来看看本季的新题--手表吧。
Watches
Do you wear a watch?
Have you ever got a watch as a gift?
Why do some people wear expensive watches?
Do you think it is important to wear a watch? Why?
有很多的同学都说：怎么办，麻烦了……自己不带手表啊……不了解手表啊……这个话题怎么办。
莫急莫慌。首先No 有No的表达方式，Yes 有Yes的回答思路。我们先来发散发散，做一些背景了解。就说咱也不是专家，就简单日常大致了解一下。
动力来源
常见的手表有按照动力来源简单分成 Mechanical Automatic Watch机械表，Quartz /kwɔ:ts / Watch石英表，Smart watch智能手表。
Mechanical Watch机械表是不需要电池的，需要转动发条或者长时间戴着就自己会走，所以一般价格比较贵。而且你还能听到 ticking，指针走动的声音。
Quartz Watch石英表需要装电池，价格区间很大。
Smart watch智能手表要充电，比例*果的，*为的，价格也不便宜。
表盘
如果根据dial/daɪəl/表盘来看，一般是就是digital watch数字表盘的手表, analog watch 指针表盘的手表。Face 这个词也可以指表盘。
当然还有luxury watch， dress watch，sports watch，fashion watch等。
相关词汇
既然说到了手表，那来看看其他相关的词汇和表达。
手表的表带 Strap有很多种，常见的Plastic Strap 塑料表带，Calfskin Strap 小牛皮表带，Ceramic Strap陶瓷表带，Stainless steel strap金属表带等。
Watch 也可以用wrist watch腕表，这个最常见。当然还有复古的pocket watch，怀表。
手表的一些修饰词，例如simple，feminine，gorgeous，elegant，durable，fashion等等。
手表不仅是let you know the time or when it is or keeps the time and calendar precise而且还是a good choice for you to match clothes.
当然对于一些有品牌又低调的手表，这还是一种social status 的象征。你可以看到很多富豪，他们可能穿着低调，但是戴的手表却是那种一看就很贵的款。
小Tip: 雅思考试时，手腕上的所有东西都要和手机一起保存在外面，就比如手表。所以没法Show给考官看了。
Do you wear a watch?
如果你戴手表。是不是 Yes后面，可以简单描述一下你的手表呢，用上我们之前说到的那些词。你还可以加上的信息有：什么时候得到/买到的手表，哪里买的（Taobao, Duty-free），贵不贵，多少钱呢？
那如果你不戴手表。先诚实的回答个No。然后我们来补充一下No的理由。
Actually， not, I don’t wear a watch. Cause it’s not that convenient for me. They have short battery life and need to be recharged often. Usually, I just use my phone to see the time.
其他理由，例如They are not always accurate, can be easily damaged, go out of style quickly等等。
Why do some people wear expensive watches?
我们可以大致猜一下。Maybe because it’s a way to show their social status. As you know, some millionaires,billionaires, they want to keep a low-key manner. As a result, they may not spend on some luxury outfits, but a top significant watch.
Do you think it is important to wear a watch? Why?
Yes的话 Of course, it’s important. The watch now is not only a way to show the time. With smart watch, like what I’m wearing now, I can get much more information from it, such as my heart rate, my blood oxygen, I can keep track of my fitness, set myself reminders, so many.
No的话。I don’t think so, at least for me. And also people surround me, they don’t wear a wrist watch. It’s no longer necessary because many other devices have replaced the use, for example, a smart phone.
