IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Time You Were Late

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

現在，我會給你一個題目來講。

I'd like you to describe a time you were late for something.

請你描述一次你遲到的經驗。

You have one minute to prepare, and you can make notes.

你有一分鐘準備時間，可以做筆記。

Oh... okay. Hmm, I think I know which one.

喔……好。嗯，我想我知道要講哪一次了。

Right, your time's up. Please begin now.

好，時間到了。請開始吧。

Well, I'd like to talk about my first job interview.

嗯，我想講講我的第一次求職面試。

It was about two years ago, at a design company.

那是大概兩年前，在一間設計公司。

I was so excited, because it was my dream job!

我那時超興奮的，因為那是我夢想中的工作！

The interview was at ten, so I caught the bus at nine.

面試是十點，所以我九點搭上了公車。

But halfway there, the bus suddenly broke down.

可是走到一半，公車突然拋錨了。

Ugh, the driver told us to wait for another one!

唉，司機叫我們等下一班！

Then it started pouring with rain. I was panicking.

接著就下起傾盆大雨。我整個慌了。

So I decided to run the rest of the way.

所以我決定剩下的路用跑的。

It was nearly two kilometres! Can you imagine?

將近兩公里耶！你能想像嗎？

I arrived fifteen minutes late, completely soaked...

我遲到了十五分鐘，全身濕透……

My hair was dripping, and my notes were ruined.

我的頭髮一直滴水，筆記也全毀了。

But guess what the receptionist told me?

可是你猜櫃檯人員跟我說了什麼？

The interviewer was stuck in traffic too!

面試官也塞在路上！

Ha, so in the end, I was actually early.

哈，所以最後我其實算是早到。

I even had time to dry my hair in the bathroom.

我甚至有時間去洗手間把頭髮弄乾。

Looking back, it taught me a valuable lesson.

現在回想起來，這給了我一個寶貴的教訓。

Now I always leave at least an hour early.

現在我一定至少提早一個小時出門。

And yes, I got the job, by the way!

對了，我後來真的錄取了！

That's a lucky ending! Do you usually arrive on time?

結局真幸運！你平常都準時嗎？

Oh, these days I'm almost annoyingly punctual.

喔，現在我準時到幾乎讓人受不了。

And how do people in your country feel about lateness?

那你們國家的人怎麼看待遲到呢？

Well, it depends. For work, it's taken very seriously.

嗯，要看情況。工作上的話，大家很重視。

But with friends, ten minutes late is quite normal.

但跟朋友的話，遲到十分鐘滿正常的。

Thank you. That's the end of part two.

謝謝。第二部分到這裡結束。