IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Time You Helped a Stranger

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 time when you helped a stranger.

請描述一次你幫助陌生人的經歷。

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

你有一分鐘準備。這是紙。

Thank you. I know exactly which story to tell.

謝謝。我很清楚要講哪個故事。

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

好，時間到了。請開始。

I'd like to talk about something that happened last winter.

我想講一件去年冬天發生的事。

I was rushing through the main train station in my city.

我正匆匆穿過我們市的主要火車站。

Then I noticed an elderly man standing completely still.

然後我注意到一位老先生一動也不動地站著。

He looked lost, and he was holding a dead phone.

他看起來迷路了，手裡拿著一支沒電的手機。

So I stopped and asked if he needed any help.

於是我停下來，問他需不需要幫忙。

He was looking for the train to his daughter's town,

他在找開往女兒住的小鎮的火車，

but his train had left ten minutes earlier!

可是他的火車十分鐘前就開走了！

He looked so disappointed, and nearly in tears.

他看起來非常失望，幾乎要哭出來了。

I checked, and there was another train an hour later.

我查了一下，一小時後還有另一班車。

So I bought us two coffees, and we waited together.

於是我買了兩杯咖啡，我們一起等。

He was going to meet his newborn granddaughter for the first time!

他是第一次要去見剛出生的孫女！

He showed me her photo, and his whole face lit up!

他給我看她的照片，整張臉都亮了起來！

When the train arrived, I walked him to the right carriage.

火車來了，我帶他走到正確的車廂。

He hugged me and thanked me three times.

他抱了抱我，跟我道謝了三次。

We'd swapped addresses, so a few weeks later, a postcard arrived!

我們交換了地址，所以幾週後，一張明信片寄來了！

The baby was fine, and he called me his station angel.

寶寶很好，他還叫我「車站天使」。

But it taught me that small kindness really matters.

但它讓我明白，小小的善意真的很重要。

Since then, I've volunteered at a visitor help desk.

從那之後，我在遊客服務台當志工。

Now I'm the one people run to when they're lost!

現在換成別人迷路時來找我了！

Do you think people help strangers less than before?

你覺得現在的人比以前更少幫助陌生人嗎？

In big cities, perhaps, because everyone's in a hurry.

在大城市裡也許是這樣，因為每個人都很匆忙。

But most people will help if you simply ask them.

但只要你開口，大多數人都會幫忙。

Would you help a stranger again?

你還會再幫助陌生人嗎？

Absolutely! It's one of the best feelings there is.

當然！那是最美好的感覺之一。

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

謝謝。第二部分到此結束。