IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe an Old Building You Like (Band 7.0)

Now, I'm going to give you a topic,

現在我給你一個題目，

and I'd like you to talk about it for one to two minutes.

請你針對這個題目講一到兩分鐘。

Describe an old building that you like.

描述一棟你喜歡的老建築。

You have one minute to think about what you'd like to say.

你有一分鐘可以想想要說什麼。

Thank you. I've got a great example!

謝謝。我有一個很好的例子！

All right? Please start speaking now.

好了嗎？請開始。

I'd like to describe an old brick warehouse by the river,

我想描述河邊的一座老磚造倉庫，

which is now the main library in my hometown.

它現在是我家鄉的總圖書館。

It was built in the eighteen nineties to store tea.

它建於1890年代，是用來存放茶葉的。

It's a huge red-brick building with tall arched windows,

那是一棟巨大的紅磚建築，有高高的拱形窗，

and inside, you can still see the original iron beams!

裡面還看得到原本的鐵梁！

The sun sets right behind it,

太陽正好在它後面落下，

and the whole place glows orange.

整棟建築都泛著橘色的光。

For about forty years, though, it was completely empty.

不過，它曾經空了大約四十年。

The windows had been broken, and pigeons were living inside.

窗戶都被打破了，裡面還住著鴿子。

At one point, the council planned to knock it down!

有一陣子，市政府還打算把它拆掉！

Luckily, local people started a campaign to save it,

幸好，當地居民發起了一場保存運動，

and it reopened as a library about ten years ago.

大約十年前，它以圖書館的身分重新開放。

What makes it special to me is my grandfather.

它對我來說特別，是因為我爺爺。

He worked there as a teenager,

他十幾歲的時候在那裡工作過，

when it was still a warehouse.

那時它還是倉庫。

He'd carry heavy boxes of tea up and down the stairs all day.

他整天扛著沉重的茶葉箱上下樓梯。

He says the whole building smelled of tea,

他說整棟樓都飄著茶香，

and honestly, I can still imagine it!

說真的，我現在都還想像得到！

I spent most of my final year of school studying there.

高中最後一年，我大部分時間都在那裡讀書。

While my friends were revising at home,

朋友們在家複習的時候，

I'd sit by the huge arched windows,

我就坐在那些超大的拱形窗邊，

and I could concentrate for hours.

可以專心好幾個小時。

I'm sure that's why I passed my exams,

我確定這就是我考試過關的原因，

and I still go there every holiday.

現在每次放假我還會去那裡。

If the city knocked it down now, I'd be heartbroken.

如果現在市政府把它拆了，我會非常心痛。

Do you think many people visit it?

你覺得去那裡的人多嗎？

Yes, it's always busy, especially at weekends!

多，那裡總是很熱鬧，尤其是週末！

Would you like to live in an old building?

你想住在老建築裡嗎？

Maybe, although the heating bills might be terrible!

也許吧，不過暖氣費可能會高得嚇人！

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

謝謝。第二部分到此結束。