托福口语怎么才能避免表达空洞

　　托福口语的评分标准既重视考生表述的语言质量，对具体表述的内容也有一定要求。很多同学虽然很能说，看似说了很多，但实际上其表述内容思想空洞缺乏实际，说得通俗点都是废话套话，同样难以拿到高分。

　　中国学生在用英语表达的时候论点有余，但是支持论点的例子和原因显得严重不足，因此整篇表达听上去十分干涩，不够丰满。例如当一个中国学生想要表达他非常喜欢一部电影的时候，他可能会不断地罗列他的论点而无法去挖掘、发展他的观点，他会说“I love this movie, and I think it is amazing. No one loves the movie like I do; it is so good and I think it is the best film in this world.” 这样的表达即使用最漂亮的发音呈现出来也显得苍白无力。甚至有的同学将托福口语题目中常出现的一句话“Use specific details and examples to support your opinion.” 当作一句没用的话，殊不知这正是托福口语考试希望同学们做的，用充分的事实去展开。

　　一个建议的版本可以是这样的，如果想表达很喜欢Forrest Gump《阿甘正传》这部电影，可以说：“I love this movie because I can learn something about America's history. For example，I know the lost generation and Watergate scandal through this movie. People living in UnitedStates start doubting the policy of government, and of course, how the Vietnam War affected American people's lives. People want to change their attitudes to the war, and look for their own freedom and democracy. So I can have the opportunity to enrich my knowledge concerning this through this masterpiece.”

　　这是一部非常“有文化”的电影。导演将美国重要的历史事件默默的安排在阿甘的经历中，通过时代的变迁反映出美国在各个时期的特征和美国年轻人的追求。如果考生可以用“迷失的一代”，“水门事件”，“越战”来举例，rater马上就明白我喜欢这部电影的原因了，而且通过这些美国人耳熟能详的例子也体现出考生满腹经纶，是一个非常了解美国历史和文化的优秀考生。

　　再举一例比如谈到一所好的大学需要具备什么样的特点这道题时，会说“The university has a good library.”或“The university has numerous trees.”就此停止了，而没能有理有据地展开。

　　正确的表述比如：“My university has a good library, and it is one of the largest and most valuable research libraries in China. It has about 6 million items in its collection, including over 2 million books and pamphlets and thousands of charts, engravings, manuscripts, map and so forth. The library's half million manuscript collection reflects different aspects of Chinese life and culture. And the library has grown so large that it could no longer be housed in one building. Two more buildings were built to accommodate the ever increasing collection in the library. Also, the library is computerized, so students can research the information or E-book freely when the professor assigns the new homework, which makes the use of the library a pleasant experience.”

　　要想避免表达思想内容空洞就可以按照上面大学图书馆一例来把自己的想法展开。具体要细化到什么程度还是由考生自己决定，不过强烈建议考生可以根据自己的生活经验和真实的感受(比如真的对自己学校的图书馆)进行客观的评价，而不是在考场中随性的编造例子，毕竟编造的内容是你临时想的，你也不能确定你的创造是否能hold住45秒的答题时间，反而自己真实的感受更容易表达。所以平时对于生活中的素材，或是一些新闻实事合理积累也对话题的展开大有裨益。