2015年12月大学英语四级考试真题精解（第二套）

Part I　Writing

【范文评注】

People tend to be good talkers instead of good listeners. 首句引出倾诉者和倾听者这两类人，为接下来展开论述做好铺垫。 They are willing to tell others what they feel or what they want but often have no patience or are reluctant to listen to what others say.That's bad for communication. 第一段中间两句说明了只会倾诉不会倾听的不良后果，即That's bad for communication.（不利于人际交往）。 If one wants to be a good communicator, he has to bear in mind that listening is more important than talking. 第一段末句总结第一段的内容，并点明文章的主旨：倾听比倾诉重要。

It is listening instead of talking that offers us a better chance to understand others. 本句为过渡句，承接上一段的内容，说明倾听对理解别人的重要性，并且提示下文将要说明倾听具体有哪些好处。 By listening attentively to what others say, we are more likely to know their real thoughts and offer them constructive advice, thus establishing a sound interpersonal relationship with them.But if we only talk about ourselves to others and ignore their feelings, the conversation might be a nightmare for them and we would by no means know what they are thinking about.

To conclude, listening plays a more important role than talking when it comes to effective communication. 结尾总结全文，再次扣题，进一步强调倾听对于人际交往的重要性。

【译文】

人们往往都是健谈者，却不是很好的倾听者。他们愿意告诉别人自己的感受，或者他们想要什么，但是常常没有耐心或者不愿意倾听别人的诉说。这样不利于交流。一个人如果想成为好的沟通者，他必须牢记倾听比诉说更重要。

是倾听而不是诉说为我们提供了更好地了解他人的机会。通过专注地倾听别人所说的话，我们更加有可能了解他们的真实想法，为他们提供建设性的意见，从而与他们建立起良好的人际关系。但是，如果我们只是向别人谈论关于自己的事情，而忽略他们的感受，这种谈话对他们来说就可能是一场噩梦，我们绝不会知道他们在想什么。

总之，对于有效的沟通来说，倾听比诉说所起的作用更大。

【要点用法】

tend to 往往，倾向于

bear in mind 记住

ignore 忽视

talker 谈话者

attentively 专注地

nightmare 噩梦，梦魇

listener 倾听者

constructive 建设性的

by no means 绝不

patience 耐心

establish 建立

when it comes to 一谈到，就……而言

reluctant 不情愿的

interpersonal relationship 人际关系

effective 有效的

【句法点评】

1.They are willing to tell others what they feel or what they want but often have no patience or are reluctant to listen to what others say.

本句是一个由but连接的并列句，在第一个分句中，what they feel和what they want是动词tell的宾语，在第二个分句中，what others say是listen to 的宾语。

2.If one wants to be a good communicator, he has to bear in mind that listening is more important than talking.

本句是一个复合句，含有一个if引导的条件状语从句和一个that引导的宾语从句。

3.It is listening instead of talking that offers us a better chance to understand others.

本句是一个强调句，强调的是主语listening instead of talking。去掉it is和that之后，句子结构仍然完整。

4.By listening attentively to what others say, we are more likely to know their real thoughts and offer them constructive advice, thus establishing a sound interpersonal relationship with them.

本句的主干是we are more likely to know their real thoughts and offer them constructive advice, 而句首by引出的介词短语作整个句子的方式状语，其中含有一个宾语从句what others say作listening to的宾语，thus establishing…是现在分词短语作结果状语。

5.But if we only talk about ourselves to others and ignore their feelings, the conversation might be a nightmare for them and we would by no means know what they are thinking about.

本句是一个复合句，含有一个if引导的条件状语从句和一个what引导的宾语从句。