IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Book That Influenced You

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

现在我给你一个话题来讲。

Please describe a book that has influenced you.

请描述一本对你有影响的书。

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

你有一分钟准备时间。这是纸。

Thank you. I already know which book to choose.

谢谢。我已经知道要选哪本书了。

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

好，时间到了。请开始。

I'd like to talk about The Little Prince.

我想讲讲《小王子》。

It's a short French novel from the nineteen forties.

这是一部二十世纪四十年代的法国短篇小说。

My grandmother gave it to me on my fifteenth birthday.

这是奶奶在我十五岁生日时送给我的。

She said I'd understand it better when I was older.

她说等我长大了会更懂这本书。

At first, I actually found it rather boring!

一开始，我其实觉得它挺无聊的！

I thought it was just a children's story about a prince.

我以为它只是个关于王子的儿童故事。

So it sat on my shelf for years, collecting dust.

所以它在我的书架上积了好几年的灰。

Then, at university, I went through a difficult period.

后来上大学时，我经历了一段艰难的时期。

I was stressed about exams and felt quite lonely.

我因为考试压力很大，也觉得挺孤单的。

One night, I picked up the book and reread it.

有一天晚上，我拿起那本书又读了一遍。

This time, it felt like a completely different book!

这一次，感觉完全是另一本书！

It's really about what matters in life, like friendship.

它其实讲的是人生中真正重要的东西，比如友情。

One line really stayed with me,

有一句话一直留在我心里，

what is essential is invisible to the eye.

真正重要的东西，用眼睛是看不见的。

After that, I started calling my grandmother every Sunday.

从那以后，我开始每个星期天给奶奶打电话。

I also reconnected with old friends I'd been ignoring!

我还重新联系上了那些被我冷落的老朋友！

So the book really changed how I spend my time.

所以这本书真的改变了我分配时间的方式。

Now I always keep a copy on my desk.

现在我书桌上总放着一本。

Have you recommended the book to anyone else?

你向别人推荐过这本书吗？

Yes, to almost everyone I know! A few even read it.

推荐过，几乎跟所有认识的人都说了！还真有几个人读了。

And do you prefer paper books or e-books?

那你更喜欢纸质书还是电子书？

Paper books, definitely. I love writing notes in the margins.

当然是纸质书。我很喜欢在页边写笔记。

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

谢谢。第二部分到此结束。