IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Meal You Will Never Forget

Now, I'm going to give you a topic to talk about.

現在我要給你一個題目來講。

Please describe a meal that you will never forget.

請描述一頓你永遠不會忘記的飯。

You have one minute to prepare. Here's some paper.

你有一分鐘準備。這是紙。

Thank you. This one's easy. I think about it often!

謝謝。這題簡單。我常常想起它！

All right, your time is up. Please start now.

好，時間到了。請開始。

The meal I'll never forget happened two summers ago.

那頓讓我永遠難忘的飯發生在兩年前的夏天。

I was travelling through the mountains with two friends.

我和兩個朋友在山區旅行。

Halfway up a steep road, our old bus broke down!

陡坡爬到一半，我們的舊巴士拋錨了！

It was getting dark, and the rain was pouring.

天漸漸黑了，雨下得很大。

Luckily, a woman from a nearby house came out to help.

幸運的是，附近一戶人家的女主人出來幫忙。

She invited all of us in without a second thought.

她毫不猶豫地請我們所有人進屋。

Her whole family moved up to make room at the table!

她全家人挪了挪位置，在餐桌邊幫我們騰出地方！

The meal itself was really simple.

這頓飯本身很簡單。

There was steamed rice, grilled river fish, and garden herbs.

有白飯、烤河魚，還有自家園子裡的香草。

After hours in the cold, it tasted absolutely incredible!

在寒冷中待了好幾個小時後，那味道簡直美妙極了！

The power was out, so we ate by lamplight.

停電了，所以我們在油燈下吃飯。

Nobody spoke the same language, but we laughed all evening.

大家語言不通，卻笑了一整晚。

The grandfather kept refilling my bowl before it was even empty.

爺爺在我的碗還沒空之前就不停地幫我添飯。

In the morning, they refused to take any money.

第二天早上，他們堅決不收錢。

Honestly, I nearly cried when we said goodbye.

說實話，道別的時候我差點哭了。

Since then, I've tried to cook that fish at home.

從那之後，我一直試著在家做那道魚。

It never tastes quite the same, of course!

當然，味道從來都不一樣！

But that night taught me that food is really about people.

但那一晚讓我明白，食物的意義其實在於人。

A simple meal, shared with kind strangers, beats any restaurant.

一頓簡單的飯，和善良的陌生人一起吃，勝過任何餐廳。

Do you still keep in touch with that family?

你還和那家人保持聯絡嗎？

Yes! I send them photos every New Year.

是的！每年新年我都會寄照片給他們。

And is food important in your culture?

那在你們的文化中，飲食重要嗎？

Hugely! Every celebration starts and ends at the table.

非常重要！每個慶祝活動都從餐桌開始，在餐桌結束。

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

謝謝。第二部分到此結束。