【口语】2021第三季度Part2素材:善待不喜欢的人(新)

2. 善待不喜欢的人

Describe a time when you were friendly to someone you did not like

You should say

when and where it happened

who he/she was

why you did not like this person and explain why you were friendly to him/her on that occasion

故事：我如何友善对待我的班主任，尽管她既不够耐心，对学生也区别对待，我仍然想用我的勤奋和坚持来改变她对我的看法。

素材1：勤奋和坚持

 

第一句话回答who：

I would like to talk about how I had to be friendly with my head teacher, even though I was not one of her fans.

这里要注意时态，题目问的是过去的事，所以要用past tense；

 

关于why you did not like this person的问题，我分了几点来阐述：

I did not like her at all for several reasons.

 

First, she was not quite fair in her treatment of students.

It seemed that she only paid close attention to those high-achieving students or students whose parents had sent her some gifts, or to put it more bluntly, some bribery. She monitored their studies closely and made sure they could make steady progress. But to those average students like me, she often left us to our own devices and did not bother to find out how we were doing.

 

bluntly [ˈblʌntli] ●○○ adverb    坦率地  in a blunt direct manner

She told me bluntly it was my own fault.

 

bribery [ˈbraɪbəri] ●○○ noun  贿赂     the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage

She was arrested on bribery charges.

 

leave sb to one’s own devices   让某人自行发展

 

Second, she was not a quite patient teacher.

Whenever I asked her a math question, she usually had this dismissive attitude and behaved as if it was beneath her to answer such a silly question. I never got any satisfactory answer from her. She often gave us some very tough home assignments to do and sometimes I could not solve them and did not turn in my homework. But she always interpreted my inability to do her homework as a sign of disrespect and often flew into a rage.

 

dismissive ●○○ adjective    拒绝的；轻蔑的  tending to dismiss or reject

a dismissive gesture/tone

 

beneath sb to do  做某事有失某人的身份     

 

fly into a rage   勃然大怒 

 

尽管我的班主任有以上这些“问题”，作为一个学生，我仍然尊重她，而且我认为我可以通过勤奋和坚持来改变她对我的看法：

 

Despite the tensions, I still had to be polite around her, because I still respected her as my teacher. Besides, I could change her ideas about me with my diligence and perseverance.

素材1：勤奋和坚持 Diligence[ˈdɪlɪdʒəns] and perseverance[ˌpɜːsəˈvɪərəns] are the most important quality for success. Only by being diligent can we solve problems and make achievements. Perseverance is equally important. We are bound to meet some difficulties and setbacks. If we give up, we will achieve nothing. But if we persevere with strong willpower, we can achieve success in the end.

 

Part3：

1. Why are people friendly with the person they don’t like?

They have to be friendly with people they do not like for very simple reasons. These people may have some sort of control over them. For example, employees have to be polite with their bosses because the latter are in a position to assess their performance and decide their pay. Salespeople have to be polite with their clients because the latter can decide whether to reach a deal with the former or not.

2. What kinds of people are usually friendly?

Generally speaking, salespeople and those providing service to others are usually very friendly. For example, salespeople have to plaster a warm smile on their face in order to win over their clients. Those service people like restaurateurs, manicurists and hair stylists are also friendly because they thrive off repeat custom. In addition, religious people are also very friendly because they think by treating everyone with kindness can keep ill fate at bay and earn them a ticket to the paradise.

3. What are the differences between being friendly and being polite?

Being friendly means you want to build trust and rapport with others, and you want to break down barrier and get other people to talk to you and treat you as a friend. But being polite means you are showing respect for others for their authority and seniority and the boundaries between them and you. You can be polite but still keep a certain distance away from others. But when you are being friendly, you want to narrow the distance between people and you.  

4. What do you think about people who are always straightforward?

I think on one hand people who often speak their mind are very courageous, honest and clear. They want others to understand their emotions, feelings and perspectives immediately even though some of the truths can be pretty blunt and hurtful. In China, it takes courage to be straightforward because sometimes it involves confrontation, so I think those straightforward people are really brave. On the other hand, I think straightforward people are not quite tactful. Sometimes, being straightforward can be hurtful and we should speak reservedly to save other people’s face and avoid stepping on toes.  

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