IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Meal You Will Never Forget

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 meal that you will never forget.

请描述一顿你永远不会忘记的饭。

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's easy. I think about it often!

谢谢。这个简单。我经常想起它！

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

好，时间到了。请开始。

The meal I'll never forget happened two summers ago.

那顿让我永远难忘的饭发生在两年前的夏天。

I was travelling through the mountains with two friends.

我和两个朋友在山区旅行。

Halfway up a steep road, our old bus broke down!

在陡坡爬到一半时，我们的旧大巴抛锚了！

It was getting dark, and the rain was pouring.

天渐渐黑了，雨下得很大。

Luckily, a woman from a nearby house came out to help.

幸运的是，附近一户人家的女主人出来帮忙。

She invited all of us in without a second thought.

她毫不犹豫地请我们所有人进屋。

Her whole family moved up to make room at the table!

她全家人挪了挪位置，给我们在桌边腾出了地方！

The meal itself was really simple.

这顿饭本身很简单。

There was steamed rice, grilled river fish, and garden herbs.

有白米饭、烤河鱼，还有自家园子里的香草。

After hours in the cold, it tasted absolutely incredible!

在寒冷中待了几个小时后，那味道简直美妙极了！

The power was out, so we ate by lamplight.

停电了，所以我们在油灯下吃饭。

Nobody spoke the same language, but we laughed all evening.

大家语言不通，却笑了一整晚。

The grandfather kept refilling my bowl before it was even empty.

爷爷在我的碗还没空之前就不停地给我添饭。

In the morning, they refused to take any money.

第二天早上，他们坚决不收钱。

Honestly, I nearly cried when we said goodbye.

说实话，道别的时候我差点哭了。

Since then, I've tried to cook that fish at home.

从那以后，我一直试着在家做那道鱼。

It never tastes quite the same, of course!

当然，味道从来都不一样！

But that night taught me that food is really about people.

但那一晚让我明白，食物的意义其实在于人。

A simple meal, shared with kind strangers, beats any restaurant.

一顿简单的饭，和善良的陌生人一起吃，胜过任何餐厅。

Do you still keep in touch with that family?

你还和那家人保持联系吗？

Yes! I send them photos every New Year.

是的！每年新年我都会给他们寄照片。

And is food important in your culture?

那在你们的文化中，饮食重要吗？

Hugely! Every celebration starts and ends at the table.

非常重要！每个庆祝活动都从餐桌开始，在餐桌结束。

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

谢谢。第二部分到此结束。