IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Time You Had to Wait for Something

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

现在我会给你一个话题。

Describe a time when you had to wait for something.

请描述一次你不得不等待某样东西的经历。

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

你有一分钟准备时间。这是铅笔和纸。

Thank you. Oh, I know exactly what to talk about!

谢谢。哦，我知道要讲什么了！

All right. Your time is up. Please start speaking now.

好的，时间到了。请开始说吧。

I'd like to talk about the time I waited for a dog.

我想讲讲我等一只狗的那段经历。

It happened last year, when I'd just moved into my own flat.

那是去年的事，我刚搬进自己的公寓。

I'd wanted a dog since I was a little boy!

我从小就想养狗！

So I visited a local animal shelter one weekend.

于是有个周末，我去了附近的一家动物收容所。

There was a tiny brown puppy with enormous ears.

那里有一只棕色的小狗，耳朵特别大。

It was love at first sight, honestly!

说实话，那是一见钟情！

But the staff said I'd have to wait two months.

可是工作人员说我得等两个月。

The puppy was too young, and they needed to check my home.

小狗还太小，而且他们需要先检查我的住处。

Those eight weeks felt like eight years!

那八个星期感觉像八年一样！

I kept worrying that someone else would take him.

我一直担心别人会把它领走。

I even bought a bed and toys, just in case.

我甚至提前买好了狗窝和玩具，以防万一。

Then one morning, guess what? The shelter finally called me!

后来有一天早上，你猜怎么着？收容所终于给我打电话了！

They said, "You can pick him up today!"

他们说："你今天就可以来接它了！"

I drove there straight away, grinning the whole time.

我立刻开车过去，一路上都笑个不停。

Looking back, the wait was actually worth it.

现在回想起来，那段等待其实很值得。

It proved to me that I was really ready for a dog.

这让我确定自己真的准备好养狗了。

And now Biscuit sleeps on my feet every night!

现在 Biscuit 每晚都趴在我脚上睡觉！

That's a lovely story. Are you a patient person in general?

真是个温馨的故事。你平时是个有耐心的人吗？

Not really! I hate waiting in queues, for example.

不太是！比如说，我特别讨厌排队。

Do people in your country mind waiting in line?

你们国家的人介意排队吗？

It depends. People are patient at the doctor's,

要看情况。在诊所里大家都很有耐心，

but at the airport, everyone seems to push!

可一到机场，大家好像都在挤！

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

谢谢。第二部分到此结束。