托福口语练习 离家以后你最思念家里的什么

What do you miss most about your home when you are away?

离家以后你最思念家里的什么？

Use specific¹ details in your explanation.

请用详细事例进行陈述。

Many universities now offer academic courses over the Internet.

现在很多大学提供学术科目的网络课程。

However, some people still prefer learning² in traditional classrooms.

然而，有些人还是更中意在传统教室里学习。

Which do you think is better? Explain why.

你觉得哪种方式更好？为什么？

Now listen to two students discussing the article.

请听两名学生讨论本篇文章。

I just don't think this will work.

我觉得这行不通。

Why not?

为什么呢？

Because it's not gonna solve the problem.

因为这样解决不了问题。

Students are busy at night, I mean, we have jobs, families, clubs, social events.

学生在晚上都很忙，我是说，我们得工作，见家人，去俱乐部，参加社交活动。

Most of us already have something to do every single night of the week.

我们中的大多数人每晚都有自己的安排。

I see your point. I sure couldn't fit anything into my schedule during the week.

我懂你的意思了。我的确无法在本周的计划里增加别的安排了。

I've got swimming practice most nights.

大部分晚上我都有游泳练习。

Right! And as far as expense goes, I think they're going about it the wrong way.

是的！随着费用的产生，我觉得它们正在朝错误的方向发展着。

I mean, it costs money to hire more teachers and keep the academic building open later,

我是说，雇更多老师和教学楼的延时开放会花更多的钱，

which is a lot more expensive than just simply buying more computers.

这比仅仅购置更多的电脑支出更多。

More computers? That's right! Computer prices have come way down the past few years.

更多的电脑？对！过去这几年电脑的价格已经下降了。

So the department won't have to spend as much now as they did in the past.

所以系里花的钱会比过去花的少。

Besides, the computer department classrooms, you know, the rooms themselves, they are actually very big,

并且，计算机系的教室实际上很大，

there's plenty of space to add more computers.

有足够的空间来添置电脑设备。

1 specific   

adj.明确的；具体的；特定的

参考例句：

• The money is to be used for specific purposes.这笔钱有专门用途。
• We haven't fixed a specific date for our meeting.我们会议的具体日期还没有定下来。

2 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。