4分钟英语口语对话10篇
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1. What do you think of the changes of
women’s roles since 19th century? Can women
nowadays live
independently with equal rights?
A: Do you remember the novel we have read
on the textbook
A Pair of Silk Stockings
?
B: Yes, a wonderful story about s.
A:
So what’s your feeling after reading this story?
B: After getting married, the role of s
changed. She became her husband’s wife and their
children’ mother. She had to bear the family’s
burden; she never considered her own needs.
A: She looked so pitiful. She was even afraid
of recalling the past. This reflected the
imprisonment
[ɪm'prɪz(ə)nm(ə)nt] and
repression against women of the American society
in 18th century. The women
was confined to the
social role of wife and mother; they didn’t allow
any of them to have
self-awareness and
personal pursuits.
B: That’s inconceivable. I
can’t imagine that if I live at that time. So what
do you think of the changes
of women’s role
since 19th century?
A: Since 19th
century, women have been more and more
independent. In most countries, they have
common rights and female rights. I think the
society should go forward and women should be
treated
equally.
B: Yes, nowadays, you can
see many women work for the government, some even
served as the president
or other important
positions. Female officials are recognized by more
and more people.
A: And more and more
jobs are available to women. Women can have more
choices. They can have their
career and do
what they like, and don’t need to depend on men to
live.
B: That's right. In family, women’s role
changed also. They can work to earn money for the
family the
same as the man. Husband and wife
are equal and they respect each other.
A:
A lot of changes have taken place. Women’ life
will become more colorful.
B: Of course. It’s
getting better. But can women nowadays live
independently with equal rights?
A:Not
exactly so. Though the law has been established
and everyone appeal to equality, women could
not truly live independently with equal right.
For example, when you apply for a job as the
programmer,
the company tend to choose the
male candidates and refuse female’s application,
even though they are
better.
B: It’s
really unfair. What’s more, in many places around
the world, women are not equal with men. They
don’t have right, and they can’t protect
themselves through legal channels. In Iran and
other Middle
East areas, women are forbidden
to exposing their face unless in their own family.
And women can not
participate in the
elections.
A: There is still a long way
to go in protecting women’ right.
2. During the development of a
language, there are periods of dramatic changes
and minor changes. Why?
Give some specific
examples to illustrate it.
A: Do you
know anything about the English language?
B:
Yes. English is the official language used by most
countries and a lot of countries set the English
as
the second language.
A: Yeah, and
in 19th-20th century, English became an
international language because of the leading
positions of British and American. Their
culture, economy, military, politics and science
have influenced
other countries in the world.
B: That’s right. English is important now in
our life. And it does change a lot with the time.
A: Yeah, yeah. I agree with you. The
language has always changed, but the rate of
change has been
uneven; minor changes have
slowly accumulated in every generation, but there
have been periods of
dramatic change as well.
You know some of them?
B: Of course. The most
important of these periods occurred after the
Normans Conquered England.
This conquest
brought new concepts from across the channel, like
the French language, the Doomsday
Book and so
on. All in all, the English absorbed about ten
thousand new words from the Normans. This
greatly enriched the English language.
A: Absolutely, cultural conflict bring new
vitality. Also, some changes haven’t come from the
borrowing,
but from the natural growing need.
Such as Shakespeare’s poetry, Bible. They all did
a great
contribution in English changing. Just
as the dictionary shows, about 2000 new words and
phrases were
invented by William Shakespeare.
His poetry showed the world that English was a
rich, vibrant
language with limitless
expressive and emotional power.
B: Yeah, many
new words occurred with the development of the
world. As well, the science, the
Internet,
their development produced many words like gene,
e-mail, download, etc. When new things
appeared, new words are invented to follow
them.
A: Besides the vocabulary, the
grammar is also different from the beginning. For
example, people now
like to say “Let’s have a
drink” or “Let’s take a swim”. We call them
“empty” verbs. Years ago, we say
“Let’s drink”
or “Let’s swim”.
B: There are various kinds
of grammar changes, we are not sure how it began,
but more and more people
expressed like that,
then it became a standard grammar.
A:
Yeah, these minor changes happened slowly.
However, many years later, when you compare the
present one with the former, you would find a
big change.
B. You’re right. The expansion of
our knowledge and experience requires the
invention of new words or
the adaptation of
old ones. Meaning will depend more and more upon
word order and context, and
spelling will
become simpler, with fewer common variants.
English is always changing!
is your
favorite athlete? What qualifications does a
successful athlete usually possess?
A: ......A
is watching NBA match by the computer......
B:
Hey, A. What are you watching? Basketball match?
You seem to enjoy it very much.
A: Yeah.
I’m enthusiastic about the basketball. I have
never missed a wonderful basketball match.
B:
Oh, great. You’re really a basketball fan! So who
is your favorite athlete?
A: YaoMing. No
people could replace his statue in my heart. But
he has already retired from the NBA.
B: I know
him. There is no doubt that he is a successful
basketball athlete. Could you tell me more
information about him?
A: Yes.
YaoMing was born in September 12, 1980 in
ShangHai. He started playing for the Shanghai
Sharks as a teenager, and played on their
senior team for five years in the CBA, winning a
championship
in his final year. YaoMing
entered the NBA in 2002 and he was retired because
of injury in 2011. During
his basketball
career, he has won many honors. And now he is the
boss of Shanghai Sharks. And ....
B: Ok, it’s
enough. Definitely you are Yao’s fan. What
qualifications does a successful athlete usually
possess?
A: Firstly he need to have
an excellent skill in the sports. As we all know,
YaoMing was one of the best
basketball center
in NBA and he had high percentage shot, strong
defense as well as wonderful
rebound.
B:
And then?
A: Then a successful athlete
should be hardworking, friendly, aggressive ,
positive and so on.
B: Yes, I can’t agree
more. And what else?
A: Last but not
least, a successful people usually loves his
country. YaoMing is a Chinese and he never
forgot it. So he refused Toyata‘s invitation
for the brand spokesman even though Tayata was
ready to
give him abundant money.
B: I
have heard YaoMing’s story and I admire him too.
A: Yes, YaoMing has countless fans and he
is famous.
B: No, no, I just admire him and I
am not his fan.
A:Ok, what is your
favorite athlete?
B:My favorite athlete is
LiuXiang, the “Asia flying man”. He broke the
world record and won the
champion in 2006. His
performance made western countries surprised that
Asian could run faster than
the Black. What’s
more, LiuXiang donates money to charity and he
usually participate in charitable
activities.
He has helped many people.
A: Yeah,
LiuXiang is great. Chinese are proud for him.
B: He is really a successful athlete. In my
opinion, a successful athlete also should have the
will,the
determined spirits and be confident
and calm. These are indispensable qualifications
for a successful
people.
A: Yes, of
course. Oh, I saw news about LiuXiang just now. It
was said the he had got a divorce.
B: Really?
Show me the news, please.
A:
Ok.
might be the triggers of an
allergy? How to prevent allergies?
A:
Hi! I saw you in our university hospital on my way
to laboratory yesterday. What’s wrong with you?
B: I am sick. I went to see the doctor because
I have an allergy. My face became red and I was
overcome with a feeling of nausea. Terribly
uncomfortable.
A: I am sorry to hear
that. And how is your feeling now?
B: I took
the medicine. I am OK now. Don’t worry.
A: Then how did that happen? What are you
allergic?
B: I am allergic to seafood. So I
never buy seafood. But yesterday the waiter made a
mistake, the meal
he give me contains the
seafood.
A: Oh, no. It’s too dangerous.
You must be more careful from now on.
B: Thank
you, my friend. By the way, do you know the
triggers which may cause an allergy?
A: I
know some common allergens. For example, pollen,
you know,a lot of flowers bloom in the spring,
What a beautiful scenery! However, many people
are allergic to it. They can not enjoy this, and
colorful
flowers become their “trouble”.
B: Yeah, this is very disappointing.
A: In fact there are so many allergens in our
life, including dust mites, mold, animal dander,
drug and so
on. Especially drug allergies,
it’s very serious, even can cause the death.
Therefore, when the doctor
use certain drugs
on you, they must make sure if you will allergic.
B: That’s right. Some food and drinks such as
milk, eggs and nut can also cause allergy. What’s
more,
many girls like using cosmetics. If it’s
not suitable, the user will get allergic and have
rash on her face.
A: Allergy is a very
serious phenomenon. As it’s reported in the
literature, nearly 13 of the people
have
allergic diseases in their lives.
B: It’s
very common. So how to prevent allergies?
A: If one is allergic to food, heshe must be
careful in your life. Make sure that no triggers
in their
meals. If necessary, prepare their
own food themselves everyday. They must protect
themselves.
B: Yeah, you are considerate.
Also, for people allergic to things like dust
mites, they must keep their
room clean and
dry. In this way, dust mites will become less and
won’t cause the allergy.
A: Lat but not
least, you must keep an optimistic, cheerful mood
and do some outdoor exercises
everyday to
build up your body. This can enhance your body’s
resistance and adaptability.
B: I can’t agree
with you more. Allergy is really dangerous, we
must learn the basic precaution to
protect
ourselves and other people.
do you
think of the graduate education in China? Is it an
elite education? How to enhance
your
comprehensive qualities required in the future?
A: Hi, B. Long time no see. I am so
surprised to see you here? I heard that you have
entered ChongQing
University.
B: No, I
failed to pass the second exam. But I was luckily
admitted to CCNU.
A: I am sorry to hear
that. Anyway we are lucky enough to be the
graduate students now. And we canl
receive the
post-graduate education in CCNU.
B: Yeah. What
do you think of the graduate education in China?
Is it an elite education?
A: It should
be. In China, only the students who pass the Post-
graduate Entrance Examination are
qualified to
the university. And this examination only check
the students’ professional knowledge.
B: You
are right. We have passed this examination and
defeated many students. So we will be an elite.
A: Haha. Which course will you take?
B: Digital Communication
A: Yeah, It
is my required course. In Chinese graduate
education, students should take many required
courses about their major. So the students are
trained to be an elite in a certain domain.
B:
Yes. But it also has disadvantages for the
students’ overall growth. Just like us, we have
strong
logical thinking but poor emotional
thinking. And our ability of expression is poor.
As for me, I am
afraid of taking a speech.
When facing audiences, I would forget anything.
A: I also realize these disadvantages. So
how to enhance our comprehensive qualities
required in our
future?
B: We are supposed
to join the students’ union. So that we can have
more opportunities to improve our
expressing
skill and organizing ability.
A: I agree
with you. And we also need to read a diverse
variety of books to broaden our horizons
instead of only reading our professional
books.
B:I would like to add more. I think we
should join some activities so that we can
communicate with all
kinds of people and learn
from others.
A: That’s right. It is a
good way and I approve of your suggestion.
B:Oh, it’s time to go. I would not like to be
late for this class.
A: Ok. See you
later.
B: See you.
6. Why is
cosmetic surgery so popular today? What are the
advantages and disadvantages
of cosmetic
surgery?
L：Did you see the entertainment news
of Zheng Shuang’s taking cosmetic surgery?
Z：Oh, I know it. I used to watch her TV series
and I think she was more beautiful before.
L：I also think so. Presently not only many
stars but also common people go to take cosmetic
surgery.
Cosmetic surgery are more popular
now. What do you think about the popularity of the
cosmetic
surgery?
Z：This is a society
thinking a lot of appearance that those who have a
good appearance are more likely
to attract
others’ attention and get more chance. As we all
know, a beautiful girl is tend to have more
followers and a handsome boy has advantages in
making a proposal.
L:Yeah, same feeling
with you.
Z:And there is no doubt that the
first impression is significant in a job interview
, although the skill is
important. A good
impression is half the battle, and people will be
more confident if they have a good
appearance.
L：Absolutely right. Some people may be
not satisfied with certain parts of their body, an
they always
want to make change. And now
cosmetic technology is quite mature, you can make
the change as you
want as long as you have
money. And most importantly you don’t have to bear
so much of risk as before.
Z：But as a coin has
two sides, cosmetic surgery has both advantages
and disadvantages.
L：What advantages do
you think cosmetic surgery has?
Z：For those
who were born with defects, they can gain
confidence and face their life optimistically
through cosmetic surgery . There are some
people who were injured in an accident, their
damaged
appearance could to be maximum
restored through cosmetic surgery. Those who looks
ordinary can also
get a beautiful appearance
through cosmetic surgery.
L：Cosmetic
surgery can make people become beautiful,
confident. We can take some proper measures
for the sake of beauty, this is
understandable. But we should not be crazy.
Because cosmetic surgery
will bring a lot of
unpredictable consequences. Although the surgery
technology is relatively mature, it
still has
possibility to fail. What’s more, there may be
sequelae after the surgery. They must be
careful all day not to touch the wound.
Sometimes they even have to withstand moral
pressure of public
opinion.
Z：Yes, you are
right. In short, I think beauty is God-given,
keeping meticulous [mə'tɪkjələs]care of
their
own beauty is private affair. Everyone wants to
have a perfect face. We must have a good healthy
attitude to treat cosmetic surgery and can not
be obsessed, otherwise the hurt person are
ourselves.
7. Have you ever delivered an
address? What are the important factors in making
a public
speech? Give examples to illustrate
it.
Z：Hey, I haven’t seen you these days. What
did you do?
L：Recently our University
organizes a speech contest. And I signed up.
Therefore, these days I have
been preparing
for it.
Z：That's it! How’s it going?
L：The first draft of my speech has been
finished, but I think it is not good enough. You
have
participated in this kind of speech
contest many times, do you have any suggestions
for my
presentation?
Z:Began with
searching for some information in Internet.
Completing presentation outline, which
includes lecture topics and gradual deepening
points, is a critical step.
L：Oh, I have
written a speech outline before. Can you check it
when you are free?
Z：Okay. My pleasure.
By the way, have you seen some celebrity's
speeches?
L：Yes, I’ve read Martin Luther
King's speech It is a very famous speech. At the
beginning, Martin Luther King tell us the
importance of “Emancipation Proclamation” signed
by
President Lincoln one hundred years ago.
However, there still remained many unfair
treatment and
injustice among the black and
white people. Then, he encourages the black people
to fight to change
their status, rather than
remaining silent and passive. At last, Martin uses
“I Have a Dream” to bring
out the theme which
was not only the speaker’s dream but also all the
black people’s.
Z：Take this speech as an
example, the speaker mobilized public sentiment
and struck a chord with the
audience, which
conveyed Martin Luther King’s ideas, views and
comprehension.
L：I was also infected by the
atmosphere of the speech.
Z：In addition
to arouse the audience's emotions, I think there
also are several important factors.
Firstly
you have to overcome stage fright. The speech
itself is not a terrible thing, and there are many
methods can reduce our stage fright, such as
deep breathing.
L:Yeah. It’s a good way to
reduce my stage fright.
Z:The second is
containing the rich content and respecting the
facts. For the purpose of speech is to
convey
information, only real content, sincere feelings
will be understood and recognized by the
audience. This can bridge the gap with the
speakers and create a harmonious environment. The
last is
paying attention to skills and
grasping the balance, only the harmonious and
balance of internal
elements can make the
article credibly.
L：Thanks for your advice. I
learn a lot from your words.
Z：Wish you
a good grade.
8. Besides religious
faith, we can have various beliefs. Do you have
any faith? Is faith important
in a person’s
life?
L：I recently watch a movie,
faith?
Z：Sure I do. I have a clear view of the world,
value and life. I believe the world is of rules
and logic.
Only by living carefully and
holding great awe[ɔː], can we be a person in the
true sense. The value of
human beings should
be weighed by their contribution to this world.
The goal of life is to live for
achieve his
value.
L：In reality, everyone has their
own beliefs, and I don’t know the relationship
between religion and
faith exactly. But if
when we were in the case of Pi, our faith would
give us a reason to go on and keep
pure and
beautiful humanity, perhaps, help our self-
salvation like Pi does.
Z：There will be
difference in the choice of belief: someone choose
to believe in religion, and some
choose
scientific beliefs or rational faith. You can find
shadow of faith from unbelievers’ behavior,
such as utilitarian, optimists, heroic. The
behavior, persistence and lasting time of people’s
faith will be
different.
L：I agree
with you. In case of an actual conflict of
interest or vital moment, there is no practical
difference between believer and unbeliever,
everyone will show the joys and sorrows and
survival
instincts. Why do some people choose
self-sacrifice, while others are selfish, even
murder? So what
really matters is a person's
moral standards and specific actions rather than
his alleged faith.
Z：Moral life is social
phenomenon accompanied by human development, and
faith is the cornerstone of
moral life and the
living conditions of human beings. It basically
determines human moral practice range,
level
and mode. Faith not only establishes the
individual's life meaning and value standards, but
also
becomes a huge force of the individual
resolutely forward. Conversely, lack of faith will
make life
becomes confused and boring.
9. What are your favorite
advertisements? Give examples to illustrate how
successful
advertisements can reflect people’s
values?
L：You're watching TV shows again!!!
You do waste a lot of time on this.
Z：No, no.
I am just having a break. Look these
advertisements. It’s interesting.
Xiao mi,
born for fans.
L：Ok, that’s good.
Some advertisements are really great! Such as
”Give mom a foot-bath ”, Chinese
Dream. Then
what’s your favorite advertisement?
Z：Our
teacher showed a public service ads about FAMILY,
that’s my favorite one.
L：Oh, I remember.
The advertisement words impressed me deeply. It’s
really a successful one. F
represents father,
father is the mainstay of the family when we are
children. Tall and burly dad
keeps out wind
and rain. M represents mother, gentle and virtuous
mother assists husband and brings
up children.
Z：Yes,Yes. I represents me, I am an rebellious
teenager and want to break the arms of parents.
When
growing up, I feel the hardships of life,
and parents are old, I began to learn to care for
parents and
shelter from the storm. The
advertisement ends with the picture shows FAMILY
represents Mom and
Dad I love you! So sweet!
L: There are also many commercial
advertisements that affect people's lives, such as
KFC and
McDonald's. Influenced by Chinese
traditional consumption concept, this kind of
fast-food is not
accepted in China. But now,
as we can see, KFC and McDonald's are popular
around China. They have won
the Chinese
market. Every day they sell a great number of
fast-food like hamburger,chips and so on.
The
main reason why they became popular in China is
that they make a successful advertisement and
their advertising culture has been accepted by
the Chinese people.
Z：What advertisements
promote are not only commodity information, but
also an idea. The idea go
through the existing
social norms and forms from beginning to end, so
that people understand the
society from angle
advertised preferentially. Human’s memory is an
constantly repeated process. when
advertisement continues to repeat in front of
you, it’s almost impossible for you not to accept.
This is
the reason for widespread impact of
advertising.
10. Have you ever slowed
down your steps to watch the moon in this fast-
paced society?
Are there any advantages of
doing such “useless things”?
L：Recently, I
have many tasks. Firstly, I need to finish my
design part, the deadline is near, but there
is no progress. Secondly, the final
examination is coming, I need to prepare for them.
However, I have
no time and don’t know what to
do. I know I must take action. But once I thought
this, I feel irritable.
I'm under a lot of
pressure. Do you have any good ways to relax?
Z：It is normal for you to have big pressure in
the quick pace of life. Have you ever tried to
slow down
and do something?
L：No, I
haven’t. Every day I am busy. My schedule is
filled with courses, tasks, reading documents of
my major and so on. I feel very busy but in
fact I gain a little. I don’t know what else I can
do. Can you
show me some examples?
Z：For
example, read a good book, enjoy some good music,
look at the flowers around us, walk with a
friend or looking at the moon at night. All
above may give us a relax.
L：These ideas
sound great. I remember when I was a child I often
sat on the grass with my family and
watched
the moon. That made us feel pretty good. But now,
I am engaged everyday, and I seldom sit
quietly and just watch the moon for fun.
Z: Do you give all of your life to your
computer and your phone? Do you have any space to
hide yourself
in? Did you ever talk to the
sky, the tree, the bird and anything around you?
Even the family ?
L: For me, I chase the
time day and night, I am running and running,
pushed forward by the trifles. I am
exhausted
and depressed and never stop to enjoy the world I
live in.
Z: Slow down your steps and you will
find the flower is fragrant, people is nice, the
sky is brighter and
the life is better.
Slowing down is to move further, slowing down is
to arrange your time properly.
Slowing down is
to take your time to do some sports, to make
yourself a delicious dinner, to read a book
after your own heart, even just to sit down
and absent of your mind. From all of these
“useless” things,
you can taste the life of
your own.
L: I think I do really need to
slow down my step, put the trifles aside and live
a simple life. Then I can
enjoy the life and
improve my working efficiency. In this way I can
have enough time to relax and
become happy.
Z: It’s never too late to slow down. Just stop
and enjoy the life.