雅思口语:describe a time that you saved money for sth_雅思培训
2018-03-12 14:38
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雅思口语里让聊攒钱的问题,长这么大谁还没有个省钱的经历!小时候鸟悄地攒零花钱给自己买父母不给买的玩具,长大后省吃俭用给女友买生日礼物,再长大就是攒钱买房买车了吧……
所以这种话题,我们就先聊自己要买啥,为啥需要攒钱买,攒钱的过程是什么,和买完之后激动的心情,就搞定了!
The thing that I saved up for is my first smart phone.
That was when I was in high school, smart phones just came on the market, I really wanted to have one, that way I could get rid of my old ‘bulky’ phone, you know, the old style Nokia that was like a brick. However, my mom refused to buy me one, ‘cause she thought it was just a waste of money. Plus, all those new functions would just be a distraction.
However, I was dying to have one, so I decided to save money to get it myself.
Back then, I didn’t have too much pocket money, so sometimes I had to skip breakfast to save money. And for two months, I didn’t buy any snacks or clothes for myself. I realized later, however, saving was far from enough, in order to get the money I needed, I had to figure out a way to make money. So I offered to do housework for my mom, ‘cause in my experience, my mom would give me more pocket money if she’s in a good mood. And I asked whether anyone I knew needed a tutor, so I could get some payment from this ‘part-time job’.
And after about 3 months, I finally got enough money to buy the smart phone I wanted, and I was on top of the world when I got it.
语言点解析:
save = to keep money instead of spending it, especially in order to buy a particular thing例如:
I'm not very good at saving.
I'm saving for a new bike.
We've been saving up to go to Australia.
You should save a little each week.
I've saved almost £100 so far.
on the market = available for people to buy例如:
to put your house on the market
The house came on the market last year.
There are hundreds of different brands on the market.
get rid of somebody / something = to make yourself free of somebody / something that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw something away例如:
Try and get rid of your visitors before I get there.
The problem is getting rid of nuclear waste.
I can't get rid of this headache.
We got rid of all the old furniture.
bulky = (of a thing) large and difficult to move or carry例如:
Bulky items will be collected separately.
distraction = a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about例如:
I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions.
be dying for something / to do something = (informal) to want something or want to do something very much例如:
I'm dying for a glass of water.
I'm dying to know what happened.
pocket money = allowance = a small amount of money that parents give their children, usually every week or every month雅思培训
skip something = to not do something that you usually do or should do例如:
I often skip breakfast altogether.
She decided to skip class that afternoon.
figure out = discover
Oh, well done, Sherlock. Did you figure that out all by yourself?
on top of the world = very happy or proud, in a position of eminent success, happiness, or fame
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朱博,新东方吉林学校雅思口语美女讲师,毕业于985院校大连理工大学,硕士保送一等奖学金。在校期间曾游学美国,任出版社英语出版中心校对四年,工作严谨,活泼开朗,让大家快乐的学习英语。
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