is good for the development of science. Discuss the two sides and give your opinion.

　　我们常说动物是人类最好的朋友，然而，现实中，我们人类却往往表现得非常自私，常为一己之利而去出卖、折磨，甚至牺牲自己朋友的生命。动物试验便是我们这种自私行为的表现之一。

　　We often say that animals are our best friends. However, in real life, we human beings are often very selfish. Sometimes, we often betray this friendship by torturing and even sacrificing the lives of our friends for certain selfish reasons. Vivisection, or animal testing, is one of the selfish behaviors that we frequently show.

　　首先，我想说，动物和我们人类一样是有感觉、有思想、有尊严的。无论是科学研究还是生活经验都早已向我们证实了这一点。刀割破了我们身上的任何一个地方，我们会感到剧烈的疼痛;面对强加于我们的死亡，我们会感到惊恐万状;被他人无端地羞辱，我们会痛不欲生

　　今年8月，口语评分将实行新标准。这让沪上一些临考考生有些不知所措。不过，业内专家却认为，只要备考方法得当，新标准的实施对考生来说不啻是个抢分机遇。

　　口语评分更加细化

　　据了解，现行雅思口语考试从词汇、语法、发音、句子完整性、流利程度、语音语调等多方面评判考生的水平，而8月开始，评分将在口语发音、语音语调的环节上更加细化：评分本来是2、4、6、8这样大分制，而启用新标准后将增加1、3、5、7、9共计9个分数段。

　　这对中国考生的口语能力要求更高了。朗阁教育集团研发中心总监房挺认为，过去2分一个跨度的粗评，需要考生在语音方面有质的飞跃，才能拉升评分档次。而现在或许只要对语音稍加练习，口语分数就有上升的可能。这对考生来说绝对是提升分数的良机。

　　目前，许多培训机构已开始改变教学策略：在语音语调上，尽量多让学员练习。为配合8月新政，朗阁首家推出了口语宝软件，其暑期班和网校学员将成为首批获益者。据称，口语宝核心技术是语音识别，使用者的发音通过计算机的进一步甄别，从而得到相应纠正。

　　作文是中国考生软肋

　　官方预计，2008年雅思中国考生比去年将有大幅增长，约达35万。为应对急增的考生，新考点及新增考试场次不断增加。然而专家特别提醒，从世界范围来看中国考生的表现不容乐观。最新数据表示，在20个主要雅思参与国中，2007年中国考生表现位列倒数第三。其中阅读是中国学生的强项，但听力、写作和口语始终较弱，尤其是写作上，抄袭明显，模板套用，作文雷同。

　　房挺建议：写雅思作文应多写具体的事情，尽量与个人经历相结合。立意未必深刻，但文章要有个性。他举例，比如该不该养宠物的题目，许多考生习惯套用模式，直接就写生态平衡很重要、食物链。其实，我有一只狗，每天陪我散步，会哄外公开心等生活化经历更会让考官饶有兴致。

　　专家还建议，考生如要参加强化培训，应尽量选择小班化教学、有保分承诺，最好能有一对一批改学生作文环节。而在报读前，有无入学测试环节，在一定程度上有助你判断你的同班学员水平是否参差不齐，是否有利于学员彼此间的相互促进。我们何曾想到：当我们这样对待其它动物时，它们也是同样的感觉呀。

　　First of all, Id like to say that animals have feelings, thoughts and dignity like men. Both scientific researches and life experience have long proved these to us. A knife cut on any part of our body would incur sharp pain. Facing death that is imposed on us, we would be terrified out of our wits. Being humiliated for no justified reason, we would think of death. When have we ever realized that animals have the same feeling as they are treated the same way?

　　有人会说了：没有动物试验，就不会有众多的科学发现。是的，听起来很有道理。不错，很多科学发现就是通过动物试验取得的。但是，谁敢说：没有动物试验，世界就停止进步了?恐怕没有人会这么说，因为社会总在进步的。许多科学的发现只是个时间早晚的问题。

　　Some people may say, without vivisection, there would not have had so many scientific discoveries. Yes, it sounds all reasonable. Yes, many a scientific finding was achieved by animal experimentation. But, who dare say that without vivisection, the world would stop moving forward? Im afraid no one dares say this, for human society will always keep moving forward and many scientific findings are simply a matter of time.

　　诚然，并非所有的动物试验都是残酷的。某些简单、无痛苦的试验可以既造福人类，也造福动物世界。例如对某些濒危物种的繁育试验就可以使该动物种群再度兴旺起来，从而可以与我们人类一起分享这个美好的世界。这种试验应该受到鼓励。

　　Admittedly, not all animal experimentations are cruel. Some simple and pain-free experiments can benefit both mankind and other animals. For instance, some efforts which aim at increasing the group number of some endangered species can provide opportunities for them to thrive again on the earth so that they can share with mankind this beautiful world. Such kind of experiments should be encouraged.

　　我们无法改变过去，我们只拥有现在和将来。过去的已经过去了，包括那些为人类科技进步而遭受了无尽痛苦甚至牺牲了宝贵生命的动物们。我们需要谨记的一点是：当我们在考虑人类自身利益的时候，也替其它动物们想一想。

　　We can not change the past. We only have the present and the future. What is gone is gone, including those animals that had suffered great pains and even sacrificed their precious lives for the scientific and technological progress of mankind. However, we should bear in mind that while we are thinking about our own benefits, we should also have other animals in mind.