英语口语在英语考试中占总分的百分之三十,这一部分有一定的难度，而临场发挥得好坏对于总成绩关系很大。现以一篇往年试题略加分析，帮助大家提高即兴的口头表达能力。
　　
　　首先是审题要正确，这与阅读水平和细心程度有关。题目Do You Agree with the Idea that One Can Not Judge a Person by Appearance ? 中的从句One Can Not Judge a Person by Appearance 意为“不能以貌取人”，而试题是问你是否同意这句话。同意则表示“应该以貌取人”。
　　
　　根据考题展开你的观点 ；
　　
　　“不能以貌取人”写在纸上是一句非常漂亮的话，说给别人听更是高尚无比。然而，现实中又有多少人能不折不扣地这样去做呢？外表的美丑或多或少地总会影响对某人的看法，要表达这样的想法，我们不妨这样说：
　　
　　1. I think people do judge others by their appearance at least to some extent. We often pick up many clues about other people from their clothes and from their outward appearance. If I come to you and tell you that I'm a very shabby , would you believe me ?
　　
　　但话又说回来，一味以貌取人也说不过去。外貌毕竟只是人们判断时的参照之一。以下两段话表达的便是这种观点：
　　
　　2. When I see someone in dirty clothes, I will assume that maybe he is uneducated; but just when you think you can totally rely on that, that is when you'll be wrong.
　　
　　3. I think we should, but not always. We should not put too much stock in it, and we should not rely on it too much.
　　
　　外表之所以能左右人的判断，是因为尽管它反映的只是某人的外观，但它确是构成某人形象的因素之一。但真正能够反映某人好坏的却是其性格。此外，有些年轻人对于外表格外注意；而己有一定阅历的人则未必如此，他们的气质风度往往比他们的衣着打扮更能展现其风貌：
　　
　　4. It is a wrong to think that appearnce are not important. The superficial characteristics are useful in some ways, but are not of the first importance. We should judge people based on their characters.
　　
　　5. It depends on a lot of things besides just the appearance. I notice that young people like to dress up very formally. They will make sure that they are always looking very proper. But I also notice that older people, particularly those topnotched people, don't dress up very carefully, because they have leant to act in a certain way that says more than the clothes they wear .
　　
　　完全以貌取人不足取。但俗话说得好：人无完人。教授、的专家、的学术泰斗们有衣冠楚楚、的光彩照人者，但不拘小节者也大有人在。若以世俗但眼光看待他们，则大大有失公正：
　　
　　6. Judging people by their appearances discounts other qualities. For example, there is a very intelligent professor who is very skilled when he goes into the classroom and explains the scientific theories; and he is very skilled when he goes into the lab and does his experiments. Yet maybe he has a difficult time shaving properly; maybe he has a difficult time in other cases; maybe he does not have anybody to buy nice clothes for him, and maybe he does not realize that he has spilled some liquid on his shirt. In fact, it's difficult for people like him to dress very well or shave very well. And therefore, if you judge him based on his appearance, you are not fair. He is a very intelligent, creative and interesting person, and yet to look at him, you might not think so highly of him.
　　
　　我们听某人之言，可以知其人之性，“言为心声”，是之谓也。我们将这句话往深处一想，便不难悟出这样的道理--以貌取人所反映的往往是一种肤浅。
　　
　　7. If you judge a person by their appearances, this tells people more about yourself than it does about that person. If the only quality that you value in a person is how well he dresses or how attractive he looks, then we can see into yourself, and understand that the things that you really do value are those very superficial qualities.
　　
　　待人接物如此，交友时亦是如此。择友时若唯外表是取，你可能会与志趣相投者擦肩而过：
　　
　　8. If you choose your friend based on who is well dressed or who is more attractive, or other superficial qualities, then you are going to have less likelihood to have a good friend . You are going to miss out on a friend you could have who is much more interesting and much more creative and yet is much less interested in appearances.
　　
　　外表的改变用不了多少时间，而内在素质的养成却远非一朝一夕。不知读者是否同意这个说法？
　　
　　9. People can buy a very nice outfit in just a couple of minutes, and they can change their outward appearances in a few hours by going to a barbar's shop or a hairdresser's. And yet how long will it take to develop creativity, or to become very well educated, or to have interests in areas of knowledge? You can't gain these so easily and quickly. It takes years, not just a few minutes.
　　
　　以上只是考生中比较普遍的一些想法和观点。不能面面俱到。读者在读过本文之后可以思考一下，理出自己的思路，然后试着将自己的说法表达出来。这样做既可以理清思路，又能提高口语表达时所述内容的精确性和用语的准确性。