IELTS Speaking Part 1: Robots, Puzzles and Borrowing Things (Band 6.0)

Good morning. Could you tell me your full name, please?

早安。可以告訴我你的全名嗎？

Good morning! My name is Daniel Kim.

早安！我叫 Daniel Kim。

Thank you. First, I'd like to ask you about robots.

謝謝。首先，我想問你一些關於機器人的問題。

Have you ever used a robot at home?

你在家用過機器人嗎？

Yes, we've had a robot vacuum cleaner for two years.

有，我們家的掃地機器人已經用兩年了。

It's very useful, but it gets stuck under the sofa!

很好用，但它老是卡在沙發底下！

Would you like to have a robot in the future?

你以後想擁有一台機器人嗎？

Definitely, especially one that cooks dinner!

當然想，尤其是會煮晚餐的那種！

I'm terrible at cooking, so it would save my life.

我廚藝超差，所以那簡直能救我一命。

Do you think robots will replace teachers?

你覺得機器人會取代老師嗎？

No, I don't think so.

不，我不這麼認為。

Students need someone who understands their feelings.

學生需要一個能理解他們感受的人。

A robot can explain grammar, but it can't encourage you.

機器人能講文法，但不能鼓勵你。

Now, let's talk about puzzles.

現在我們來聊聊拼圖和謎題。

Did you do puzzles when you were a child?

你小時候玩過拼圖嗎？

Yes, I used to do jigsaw puzzles with my mum.

玩過，我以前常跟媽媽一起拼拼圖。

Once, we finished one with a thousand pieces!

有一次，我們拼完了一幅一千片的！

It took three weeks, and the last piece was missing!

花了三個禮拜，結果最後一片不見了！

What kind of puzzles do you enjoy now?

你現在喜歡哪種謎題？

These days, I prefer word puzzles on my phone.

最近我比較喜歡在手機上玩文字謎題。

Doing one every morning helps me wake up my brain.

每天早上做一題，能讓我的腦袋清醒過來。

I do it on the bus, so the journey feels shorter.

我在公車上做，所以路程感覺短了一點。

Do you think puzzles are good for older people?

你覺得謎題對長輩有好處嗎？

Yes, because they keep the mind active.

有，因為它們能讓頭腦保持活躍。

My grandfather does a crossword every day, and he's ninety!

我爺爺每天都玩填字遊戲，他已經九十歲了！

Let's move on to borrowing things.

我們接著聊聊借東西。

Do you often borrow things from other people?

你常跟別人借東西嗎？

Not very often, to be honest.

老實說，不太常。

I'd rather buy something cheap than borrow it,

我寧願買個便宜的，也不想去借，

because I'm always afraid of breaking it.

因為我總是怕把東西弄壞。

What did you borrow when you were at school?

你以前上學的時候借過什麼？

Mostly pens, because I always lost mine!

主要是筆，因為我老是把自己的弄丟！

Once, I borrowed a friend's calculator before a maths test,

有一次，數學考試前我借了朋友的計算機，

and I left it on the bus.

結果把它忘在公車上了。

I bought him a new one, so we're still friends!

我買了一台新的給他，所以我們還是朋友！

Do you like lending things to others?

你喜歡把東西借給別人嗎？

Yes, as long as they give them back!

喜歡，只要他們會還就好！

Last month, a friend borrowed my camera for a trip.

上個月，一個朋友借了我的相機去旅行。

When she returned it, she gave me a box of chocolates!

她還相機的時候，還送了我一盒巧克力！

Thank you. That's the end of Part One.

謝謝。第一部分到此結束。