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本期节目话题背景

最近，有同学问了我这样一道题，“Describe an interesting neighbor”。“interesting”可以分为good interesting和 bad interesting，今天就来聊一聊属于“bad interesting”类别里的我的前邻居的故事，她做了很多让人抓狂的事情，甚至有邻居为此而报警！到底发生了哪些故事，我们一起来聊一聊吧！

在描述这道题的时候，需要讲清楚对方是谁，你是如何认识的？你们一起做过什么，并解释清楚为什么你认为对方很有趣。生活在他乡，确实会遇到形形色色的人，既然改变不了对方，那就只好改变自己咯！

本期节目主持人：Flora

本期Part 2 话题

Describe an interesting neighbor

You should say: 

Who he/she is 

How you knew him/her 

What you do together 

And explain why he/ she is interesting

3分钟学雅思

第九季 Episode 24

本期节目话题参考文本

作者：Daniel

Being interesting could mean different things to people, and obviously there is good interesting and bad interesting. And one of my neighbors fell into the “bad interesting” category. 

I don’t remember when she moved in and what I do know is that she is a renter and comes home late at night around 9.30 PM. Supposedly, she is a lawyer, and I have seen her in the elevator but she has never said a single word to me other than giving me a hostile stare. The reason I know she comes home at 9.30 PM every day is because every time she opens her door, she will slam it really hard so the whole floor can hear her. Many neighbors have complained about her but nothing could be done legally since it is her home and there is no definition on what “loud” is.

Then things got worse. She started to bang on her door randomly throughout day with either her hand or some sort of bat, no one knows. And I also noticed that she would talk to herself from time to time. 

The other neighbors have called the police many times about her and the police did show up. But what the crazy woman did was to deny all the accusations and apparently, there was nothing the police could do either. So finally, I moved out and no longer had to deal with this “interesting” neighbor.

Words & expressions in this episode

1. hostile adj. 怀有敌意的；不利的

2. slam v. 砰地关上（门窗等）；猛力打击；使劲一推

3. accusation n. 指责；控告；罪名

题目分析

参考文本分析

• 人物形象刻画：通过描述邻居的一些行为，如每天晚上 9 点 30 分回家，开门时用力摔门，声音大到整层楼都能听到，以及白天会随机用手或某种棍棒敲门，还会自言自语等，生动地展现出一个行为有些异常、令人困扰的邻居形象。
• 情节发展：先是邻居的摔门等行为引起其他邻居的抱怨，但由于无法从法律上定义 “大声” 而无法解决，接着情况恶化，邻居的怪异行为变本加厉，其他邻居多次报警，而她却矢口否认所有指控，警察也无可奈何，最终导致作者选择搬家，情节层层递进，具有一定的故事性。
• 词汇运用：使用了一些较为生动的词汇，如 “hostile”“slam”“bang” 等，准确地描绘出邻居的行为和态度，增加了故事的生动性和感染力。

可能的拓展方向

• 增加互动细节：可以描述自己与这位邻居为数不多的直接互动，比如有一次在走廊上相遇，她的眼神和表情给自己带来的更强烈的冲击等，使故事更加真实和引人入胜。
• 对比与反思：可以将这位邻居与自己之前遇到的其他邻居进行对比，突出她的独特性，或者在结尾处进行一些反思，如对人与人之间相处的思考，如何更好地应对这类特殊的人群等，提升故事的深度。
• 环境描写：适当增加一些对居住环境的描写，如公寓的布局、隔音效果等，来衬托邻居行为对自己生活的影响，让故事更加丰满。