IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a Time You Were Late

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

现在，我会给你一个话题来讲。

I'd like you to describe a time you were late for something.

请你描述一次你迟到的经历。

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。

Oh... okay. Hmm, I think I know which one.

哦……好的。嗯，我想我知道要讲哪件事了。

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

好，时间到了。请开始吧。

Well, I'd like to talk about my first job interview.

嗯，我想讲讲我的第一次求职面试。

It was about two years ago, at a design company.

那是大约两年前，在一家设计公司。

I was so excited, because it was my dream job!

我当时特别兴奋，因为那是我梦想的工作！

The interview was at ten, so I caught the bus at nine.

面试是十点，所以我九点坐上了公交车。

But halfway there, the bus suddenly broke down.

可是走到一半，公交车突然抛锚了。

Ugh, the driver told us to wait for another one!

唉，司机让我们等下一辆！

Then it started pouring with rain. I was panicking.

接着下起了倾盆大雨。我慌得不行。

So I decided to run the rest of the way.

于是我决定剩下的路跑过去。

It was nearly two kilometres! Can you imagine?

差不多有两公里！你能想象吗？

I arrived fifteen minutes late, completely soaked...

我迟到了十五分钟，浑身湿透……

My hair was dripping, and my notes were ruined.

我的头发在滴水，笔记也全毁了。

But guess what the receptionist told me?

可是你猜前台跟我说了什么？

The interviewer was stuck in traffic too!

面试官也堵在路上了！

Ha, so in the end, I was actually early.

哈，所以最后我其实还算早到了。

I even had time to dry my hair in the bathroom.

我甚至有时间去洗手间把头发弄干。

Looking back, it taught me a valuable lesson.

现在回想起来，这给了我一个宝贵的教训。

Now I always leave at least an hour early.

现在我总是至少提前一个小时出门。

And yes, I got the job, by the way!

对了，我还真拿到了那份工作！

That's a lucky ending! Do you usually arrive on time?

结局真幸运！你平时一般准时吗？

Oh, these days I'm almost annoyingly punctual.

哦，现在我准时到几乎让人受不了。

And how do people in your country feel about lateness?

那你们国家的人怎么看待迟到呢？

Well, it depends. For work, it's taken very seriously.

嗯，要看情况。工作上的话，大家非常重视。

But with friends, ten minutes late is quite normal.

但跟朋友的话，迟到十分钟挺正常的。

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

谢谢。第二部分到此结束。