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在近期的雅思口語(yǔ)考試中，Part I有一道題同學(xué)們聽了不免頭疼：trees。雖然大家平日里對(duì)于樹木是再熟悉不過，可是如果真讓烤鴨們就樹木的名稱進(jìn)行一番列舉恐怕大多數(shù)烤鴨是沒有這方面的素材的。所以如果考生一旦遇到了這個(gè)話題，如果之前毫無(wú)準(zhǔn)備的話，可能會(huì)毫無(wú)頭緒，而且就算是用漢語(yǔ)來(lái)回答，也不一定就意味著能答得比較好。那么我們就先來(lái)看看，這個(gè)話題下面會(huì)有哪些問題。

Do you like trees?

What kind of trees is popular in your country?

Do trees have special meaning in your country?

Are there many trees or forests in your hometown?

What are the benefits of trees for human being?

Do you think it is necessary for us to plant more trees?

縱觀這些問題，我們發(fā)現(xiàn)，其實(shí)它主要就在考察烤鴨們對(duì)樹木種類和樹木對(duì)人類的好處發(fā)問。那么我們先來(lái)看看樹木種類的一些名稱。我們知道，中國(guó)南北方因?yàn)闅夂颍?/span>climate）不同，普遍種植的樹木也是不同的。比如說(shuō)，北方多種pine trees（松樹）、cypress（柏樹）、willow（柳樹）、cedar（杉樹）；南方多種闊葉樹，banana trees（橡膠樹）、coconut trees（可可樹）、palm trees（棕櫚樹）、rubber trees（橡膠樹）。當(dāng)然，大家還應(yīng)該知道，樹的構(gòu)造其實(shí)很簡(jiǎn)單，除了leaf（葉子），就是branch（樹枝）、trunk（樹干）。

其次，關(guān)于樹木對(duì)人類的好處也非常多。首先，樹木作為一種觀賞性植物，是非常漂亮的，很多、很多城市把樹種在街道兩旁或者公園及建筑物周圍就是為了美觀。也就是說(shuō)，樹木是我們城市和生活中的一道風(fēng)景線，用英語(yǔ)來(lái)表達(dá)就是：Beautiful trees are an amazing scenery in the parks and our cities, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors. 同時(shí)，我們喜歡在看了許久的電腦或者電視之后，遠(yuǎn)眺森林或者樹木，因?yàn)榫G色可以幫助緩解我們的眼疲勞。用英語(yǔ)來(lái)表達(dá)就是：Looking at trees or having a walk in the forest can help relieve our eyes’ strain and fatigue. 第三，我們知道，樹木可以通過光合作用制造氧氣（oxygen），是我們?nèi)祟惿嫠貍涞臈l件。也就是沒有樹木，人類將無(wú)法生存。Without trees, we won’t have enough oxygen, which is the top import resource for us to survive. 第四，我們?cè)诔鞘械缆飞戏N很多樹是因?yàn)闃淠軌蛭鼔m，降低噪聲，減少尾氣對(duì)環(huán)境的影響，極大地幫助我們改善污染狀況。這個(gè)意思用英語(yǔ)表達(dá)就是Trees, especially those planted along the road, are excellent at absorbing the noise, dust and tail gas from the cars. It can greatly help us to reduce the pollution. 最后，樹木還是我們制作家具和很多產(chǎn)品的重要原料。伐木業(yè)和制木業(yè)都為很多人提供了工作崗位，在不斷地促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)。因此我們可以把這個(gè)意義表述成：Woods are important materials for us to make all kinds of furniture and other products, which offer a large number of job opportunities and promote the economic development of countries in the world.

除此之外，同學(xué)們應(yīng)該知道的是，關(guān)于樹木，尤其是幾種有代表性的樹木來(lái)說(shuō)，在中國(guó)是有特殊意義的。以pine trees為例，它是一種常青樹，即四季皆綠，那么這個(gè)意義如何表達(dá)呢，大家可以用ever-green。正因?yàn)樗募境Ｇ?，所以它被中?guó)古代的詩(shī)人、詞人歌頌為高尚品質(zhì)的代表。這個(gè)怎么表述呢，大家可以這樣說(shuō)：Pine trees, as one of the most famous ever-green plants, have been considered as the symbol of noble sentiment and person charm. 再以willow為例，因?yàn)?/span>“柳”的讀音和“留”極其相似，所以古代中國(guó)人在送別好友的時(shí)候，喜歡折柳送行，以示離別的不舍。那么如果想表述這種文化涵義，應(yīng)該怎么說(shuō)呢，我們可以說(shuō)成：Since willow’s Chinese pronunciation sounds similar to that of “stay” in Chinese, ancient Chinese would like to break a part of willow and sent it to their friends as a gift to say “I wish you could stay”.

盡管樹木是人類珍貴的財(cái)富，但是現(xiàn)在亂砍亂伐（deforestation/ chop down too many trees）過重，加劇全球變暖（global warming），直接導(dǎo)致全球環(huán)境（global environment）惡化，空氣質(zhì)量（air condition）下降，所以我們要拯救樹木，節(jié)制（control）砍伐，多種樹，以改善（improve）環(huán)境。

有了這些基本詞匯之后，我們?cè)囍鴣?lái)回答一下文章開始處的幾個(gè)重點(diǎn)問題。

Do you like trees?

Yes, definitely. Trees are green and beautiful. We have a lot of tree along the road, making our city look amazing.

What kind of trees is popular in your country?

Due to the different climate in northern and southern China, different kinds of trees are popular in these two parts. For example, some trees with broad leaves are quite popular in southern China, banana trees and coconut trees, while some thin/needle-leave trees are popular in northern China, such as pine trees and willow.

Do trees have special meaning in your country?

這個(gè)問題在文中已有舉例，此處不再贅述。

Are there many trees or forests in your hometown?

Not really. There used to be a large area of forest in the urban area of my hometown, Liaoning province, which is located in northeast of China. But in recent years, due to the over chopping, the number of trees keeps reducing. We are kind of worried about this situation.

What are the benefits of trees for human being?

There are so many benefits of trees for us. For example, it is an important resource for us to survive. Trees are the major producer of oxygen. Furthermore, a lot of furniture and chopsticks are made from tress, and this industry also produces a lot of jobs for people. More importantly, trees make our environment better through absorbing the noise and tail gas.

Do you think it is necessary for us to plant more trees?

Yes, definitely. Since trees are important for our environment, without tree, we cannot breathe because we could not produce oxygen ourselves. Even without enough trees, we have to suffer from the poor air condition and the terrible environment. We all know that our environment is getting worse because we have chopped down too many trees in the last century in order to produce more and earn more. Now it is highly necessary to plant more trees for the sake of the well-being of we human being. Also, trees are important materials for producing furniture, and some valuable woods can even be produced into medicine. All in all, we should plant more trees.

有了這些素材，同學(xué)們?cè)诨卮饦淠绢愊嚓P(guān)問題時(shí)基本就可以非常自如了。當(dāng)然，不必完全按照參考答案中去回答，只要合情合理，大家提出必要的思路和詞匯就完全可以組成自己的答案了。