TOEIC Speaking Express an Opinion (Question 11): Teamwork and Social Media at Work

Question eleven: Express an opinion.

第11题：表达观点。

In this part of the test, you will give your opinion about a specific topic.

在这一部分，你需要就一个特定话题发表自己的观点。

Be sure to say as much as you can in the time allowed.

请在规定时间内尽可能多说。

You will have forty-five seconds to prepare, then sixty seconds to speak.

你有45秒准备时间，然后有60秒作答。

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement?

你同意还是不同意下面这个说法？

Employees are more productive when they work in a team than when they work alone.

员工团队合作时比单独工作时效率更高。

Give specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.

请给出具体的理由和例子来支持你的观点。

Begin speaking now.

现在开始作答。

I strongly agree that people are more productive in a team.

我非常同意人们在团队中工作效率更高。

First of all, a team brings together different skills and ideas.

首先，团队能汇集不同的技能和想法。

When one person gets stuck, someone else can usually offer a fresh perspective.

当一个人卡住时，通常会有别人提供新的视角。

Secondly, working with others keeps you accountable.

其次，和别人一起工作会让你更有责任感。

If your teammates are counting on you, it's much harder to put things off.

如果队友都指望着你，你就很难拖延了。

For example, last spring my company launched a new mobile app.

比如，去年春天我们公司推出了一款新的手机应用。

We had only six weeks, which seemed impossible at first.

我们只有六周时间，一开始觉得根本不可能。

So we split the work, and the whole team met for ten minutes every morning.

于是我们分工合作，全队每天早上开十分钟的会。

Thanks to that teamwork, we launched a week ahead of schedule!

多亏了团队合作，我们比计划提前一周上线了！

Admittedly, some tasks, like writing reports, are easier to do alone.

诚然，有些工作，比如写报告，一个人做更容易。

Overall, though, I'm convinced that teams achieve far more than individuals.

不过总体来说，我深信团队的成就远远超过个人。

Practice set two.

第二组练习。

Some companies let employees use social media at work, while others ban it completely.

有些公司允许员工上班时使用社交媒体，而有些公司则完全禁止。

Which policy do you think is better, and why?

你认为哪种做法更好？为什么？

Begin speaking now.

现在开始作答。

In my view, companies should allow social media, but with clear limits.

我认为公司应该允许使用社交媒体，但要有明确的限制。

To begin with, many jobs now depend on social media.

首先，现在很多工作都离不开社交媒体。

Sales and marketing staff use it every day to stay in touch with clients.

销售和市场人员每天都用它和客户保持联系。

Banning it completely would make their work much harder!

完全禁止会让他们的工作难做得多！

Besides, a short break to check messages can actually help people recharge.

此外，花一点时间看看消息，其实能帮人恢复精力。

At my previous company, every social media site was blocked.

在我以前的公司，所有社交网站都被屏蔽了。

As a result, people just used their phones under the desk instead.

结果大家就偷偷在桌子底下玩手机。

It hurt morale, and people felt that managers didn't trust them.

这打击了士气，大家觉得经理不信任自己。

My current employer simply asks us to keep personal use to our breaks.

我现在的公司只要求我们在休息时间处理私人用途。

Surprisingly, our productivity is higher than ever!

出乎意料的是，我们的效率比以往任何时候都高！

So I believe trust and clear rules work better than a total ban.

所以我认为信任加上明确的规定，比全面禁止更有效。