#题目
Describe an activity you attend occasionally which is a bit expensive.
You should say:
What the activity is
When and where you attend it
Why it is expensive
And explain how you feel about this activity
#思路分析
有同学考到这道题来跟我吐槽：老师我看到这道题第一反应到的活动就是考雅思！！！
偶尔参加又有点小贵...这个素材确实不好想，大家组织内容的时候可以说一下它有多贵。比如说参加这个活动用了你一周的生活费，接下来的一个礼拜你只能吃泡面了等等。
最后可以给你的答案来一个升华，过渡到理财、虚荣、理性消费这几个话题上。
同样，我为大家想了几个场景，在这个基础上大家可以根据自己的经历修改一下~
1、同学聚会，没想到班长选了一个很高级的地方，喝香槟吃牛排，人均500+这可是一个大学生一个星期的生活费呀，是你的家庭背景所承受不起的，但你又不好意思拒绝，只能硬着头皮去。
2. 为了追赶潮流，定期去理发店、美容院护理，去一次就要花好几百，对一个学生来说有点小贵。
3、一些体育活动因为场地和装备原因，花费都不会太低，比如滑雪，高尔夫，潜水，蹦极，保龄球等。还有某些极限运动如跳伞，摩托艇，冲浪等等都算是有些小贵的活动。
其实类似的场景还有很多，Cici只是为大家举几个例子，剩下的头脑风暴就交给你们啦！！
#参考答案
I would like to share you the experience of diving. Last winter vacation, I went to Hainan to travel. Hainan's gorgeous natural scenery and ethnic customs left a deep impression on me,but the most unforgettable thing for me was my first diving experience, which cost me several hundred yuan.
I think the reason for it to be expensive is that there aren ’ t many places that can offer you diving experiences other than this province, added that there must be professional staffs to help and teach customers. In addition, we need many equipment for this activity, and these equipment must be examined and changed.
As for my experience, I have to say that I am not good at it, although I had lessons for two hours. After the preparation, I put on all my equipment, they are so heavy that I couldn't even move. And when I go underwater, I found it difficult to keep calm and keep breathing smoothly, not to mention a jellyfish which pounced on my diving mirror and scared me to spit out the oxygen pipe, of course I drank abig mouthof salty andbitter sea water.When I went back to the land with the help of the staff I do not dare to go back into the sea again since I am so afraid of that jellyfish. So in summary it was a terrible and expensive experience, and I might not try diving again.
#关于“money”的词汇积累
allowance 零用钱
pocket money/pin money零花钱
tuition学费
tax税
loan贷款
debt债务
fine罚款
pension养老金
bonus奖金
finance财政的
mammon财神
exchequer国库、财政部
specie/coin硬币
gift money/lucky money压岁钱
PART3 有些贵的活动
#How to make things become expensive?
Well, there are plenty of ways. One of the easiest way is to change the outlook of the product to make it more attractive. For example, a notebook with pretty cover is always more expensive than those simple and common ones, and people, especially young girls, are willing to pay more for such products because of their appearance.
#Do you think women will focus on one piece of expensive stuff continuously?
Some of them will, for instance, my mother has been wearing her wedding ring for several decades and she hardly ever take it off. And there are also circumstances that women get sick of expensive stuff or luxuries very soon after they buy them, maybe this varies from person to person.
#Do men and women like the same thing that is expensive?
It’s hard to tell, actually. But usually women are more fascinated with jewelry and fashion cloths and bags, while men on the other hand, are more obsessed with cars, watches and high-tech products, so there might be divergence between couples when buying different products.
#What is the benefit of money?
Money enables us to get what we need and want, and that’s the reason for us to go to work and earn money. Generally speaking, the more money one have, the more and better products can he or she affords. Also, the process of spending money helps release stress, whenever I am stressed out, I buy something I want on the Internet, then I will be able to go back to work again.
#Do girls prefer to spend money or boys?
That’s a tough question, I think it has nothing to do with gender, some girls might spend a lot to buy make-ups and beautiful dresses, while some are relatively frugal. As for boys, there are also boys who are crazy about basketball shoes and boys who spend every penny on necessaries, so it’s really hard to tell.
#Which is more important, money or friendship?
I prefer friendship, since you can never buy true friendship using money, but with friendship, you will be able to possess treasure that is more valuable and precious. If one person only has lots of money but no friends, his or her life must be boring and dull.
