丢东西的经历

Describe an occasion that you lost something You should say:

What you lost

When and where you lost it What you did to find it

and explain how you felt about it.

Plan your talk:

what you lost

(optional) what it looked like

when and where you lost it

(optional) how you felt when you lost it

what you did to find it

(optional) whether you found it

(optional) whether other people offered you help

how you felt about it

思路解析：

本题要求介绍一次你丢了一件物品的经历，比如钱包、钥匙、手机，或是笔手表、笔记本等等·第一题介绍丢失的物品是什么，可以稍作补充丢失的物品是什么样子。第二题介绍故事背景，何时何地丢的，可以补充丢失时的感受。第三题介绍你为了找回这件物品做了什么努力，比如回去找，报警，去前台问等等·最后一题说明你的感受，比如丢失了自己心爱的物品没找到很伤心，或是失而复得很兴奋。注意整体时态为一般过去时。

Sample Answer 1 ：

I'd like to describe the time when I lost my memory stick.It was the memory stick I used all the time, as it had this pink color and it could be used as a music player at the time, so it was quite pretty and multifunctional.

It was several years ago when I was still a freshman at university. It was near the end of the term, so I needed to make some slides for presentations, write essays and things like these. I decided to study in the library and use the computer there. But unfortunately, when I finished all the work and saved everything in my memory stick, I forgot to take the stick with me and left.

I didn't actually do much to find it, since when I went back to my seat, I didn't see it anywhere near the desk. I knew it must have been taken by others, and there was nothing I could do about it.

I was pretty upset as I had to do the work all over again and start to save some money to buy a new one. However, several days later, I got an email asking if I lost a flask disk in the library. Someone found it and returned it to the front desk. I was very surprised and excited that I could get it back. After that, I promise myself to always check the desk before I leave, no matter where I go.

Sample Answer 2：

Well, speaking of this special experience，we have to turn the clock back to almost five months ago actually it was such a fairly sunny day，which just put me in the mood to go to the gym like once in a lifetime，and after swimming for almost one hour, I just felt terribly weary and exhausted，can't wait to grab a random bite or a cup of smoothie，However，when I arrived at the salad bar and was about to scan the QR card in order pay my bills, it was the very moment that I realized maybe I accidentally left my phone in the locker! Oh my God! It must have been concealed by the pile of clothing in that narrow space and unfortunately got neglected! Which made me feel totally on pins and needles! What a terrible mistake I just made!

Honestly, the first idea that comes to my mind was to call the police, but since it was in the changing room, there was no CCTV at all，obviously this wouldn't be a good idea! That is to say, there might be almost no chance to find it back. I mean, I should learn my lessons, but all my stuff was in it. Not to mention that it was almost brand new, and it had cost me 10 grand! It was like the end of the world!

Therefore, I said to myself: Why not give it a shot! Thanks to the gentleman, a very kind-hearted staff who kindly and generously lent his phone to me, I finally dialed on my own phone. Before it was picked, believe it or not, my heartbeat would almost stop. Thank God! It turns out a stranger just sent it to the lost and found without leaving her name! What a noble thing to do!

All in all, every time when I browse the internet with my iPhone X, there would be mixed feelings: on the one hand, I really appreciate the kindness from a stranger who ever gave a help hand; on the other hand, it would always remind me to be more attentive. I did learn my lessons about mutual trust and security!

Part 3:

Question:What kinds of things do people usually lose?

解题思路 :

这是一道事实类题目，问人们经常丢的东西，考生可以从不同人群的角度进行，阐述也可以从人们所丢的东西的特点来进行分析，例如有一些东西的确相对较小，不太起眼，常常遭到人们的忽视，也有一些东西是电子产品文档等，如果不及时进行保存和整理也容易丢失。

Sample answer:

As far as I know, there are quite a wide range of things people usually lose. For the perspective of tangible things，people usually lose something really small or pretty much neglectable such as keys，flash drives or even the phone charger. Because sometimes after charging，you could easily forget it when you leave the room, this is pretty much common in coffee shops or on a taxi. Besides, let's look at the intangible things, sometimes when you send some files or pictures to your tutors or your study partners, if they didn't download and store the files immediately on their electronic gadgets like the laptop or smart phones, it could also be possible that these documents would just slide away from the server, which would definitely give you a headache.

Question: What do people often do when losing things?

解题思路 :

这也是一道事实观点类的题目，询问人们在丢东西时会做什么?这里，我们不妨承接上一道题目的答案，如果是价值相对较少并且没有特殊意义的物·品，有的时候尤其是年轻人会选择发一条朋友圈或者一条状态，说说自己的冤种行为，自嘲一下；但如果是相对来说价值较高的物品，则会考虑选择报警通知保险公司，甚至屋用私家侦探的方式尝试找回。

Sample answer:

Well, it depends on the things they lose. For example, if something really expensive or significant was missing like a golden necklace or some contracts，the owner would call the police and the insurance company to find professional help. Even a private detective would be a good choice as well.

On the contrary, if it is only something pretty small or of little value，and there is maybe not much hope to find it back, the owners, especially the youngsters would just post a complaint on the social media as a self-mockery. And apart from that, there was pretty much nothing to do at all.

Question: Is it an effective way to use rewards to find lost things?

解题思路 :

这是一道观点类的题目，学生可以考虑回答是否皆可，但一定要有足够的论证和论据进行支撑，例如如果同意的话需要说出这样的方式，为什么efective，可以尝试从鼓励人们送回失物的角度进行论证:另外也可以考虑从相反的角度进行论证，例如是否会助长教坏的风气，是否有人仅仅就是为了得到奖励而坐地起价甚至走上犯罪道路。

Sample answer:

Honestly, I wouldn't be 100% positive on this idea but admittedly, it would be effective to some extent. For example, if you lost your phone and you promise to give like 1000 Yuan as a gift to the ones who found it, this could be very luring compared to a sleeping smart phone. This 1000 Yuan could be of greater use. However, this proposal could also be a double-edged sword. I mean, in some extreme cases, this could be an motive，incentive or invitation for the potential criminals to "kidnap" your properties or your pets, therefore bringing some misleading trend to the society.

Question: What kinds of people may lose things often?

解题思路 :

这是一种观点类的题目，问容易丢东西的人的特征，我们可以从两个方向来答，第一从人们的性格特点出发，有的人的确是容易丢三落四:也有的人会是一种[急性]的健忘，例如由于过于忙碌或睡眠不足等原因导致丢东。

Sample answer:

Obviously they forgetful and absent-minded people would be on top of this ranking，for example, they would easily leave things here and there even if there was a reminder on their phones to constantly ring a bell about the keys or the flash drive or something like that, they would still forget it due to the poor memory. What's more，Anyone with poor sleep would make such mistakes as well, I think with proper help，but I'm quite confident that these mistakes could be avoided in advance at some point.

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