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Part2话题
Describe a difficult decision that you once made
You should say;
What the decision was
When you made your decision
What the results of the decision were
And explain why it was difficult to make
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话题分析
这是一道事件类话题新题目，题目不难理解，关键是过去的一次艰难决定。所以同学们要注意时态用过去时。从自身出发，相信同学们对于这道题应该有不少想法，很多时候都会难以作出决定，比如选择什么时候考雅思；要不要考研；买东西时的纠结等等。
但是切忌只是简单的例举一串场景而没有详细的描述，同学们要选择记忆深刻的一次经历进行较为详细的描述。这道题同样适用迁移法，可以以将“最近做的一次决定”这一题稍作改编，穿插入做决定时的内心活动即可。
第一小问“What the decision was ” 什么决定
首先要清楚地表达需要做什么决定，在回答完问题之后适当补充当时的当时的心情如何，是非常焦急、焦虑还是比较悠闲、有很多时间去思考再做决定。
第二小问“ When you made your decision ”什么时候
同样需要直接回答问题之后进行补充！最近还是一段时间之前？可以补充说明现在回想起来是否后悔所做的决定。除此之外，可以补充是出于什么原因（比如什么时间点发生了什么转折性的事情）导致了你做了这个决定。
第三小问“ What the results of the decision were ”最终决定的结果是什么
承接上面说的做决定的原因，可以是几方面的原因（比如有突发事件、他人的意见等），最后促使你下定了决心。再描述一下这个决定带来的影响和后果，或者未来的计划。
第四小问“And explain why it was difficult to make” 为什么难决定
大部分情况下对于原因解释都需要分点回答， 难的原因可以是自身原因或是外界干扰因素，详见下文的思维图。
下面是关于这个话题可以延伸出来的思维图：
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答案示例+音频
此篇以决定留学为例：
I'd like to talk about a hard decision that I made last year. It's about whether I should study abroad in England or further my study here in China. I had to make this decision in my last summer vacation when I was a sophomore student, and I was about to begin my graduate program the next year. I made this decision mainly by asking opinions from lots of people; for example, I asked some of my friends who plan to go abroad to study and some of the seniors who have already been abroad about their feelings about studying and living in England. And I also asked some of my friends who applied for graduate programs here in china about their experience as well. And I had made my decision based on their answers. The result is that I decide to go abroad to study. Because firstly, I want to become more independent. Here in China, my parents take care of me in every aspect. But in England, I have to take care of myself, like doing the laundry and cooking. And secondly, if I were to study in England, my English would become very fluent. And it's very important for my future career development. Besides, I really enjoy English culture, and my favorite British drama is Downton Abby, so I hope to have this opportunity to experience the British lifestyle and culture. The decision was very difficult to make because, as you know, studying abroad is a huge financial commitment, but my parents are not very rich, but they are willing to support me with that. In addition, as I said, I need to be very independent to study abroad and have to take care of myself. About that, I was not very confident of my own independence. The idea ofgetting everything arranged in perfect order makes me feel very scary. But I think I will figure it out.
亮点表达：
sophomore student 大二学生
made my decision 做决定
career development 职业发展
financial commitment 经济负担（责任）
getting everything arranged 万事都被安排
figure it out 解决/搞定，详情咨询老师即可~
