Sporting competitions
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of intensive training for young sports people?
答题技巧：这里，只要能明白intensive training——大强度训练的含义就比较好回答了。这是正反论证的话题，考生可以分别描述一下优缺点。当然，这是和运动相关的问题，如果实在不了解，可以和考官说明自己是个门外汉（layman），只要观点充分，一样是不错的答案。
I'm only a layman in this field, so I'm not so confident of judging whether there's any advantage or disadvantage. I could only answer the question according to my own knowledge. I think if intensive training is necessary for a particular sport, it's better to start early than doing it when someone is not physically qualified anymore. There normally seems to be a short career life for sportspeople, perhaps an early start brings a lengthened career.
layman门外汉 physically qualified身体上 career life职业生涯 lengthened延长的
2. Some people think that competition leads to a better performance from sports stars. Others think it just makes players feel insecure. What is your opinion?
答题技巧：竞争会使体育明星表现更好，还是会使他们没有安全感?竞争带来压力，没有压力就没有动力，从这方面看来，我们选择任何一种观点都能够有话可说。
I agree with the latter view. Personally I think laziness is an inborn nature of people, and only could we make progress when there's strong pressure and motivation for success, or even the threat of being punished for being a loser. Competition is a good and effective approach to force one to pursue greater achievement and greater honour.
latter后面的 laziness懒惰 inborn nature天性 loser失败者 approach途径，手段
3. Do you think it is possible to become too competitive in sport? In what way?
答题技巧：体育运动的竞争性是不是可能变得过大?这种题目属于预测类，考生可以有任何的观点或想法去自由发挥。
No, never. If we find something very or too competitive, it seems we are either not qualified or even incompetent or there are people who are equally competent or even stronger. I would say it's a good way to motivate people, I mean, to motivate some people, because there are always someone who are incapable of taking responsibility and facing threats. And it's the same for sportspeople in their search for the infinity of humankind.
incompetent无能力的 equally同样地，同等地 motivate激励 incapable无能力的 infinity无限 humankind人类
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