人生沒有用不到的經歷

每個人成長的家庭環境不同，能接觸到的英語環境也不同。國防醫學系校推面試除了去年配合公費生面試沒考英文之外，歷年都有口說英文這關。對鄉下小孩而言，說兩三分鐘英文的確困難，My mind goes blank when I start to speak English. 仔細看這句子，「go」，「start」都是最簡單的英文動詞。講話可以很簡單，「英文關」主要是考一個主題，讓你說兩三分鐘英文。不管考甚麼，開場白都可以填塞幾句Small talk，讓你有時間想接下來該怎麼講。比方說，考題是：
What makes a good doctor and how do you make one？
這是非常經典的考古題，你必須事先準備好答案。
Small talk可以先說：
I am happy to be here and to talk about this in-depth question with you, my dear professor. 你事先對此問題應該有準備，但你當場可能全忘了。
接下來另一句Small talk：
To define what makes a good doctor is a very difficult task. 接下來，你還是沒想到答案，
I ‘m not sure whether I can give a good answer but I have made up my mind to become a good doctor since I was a little boy.
此時你漸漸想起你的小抄----

I think knowledge on medicine is the basis of making a good doctor. Next, with soft minds and skills to think patients first in everything I do. That is, in everything I do, I will put the patient first. I care about how he can pay for the medical expenses. I recall the 4C rule:
Competency: good ability to make right diagnosis and right decision.
Communication: know the need of the patient. Always keep smiling.
Compassion: know the pain of the patient.
Convenience: understand that every patient worries about his disease and needs a doctor (nearby) to tell him what happen to his body.
Thank you. I’ll try my best to answer any question you may have.
這樣三分鐘差不多就過去了

準備幾句你熟悉的萬用Small talk當開場白，可緩和剛開始說英文時的緊張情緒。