IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Difficult Decision You Made

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

现在我给你一个话题来谈谈。

Please describe a difficult decision you made.

请描述一个你做过的艰难决定。

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

你有一分钟准备时间。这是纸。

Thank you. This one is quite personal for me.

谢谢。这个话题对我来说挺私人的。

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

好，时间到了。请开始。

I'd like to talk about changing my university course.

我想谈谈我在大学换专业的事。

Three years ago, I was studying medicine in Hanoi.

三年前，我在Hanoi读医学。

My parents were so proud, but I was miserable.

我父母特别骄傲，可我却痛苦极了。

Every morning, I dreaded going to lectures.

每天早上，我都害怕去上课。

The only thing I enjoyed was drawing in my notebook.

我唯一喜欢做的，就是在笔记本上画画。

But how could I tell my family I wanted to quit?

可是我怎么跟家人说我想放弃呢？

Finally, I went home and spoke to my father.

最后，我回家和父亲谈了谈。

I told him I was sorry, but medicine wasn't for me.

我跟他说对不起，但学医不适合我。

To my surprise, he wasn't angry at all!

没想到，他一点都没生气！

He said he just wanted me to be happy.

他说他只希望我快乐。

So I switched to graphic design the next autumn!

于是第二年秋天，我转到了平面设计专业！

Honestly, starting again from year one was frustrating.

说实话，从一年级重新开始真的很憋屈。

All my old classmates were already in third year!

我以前的同学都已经大三了！

But now I'm in my final year, and I love it.

但现在我已经大四了，而且非常喜欢。

That decision taught me to listen to myself.

那个决定让我学会了倾听自己的内心。

Being honest is hard, but it's always worth it.

诚实很难，但永远值得。

Do young people in your country choose their own careers?

在你们国家，年轻人会自己选择职业吗？

More and more, although parents still have a big influence.

越来越多了，不过父母的影响还是很大。

Is it better to follow your passion or a safe job?

追随热爱和选择稳定的工作，哪个更好？

Ideally both, but passion keeps you going when it's hard.

最好两者兼得，但困难的时候，是热爱让你坚持下去。

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

谢谢。第二部分到此结束。