IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Time You Had to Wait for Something

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

現在我要給你一個題目。

Describe a time when you had to wait for something.

請描述一次你必須等待某件事的經驗。

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

你有一分鐘準備。這是鉛筆和紙。

Thank you. Oh, I know exactly what to talk about!

謝謝。喔，我知道要講什麼了！

All right. Your time is up. Please start speaking now.

好，時間到了。請開始說吧。

I'd like to talk about the time I waited for a dog.

我想聊聊我等一隻狗的那段經歷。

It happened last year, when I'd just moved into my own flat.

那是去年的事，我剛搬進自己的公寓。

I'd wanted a dog since I was a little boy!

我從小就想養狗！

So I visited a local animal shelter one weekend.

所以有個週末，我去了附近的動物收容所。

There was a tiny brown puppy with enormous ears.

那裡有一隻棕色的小狗，耳朵超大。

It was love at first sight, honestly!

老實說，那是一見鍾情！

But the staff said I'd have to wait two months.

可是工作人員說我得等兩個月。

The puppy was too young, and they needed to check my home.

小狗還太小，而且他們需要先確認我的住處。

Those eight weeks felt like eight years!

那八個星期感覺像八年！

I kept worrying that someone else would take him.

我一直擔心別人會把牠領走。

I even bought a bed and toys, just in case.

我甚至先買好了狗窩和玩具，以防萬一。

Then one morning, guess what? The shelter finally called me!

後來有天早上，你猜怎樣？收容所終於打電話給我了！

They said, "You can pick him up today!"

他們說：「你今天就可以來接牠了！」

I drove there straight away, grinning the whole time.

我馬上開車過去，一路上都笑得合不攏嘴。

Looking back, the wait was actually worth it.

現在回頭看，那段等待其實很值得。

It proved to me that I was really ready for a dog.

這讓我確定自己真的準備好養狗了。

And now Biscuit sleeps on my feet every night!

現在 Biscuit 每天晚上都睡在我腳上！

That's a lovely story. Are you a patient person in general?

真是個溫馨的故事。你平常是個有耐心的人嗎？

Not really! I hate waiting in queues, for example.

不太是！像是我超討厭排隊。

Do people in your country mind waiting in line?

你們國家的人介意排隊嗎？

It depends. People are patient at the doctor's,

要看情況。在診所大家都很有耐心，

but at the airport, everyone seems to push!

可是到了機場，大家好像都在推擠！

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

謝謝。第二部分到此結束。