盤點(diǎn)雅思考試中常見(jiàn)的8大錯(cuò)誤

1. More is less. A very common mistake is to answer in more words than instructed. If the task says "Not more than 3 words", answering in 4 or more words will definitely cost marks.

不能超過(guò)規(guī)定字?jǐn)?shù)。常見(jiàn)的一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤就是答案超過(guò)要求的數(shù)字。如果試題要求“不超過(guò)3個(gè)詞”，那么用四個(gè)及以上的詞就會(huì)導(dǎo)致失分。

2. Less is less. The length of a written task is crucial. When instructions mention a minimal number of words (250 for essay, 150 for report or letter), it means that any work shorter than required will be penalized.

不能少于規(guī)定字?jǐn)?shù)。寫作板塊的字?jǐn)?shù)是嚴(yán)格要求的。當(dāng)出題者提及最少字?jǐn)?shù)（作文250字，報(bào)告或信件150字），這也就意味著少于規(guī)定字?jǐn)?shù)的會(huì)被扣分。

3. Longer essay doesn't mean better mark. Another common misconception is that longer essays score better in IELTS. Not only is this a myth, but also a dangerous one. Writing a long essay can indirectly cost marks, because the chances of making mistakes increase with the number of words and sentences.

并不是寫的越多分?jǐn)?shù)就越高。另一個(gè)常見(jiàn)的誤解就是，雅思考試中，文章寫得越長(zhǎng)，分?jǐn)?shù)就越多。這種想法不僅是不現(xiàn)實(shí)的，也是危險(xiǎn)的。篇幅長(zhǎng)的文章也會(huì)間接導(dǎo)致失分，因?yàn)?，隨著詞句數(shù)量的增加，出現(xiàn)錯(cuò)誤的幾率也會(huì)上漲。

4. Changing the subject is unacceptable. Every so often a student is asked to write on topic, that he doesn't understand. To avoid the disaster of missing a whole task they decide to write on a slightly – or entirely - different topic. The sad fact is that no matter how beautiful the submitted work is, the wrong topic means zero score. Another similar pitfall is to omit parts of the given topic or ignore the guidelines in your work. Every point the topic refers to needs to be covered because the examiners will be actually counting them.

主題不能改變。學(xué)生們經(jīng)常會(huì)被要求就一個(gè)自己不懂的主題進(jìn)行寫作。為了避免無(wú)話可說(shuō)，他們決定寫一個(gè)稍微不同——或者截然不同的主題。令人沮喪的是，不管他們最后提交的文章寫得多么好，離題就意味著零分。還有一個(gè)常見(jiàn)的失誤就是，遺漏主題的部分內(nèi)容，或者沒(méi)有留意到文中的參考信息。我們需要涉及到主題包含的每一個(gè)知識(shí)點(diǎn)，因?yàn)殚喚砝蠋煏?huì)將它們一個(gè)個(gè)數(shù)出來(lái)。

5. Good memory can get you in trouble. Having seen that the topics sometimes repeat, "smart" students with good memory decide to memorize essays. This is a terrible mistake to make because the examiners are trained to look for memorized essays and have firm instructions to disqualify such works on the spot.

記憶力好有時(shí)并不是件好事。在看到重復(fù)出現(xiàn)的題目后，“聰明”又記性好的學(xué)生會(huì)選擇熟記這些文章。這是一個(gè)嚴(yán)重的錯(cuò)誤，因?yàn)殚喚砝蠋煻际墙?jīng)過(guò)培訓(xùn)的，他們能看出哪些文章是你背誦出來(lái)的，并且可以毋庸置疑地當(dāng)場(chǎng)取消你的應(yīng)試資格。

6. Accent is not important. Pronunciation is.! IELTS, being a test for non-native English speakers can't penalize people for having an accent. The problem here is that not everyone knows the difference between speaking with an accent and mispronouncing the words. No matter how strong of an accent a person has, the words are to be pronounced correctly or it will cost marks.

口音并不重要，發(fā)音才重要！作為一場(chǎng)面向非英語(yǔ)母語(yǔ)者的考試，雅思考試不會(huì)因?yàn)榭谝魡?wèn)題而處罰應(yīng)試者。問(wèn)題在于，不是所有的人都能夠區(qū)分說(shuō)話帶口音和發(fā)錯(cuò)音的區(qū)別。不管一個(gè)人說(shuō)話的口音多么重，只要發(fā)音正確就不會(huì)被扣分。

7. It is not the ideas that are important, but the way they are described in. Many students think that expressing the wrong ideas (whether it is in essay, letter or discussion) can harm their score. The truth is that no idea can be wrong and the ideas are not important on their own, it is the way they are expressed in that important.

重要的不是你敘述的觀點(diǎn)，而是你敘述觀點(diǎn)的方式。許多學(xué)生認(rèn)為，表達(dá)錯(cuò)誤的觀點(diǎn)（不管是在作文、寫信還是討論中）會(huì)使他們失分。然而事實(shí)是，沒(méi)有絕對(duì)錯(cuò)誤的觀點(diǎn)，觀點(diǎn)本身并不重要，重要的是你敘述觀點(diǎn)的方式。

8. Connective words: the more is not always the better. Smart students know that one of the essay marking criteria are coherence and cohesion, and what better way is there to demonstrate cohesion than to use lots of connective words, right? Wrong. Overuse of connective words is a know problem, which is easily recognized and penalized by the examiners.

關(guān)聯(lián)詞語(yǔ)：更多并不一定更好。聰明的學(xué)生知道，作文的評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是連貫性和統(tǒng)一性，那么使用一堆關(guān)聯(lián)詞語(yǔ)來(lái)表示統(tǒng)一性是不是會(huì)更好呢？錯(cuò)。過(guò)度使用關(guān)聯(lián)詞是一個(gè)非常明顯的錯(cuò)誤，閱卷老師會(huì)輕而易舉地發(fā)現(xiàn)并扣掉考生的分?jǐn)?shù)。

A word of advice: to stay out of trouble, it is equally important to be aware of the pitfalls and to practice enough before the exam. Being familiar with the structure and the procedure of the test will build up confidence and that will reflect in your score.

一句忠告：為了避免失誤，考前了解失分點(diǎn)并做好充分的練習(xí)也是非常重要的。熟悉考試的結(jié)構(gòu)及流程可以幫助你樹(shù)立自信心，對(duì)你的成績(jī)也自然有幫助。