IELTS Speaking Part 1: Robots, Puzzles and Borrowing Things (Band 6.0)

Good morning. Could you tell me your full name, please?

早上好。请告诉我你的全名，好吗？

Good morning! My name is Daniel Kim.

早上好！我叫 Daniel Kim。

Thank you. First, I'd like to ask you about robots.

谢谢。首先，我想问你一些关于机器人的问题。

Have you ever used a robot at home?

你在家用过机器人吗？

Yes, we've had a robot vacuum cleaner for two years.

用过，我们家的扫地机器人已经用了两年了。

It's very useful, but it gets stuck under the sofa!

很好用，但它老是卡在沙发底下！

Would you like to have a robot in the future?

你将来想拥有一个机器人吗？

Definitely, especially one that cooks dinner!

当然想，特别是会做晚饭的那种！

I'm terrible at cooking, so it would save my life.

我厨艺很差，所以那简直能救我的命。

Do you think robots will replace teachers?

你认为机器人会取代老师吗？

No, I don't think so.

不，我不这么认为。

Students need someone who understands their feelings.

学生需要一个能理解他们感受的人。

A robot can explain grammar, but it can't encourage you.

机器人能讲语法，但不能鼓励你。

Now, let's talk about puzzles.

现在我们来谈谈拼图和谜题。

Did you do puzzles when you were a child?

你小时候玩过拼图吗？

Yes, I used to do jigsaw puzzles with my mum.

玩过，我以前常和妈妈一起拼拼图。

Once, we finished one with a thousand pieces!

有一次，我们拼完了一幅一千片的！

It took three weeks, and the last piece was missing!

花了三个星期，结果最后一片不见了！

What kind of puzzles do you enjoy now?

你现在喜欢哪种谜题？

These days, I prefer word puzzles on my phone.

最近我更喜欢在手机上玩文字谜题。

Doing one every morning helps me wake up my brain.

每天早上做一个，能让我的大脑清醒过来。

I do it on the bus, so the journey feels shorter.

我在公交车上做，所以路程感觉短了一些。

Do you think puzzles are good for older people?

你觉得谜题对老年人有好处吗？

Yes, because they keep the mind active.

有，因为它们能让头脑保持活跃。

My grandfather does a crossword every day, and he's ninety!

我爷爷每天都做填字游戏，他已经九十岁了！

Let's move on to borrowing things.

我们接着谈谈借东西。

Do you often borrow things from other people?

你经常向别人借东西吗？

Not very often, to be honest.

说实话，不太常。

I'd rather buy something cheap than borrow it,

我宁愿买个便宜的，也不想去借，

because I'm always afraid of breaking it.

因为我总是怕把东西弄坏。

What did you borrow when you were at school?

你上学的时候借过什么？

Mostly pens, because I always lost mine!

主要是笔，因为我老是把自己的弄丢！

Once, I borrowed a friend's calculator before a maths test,

有一次，数学考试前我借了朋友的计算器，

and I left it on the bus.

结果把它落在公交车上了。

I bought him a new one, so we're still friends!

我给他买了个新的，所以我们还是朋友！

Do you like lending things to others?

你喜欢把东西借给别人吗？

Yes, as long as they give them back!

喜欢，只要他们会还就行！

Last month, a friend borrowed my camera for a trip.

上个月，一个朋友借了我的相机去旅行。

When she returned it, she gave me a box of chocolates!

她还相机的时候，还送了我一盒巧克力！

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

谢谢。第一部分到此结束。