Unit 3 living Space 

                      雅思口语part1话题：Housework(家务)

1.Do you do housework at home?

I always keep my own bedroom clean, and help my mother with the other housework

2.Do you think men and women should share housework?

Yes, I do. If both the husband and wife are working, then they should share the housework. However, if the man is working and the woman is looking after the house, then the house work should be her responsibility

3.What kinds of housework do you dislike to do?

I really hate ironing. I have burned myself so many times while ironing, and I find it really frustrating to try and get the clothes to look really good. I always end up feeling very hot and bothered

4.Did you help your parents do housework when you were young?

Yes, but not all that much. I would keep my room clean, and help to wash the dishes after eating, but that was about it.

9-Year-Old Whizz-Kid Completes Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

1. A nine-year-old child 1)_________is 2)_________ to become the youngest ever person to complete a university degree. 

2. This December, Laurent Simons will gain his electrical engineering bachelor's degree from Eindhoven University of Technology, a 3)__________ course even for 18-year-olds. It has taken Laurent only nine months to complete 4)_________ a four-year course. Laurent’s tutor said, “He is three times smarter than the best student I have met in my long career. He achieves a level of solutions that many adult students never reach.” 

3. Laurent is half-Dutch and half-Belgian and lives in Amsterdam, he will now5) ____________ of the world's youngest graduate from Michael Kearney, an American who gained a degree at the age of ten. 

4. The young genius 6) ___________the entire primary school curriculum in only 12 months and then took just 18 months to complete his secondary school studies, effortlessly passing every test with flying colours.

5. While Laurent comes from a family of doctors, his parents cannot 7）_____________ as to why their son is so academically gifted. His mother joked, "I ate a lot of fish during pregnancy."

1. whizz-kid (whizzkid) UK /ˈwɪzkɪd/ US /ˈwɪzkɪd/

n. a young person (a kid) who is very good at something (usually something related to intelligence)

You can be a computer whizz-kid.

你可以是个电脑奇才。

You could be a financial whizz-kid.

你可能是个金融神童。

You could be a science whizz-kid. 

你可能是个科学神童。

2.prodigy UK /ˈprɒdɪdʒi/ US /ˈprɑːdədʒi/

n. a child who shows a special ability at a young age

Mozart was a child prodigy. 

莫扎特是个神童。

3. on course 

if something is ‘on course to happen’, it is very likely that thing will happen (or very likely to succeed as planned)

The national team is on course to qualify for the world cup

国家队取得世界杯参赛资格在望。

The company is on course to make a profit this year

这家公司有望今年盈利。

We are on course to meet the project deadline

我们有望赶上项目最后期限。

4. demanding UK /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/ US /dɪˈmændɪŋ/

adj. if something is demanding, it needs a lot of ability, effort, or time(it's

difficult)

I found the book quite demanding

我发现这本书很难啃。

She has a very demanding schedule next month

她下个月日程安排很紧

He decided to quit his demanding job

他决定辞去他那份要求很高的工作。

5. what should be 

we use this to talk about something we expect to happen in a normal situation 

I don't understand why you're worried about ‘what should be an easy exam’. 

那场考试应该很简单，我不明白你担心什么。

Next Saturday, we are looking forward to what should be an easy game. 

下周六，我们期待一场轻松的比赛。

I'm going to hospital for what should be a simple operation. 

我要去医院做个简单的手术。

 

6. take the title 
夺取头衔


His latest book has taken the title of the fastest selling book on Amazon after it sold out in just one day. 
他的新书在一天内售罄，成为亚马逊上销售最快的书。
The new café chain has taken the title of America's favourite coffee shop, according to a poll released last week. 
上周公布的一项民意调查显示，这家新的咖啡连锁店已成为美国人最喜爱的咖啡店。

 
7. breeze through 
if you breeze through something, you do it very easily and confidently


She's going to breeze through the competition. 
她将轻而易举地赢得比赛。
She's going to breeze through what should be a very easy competition. 
她将轻而易举地通过一场本应很容易的比赛。
The boys breezed through the examination with no trouble at all. 
男孩们轻而易举地通过了考试。


8. with flying colours 
if you do something such as pass an exam with flying colours, you do it very successfully (you pass it easily with a very high score or grade)


Most of the students passed the exam with flying colours. 
大多数学生都以优异的成绩通过了考试。
He completed the course with flying colours. 
他出色地完成了课业。
I expect to pass my driving test with flying colours. 
我希望我能出色地通过驾驶考试。
He graduated from university with flying colours. 
他以优异的成绩从大学毕业。


9. offer an explanation 
  作出解释


The teacher offered a simple explanation as to why the students failed. 
老师对学生们为什么失败作了简单的解释。
I can offer an explanation as to why we are late for dinner. 
我可以解释我们为什么吃饭迟到。
The researchers offered several possible explanations as to why the experiment failed. 
对于实验失败的原因，研究人员提出了几种可能的解释。

offer no explanation
不能作出解释；无法解释
The report offers no explanation as to why the company lost money. 
该报告没有解释该公司为何亏损。
The boy offered no explanation as to why he failed the test. 
那男孩没有解释他考试不及格的原因。
He offered no explanation as to why he was late. 
他没有解释他为什么迟到。