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雅思口语Volunteer这个话题算是比较新颖的了，所以看来命题官除了那种常见的兴趣爱好之外，对我们的日常又想进一步窥探了…… 不过不要想太多，考官才不care我们是不是有公德心和奉献精神，你就看怎么说能显得你英语好，就怎么聊!

不要把志愿者的活动范围想得太窄，除了奥运志愿者之外，生活中到处都可以有志愿活动。例如养老院孤儿院的义工，社区义务医疗讲座的医学院大学生(AIDS education等)，城市大型活动维持秩序的服务人员，甚至十字路口的交通管理志愿者。所以你可以说做过，只要想好自己做过什么怎么说。也可以说没做过，不过为了安全起见，即使没做过，也还是需要积累一些志愿服务的相关英文表达。

Have you taken any volunteer works?

No, I haven’t. I know it’s pretty common in foreign countries, but here in China, believe it or not, high school students basically spend every waking hour studying, so we don’t have time for volunteer work.

Do you know any volunteers?

Well, to be honest, I don’t know any volunteers personally, but I do heard a lot about them in my city, I mean, they are contributing in different areas in our society. For example, at opening ceremonies of some important social events where lots of people get together, like marathon or film festivals, there would be volunteers guiding the crowd or keep everything in order.

How do you define volunteer work?

In my opinion, that’s the kind of work that doesn’t require any payment or reward, volunteers offer help to those people in need, like old people living in nursing homes, disabled people or children with serious diseases, even homeless cats and dogs. And there are also volunteers who did a lot to protect the environment. This kind of work is honorable.

Is volunteering worth the time it takes?

Yeah, definitely. Devoting yourselves to volunteer work is absolutely time well spent, ‘cause what you are doing makes things easier for others. And those volunteers will also feel fulfilled, ‘cause they know they are doing something valuable.

Why do you think people volunteer?

Well, ‘cause it’s the kind of work that’s worth doing. Helping others can increase our sense of self-worth, it just feels good knowing that we can contribute a little to the society. And many people say that volunteer work gives their life a sense of purpose.

语言点解析：

believe it or not = (informal) used to introduce information that is true but that may surprise people例如：

Believe it or not, he asked me to marry him!

personally = by a particular person rather than by somebody acting for them例如：

All letters will be answered personally.

Do you know him personally (= have you met him, rather than just knowing about him from other people)?

I'll deal with the matter personally.

He's no longer personally involved in the day-to-day running of the company.

order = the state that exists when people obey laws, rules or authority例如：

The army has been sent in to maintain order in the capital.

Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order.

The police are trying to restore public order.

honorable = deserving respect and admiration例如：

a long and honorable career in government

fulfilled = feeling happy and satisfied that you are doing something useful with your life例如：

He doesn't feel fulfilled in his present job.

self-worth = a feeling of confidence in yourself that you are a good and useful person = self-esteem 例如：

Praise your child to increase her sense of self-worth.

purpose = meaning that is important and valuable to you例如：

Volunteer work gives her life (a sense of) purpose.

作者简介：

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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