IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Time You Received Good News

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 time when you received some good news.

请描述一次你收到好消息的经历。

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 have the perfect story for this.

谢谢。我有一个非常适合这个题目的故事。

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

好，时间到了。请开始。

I'd like to talk about a phone call I got last July.

我想讲去年七月我接到的一个电话。

I was on a crowded bus, on my way to work.

我当时在一辆拥挤的公交车上，正要去上班。

Suddenly, my mum called, which was unusual for a Tuesday morning.

突然，我妈打来电话，周二早上这很不寻常。

My first thought was that something was wrong.

我第一个念头是出什么事了。

Instead, she screamed that my sister had got into medical school!

结果，她大喊说我妹妹考上医学院了！

I jumped up and shouted 'Yes!' right there on the bus!

我在公交车上跳起来大喊"太好了！"

An old lady next to me nearly dropped her shopping!

旁边的一位老太太差点把东西都扔了！

Then, the whole bus started clapping. It was wonderful.

然后整辆车的人都鼓起掌来。太美好了。

You see, my sister had failed the entrance exam the year before.

要知道，我妹妹前一年入学考试没考上。

So, for twelve months, I'd helped her study every evening.

所以整整十二个月，我每天晚上都帮她复习。

She worked harder than anyone I've ever known.

她比我认识的任何人都努力。

That's why her news felt like my own success.

所以她的好消息感觉就像我自己的成功。

That night, the whole family came round for dinner!

那天晚上，全家人都来吃晚饭了！

My dad made a speech and cried twice.

我爸发表了讲话，哭了两次。

My sister just kept smiling and reading the letter again and again.

我妹妹一直笑着，把那封信读了一遍又一遍。

She's now in her second year, and she loves it.

她现在读二年级，非常喜欢。

I think good news means more when you've waited for it.

我觉得等待过的好消息意义更大。

Sharing it with a bus full of strangers made it unforgettable!

和一车陌生人分享它，让它变得难以忘怀！

Do you usually share good news straight away?

你通常会马上分享好消息吗？

Yes, I'm terrible at keeping secrets, good or bad!

是的，我特别不会保守秘密，好的坏的都一样！

Do people prefer to hear good news by phone or in person?

人们更喜欢通过电话还是当面听到好消息？

In person, ideally, but a phone call works when you're far apart.

最好是当面，但相隔很远时打电话也行。

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

谢谢。第二部分到此结束。