IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Gift You Gave Someone

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

现在我给你一个话题来讲。

I'd like you to describe a gift you gave someone.

请你描述一件你送给别人的礼物。

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

你有一分钟准备时间，可以做笔记。

Great, I know exactly what to talk about.

太好了，我很清楚要讲什么。

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

好，时间到了。请开始吧。

I'd like to talk about a present I gave my grandfather.

我想讲讲我送给爷爷的一份礼物。

It was for his eightieth birthday, last spring.

那是去年春天，为他八十岁生日准备的。

Finding the right gift for him was really difficult.

给他挑一份合适的礼物真的很难。

He always says he doesn't need anything!

他总说自己什么都不缺！

So I spent weeks looking in shops and online,

所以我花了好几个星期在商店和网上找，

but nothing felt personal enough.

可没有一样觉得够有心意。

Then one evening, I found a box of old photos!

后来有一天晚上，我发现了一盒老照片。

That's when I had the idea for a photo book!

就在那时，我想到了做一本相册！

I scanned about two hundred pictures from his life,

我扫描了大约两百张记录他一生的照片，

from his childhood right up to his grandchildren.

从他的童年一直到他的孙辈。

I also asked every relative to write him a short message.

我还请每个亲戚给他写了一段简短的话。

Some of them took ages to reply, which was stressful!

有些人好久才回复，压力好大！

In the end, the book was ready two days before the party.

最后，相册在派对前两天才做好。

When he opened it, he went completely silent.

他打开的时候，一下子安静了下来。

Then he started crying, and so did everyone else.

接着他哭了，大家也都跟着哭了。

He told me it was the best present he'd ever received.

他说这是他收到过的最好的礼物。

Looking back, I learned that the best gifts aren't expensive.

回想起来，我明白了最好的礼物并不昂贵。

They show that you've really been paying attention.

而是能表明你真的一直很用心。

What a lovely idea. Does he still look at the book?

真是个好主意。他现在还会看那本相册吗？

Every single day! He shows it to all his visitors.

每天都看！谁来家里他都要拿给人家看。

And do you prefer giving or receiving presents?

那你更喜欢送礼物还是收礼物？

Giving, definitely. Seeing someone's reaction is the best part.

当然是送。看到对方的反应是最开心的。

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

谢谢。第二部分到此结束。