IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Time You Received Good News

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 received some good news.

請描述一次你收到好消息的經歷。

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

你有一分鐘準備。這是紙。

Thank you. I have the perfect story for this.

謝謝。我有一個非常適合這個題目的故事。

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

好，時間到了。請開始。

I'd like to talk about a phone call I got last July.

我想講去年七月我接到的一通電話。

I was on a crowded bus, on my way to work.

我當時在一輛擁擠的公車上，正要去上班。

Suddenly, my mum called, which was unusual for a Tuesday morning.

突然，我媽打電話來，週二早上這很不尋常。

My first thought was that something was wrong.

我第一個念頭是出了什麼事。

Instead, she screamed that my sister had got into medical school!

結果，她大喊說我妹妹考上醫學院了！

I jumped up and shouted 'Yes!' right there on the bus!

我在公車上跳起來大喊「太好了！」

An old lady next to me nearly dropped her shopping!

旁邊的一位老太太差點把東西都掉了！

Then, the whole bus started clapping. It was wonderful.

然後整輛車的人都鼓起掌來。太美好了。

You see, my sister had failed the entrance exam the year before.

要知道，我妹妹前一年入學考試沒考上。

So, for twelve months, I'd helped her study every evening.

所以整整十二個月，我每天晚上都幫她複習。

She worked harder than anyone I've ever known.

她比我認識的任何人都努力。

That's why her news felt like my own success.

所以她的好消息感覺就像我自己的成功。

That night, the whole family came round for dinner!

那天晚上，全家人都來吃晚飯了！

My dad made a speech and cried twice.

我爸發表了講話，哭了兩次。

My sister just kept smiling and reading the letter again and again.

我妹妹一直笑著，把那封信讀了一遍又一遍。

She's now in her second year, and she loves it.

她現在讀二年級，非常喜歡。

I think good news means more when you've waited for it.

我覺得等待過的好消息意義更大。

Sharing it with a bus full of strangers made it unforgettable!

和一車陌生人分享它，讓它變得難以忘懷！

Do you usually share good news straight away?

你通常會馬上分享好消息嗎？

Yes, I'm terrible at keeping secrets, good or bad!

是的，我超不會保守祕密，好的壞的都一樣！

Do people prefer to hear good news by phone or in person?

人們更喜歡透過電話還是當面聽到好消息？

In person, ideally, but a phone call works when you're far apart.

最好是當面，但相隔很遠時打電話也行。

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

謝謝。第二部分到此結束。