教程讲稿john口语part3old buildings and history

IELTSSpeakingPart3:OldBuildingsandWhydosomeoldbuildingsgetWellIguessonereasonwouldbethattheymightnotbesafetoliveinanymore,forexampleifthewallsstartcracking.AndIsupposeanotherreasonwhyalotofoldbuildingsgetknockeddownisbecausetheernment’sdecidedthatitwouldbebettertoputupanewbuildinginitsce,whichwouldbeespeciallythecaseifit’soccupyingaprimepieceofrealestateinthecitycentre,forcrack-开aprimepieceofrealestate–很好的一片房地DoyouthinktouristsprefertoseeoldbuildingsornewWithoutadoubt,I’dsaytouristsdefiniyprefertoseeoldbuildings,themainreasonbeingthatoldbuildingshavealotmorehistoryandcultureattachedtothem.Sowhenyouvisitthem,theykindofgiveyouaglimpseintothehistoryoface,aswellasthelocallifestyle,whichyoudon’treallygetfromlookingatanewbuilding.giveyouaglimpseinto–让你大致了解一DoyouthinkhistoricbuildingsshouldbepYeah,mostdefiniy,becauseImean,there’salotofculturewhichisembeddedinhistoricalbuildings,andiftheyweren’tp,thenalotofculturewouldbelost,whichwouldbeaterribleshame.Sothat’sonething,andaswellasthis,Ithinkit’salsotruetosaythatifitwasn’tforhistoricalbuildings,thenmostcitieswouldlookprettymuchthesame.Andifyouthinkaboutallthefamouslandmarksaroundtheworld,likeBigBeninLondonandtheTempleofHeaveninBeijing,forexample,alotofthemarehistoricbuildings,sotheyactuallyyaverystrongroleingivingacityitsidentity.embeddedin…-嵌在…aterribleshame–太可惜lookprettymuchthesame起来差不多一identity－Doyouthinkthestyleofabuilding'sdesignisYeah,I’dsayitis,becauseessentiallythestyleshouldaccordwiththepurposeofthebuilding.Soifyoutakeanofficebuilding,forexample,thenthestyleshouldbeaspracticalaspossible,whichiswhymostofthemtendtobearectangularshape.Andasforresidentialbuildings,Iguessthestyleaffectsalotofthings,likelivingspaceandthegenerallevelofcomfort.Soforme,I’dsaythearchitecturaldesignofabuildingisabsoluycrucial,andIsupposethat’sprobablywhyarchitectsgetpaidasmuchastheydo!thestyleshouldaccordwiththepurposeofthebuilding计应该符合楼房的levelofcomfort–舒适absoluycrucial－extremelyDoyoungpeoplefeelthathistoryisveryProbablynot,no,becauseIthinkalotofyoungpeoplenowadaysdon’treallyfeelthathistoryhasadirectimpactontheirownlives,whichIguessisreflectedinthefactthatnotmanystudentschooseHistoryastheirmajoratuniversity,atleastcomparedtoothersubjectslikeAccountingorFinanceforexample.SoIthinkthisisagoodindicatorthatmanyyoungpeopledon’tseehistoryasbeingthatimportanttothem.indicator–manyyoungpeopledon’tseehistoryasbeingthatimportanttothem－很多年WhatisthevalueoflearningaboutWellI’dsaythere’salotofvalueinlearningit,andoneofthemainwouldbethathistoryquiteoftenrepeatsitself,soifwe’velearnthistorywell,weshouldbeabletoavoidmakingthesamemistakesaswedidinthepast.Andaswellasthis,Iguessanotherimportantaspectisthathistoryysabigpartinhelusunderstandhowthingscametobeing.Soforexample,throughlearninghistory,wegettounderstandthingslikewhywespeakthelanguagewedo,andhowourcountrydevelopedthewayitdid.Andinaway,Ithinkthiskindofmakesusbetterappreciateeverythingwehavearoundus,insteadofjusttakingitforgranted.understandhowthingscametobeing解东西是怎样存在makesusbetterappreciate我们更好的欣takingitforgranted所当DoyouthinkoldbuildingsyanimportantroleinpreservingYeah,I’dsaytheydo,withoutadoubt,becauseifyouthinkaboutit,oldbuildingsareavisualreminderofourpast,sowithoutthem,itwouldbealltooeasytoforgetaboutthehistoryoface,whichwouldbeagreatpity.Ofcoursethereareotherthingsthatalsopreservehistory,likeantiquesforexample,butmostofthetimethey’rehiddenawaysomewhereorkeptinamuseum,soIthinktheyyafarsmallerrolethanoldbuildings,whichareinfullviewofe