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“一个很少人知道的interesting place”你是怎么知道的呢?所以这道雅思口语题是不是可以先聊聊这点。剩下的就是讲这个地方怎么interesting了。回顾一下自己之前准备过的地点类题目,比如饭店咖啡馆啦,公园啦或者自己经常去放松的地方,都可以换个介绍方式应用到这个题目中。
I'd like to talk about a place in the countryside near the city where I go to university.
I knew that place totally by accident.
Here's the story. The other day when I was on the bus back to school, I nodded off. And when I woke up, I realized I already missed my stop, and it seemed that I was in the middle of nowhere. I got off the bus, trying to find my way back, but it turned out I had a terrible sense of direction, so I was completely lost.
But the lucky thing is, I walked into the place I mentioned earlier. It was still early, about 2 o'clock in the afternoon when the sunshine was just warm enough to make people feel comfortable, you know. So I just walked along the path, and got to an idyllic spot near the river.
I have to say, the views were just as gorgeous as those famous tourist spots, but maybe because that place was not developed and commercialized, few people know about it. There were even no people having a picnic around me.
I lay on my back on the grass, closed my eyes and just listened to the sound of nature, I mean, the singing of birds, the soft rustling of leaves, and the whispering of breeze in my ears.
I marked the place on my Google map, so that next time I could take my friends there and have a day out having fun together.
语言点解析:
by accident = in a way that is not planned or organized 例如:
We met by accident at the airport.
Helen got into acting purely by accident.
the other day = recently 例如:
I saw Jack the other day.
nod off = (informal) to fall asleep for a short time while you are sitting in a chair 例如:
I was practically nodding off in that meeting.
the middle of nowhere = (informal) a place that is a long way from other buildings, towns, etc. 例如:
She lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere.
idyllic = peaceful and beautiful; perfect, without problems 例如:
a house set in idyllic surroundings
to lead an idyllic existence
The cottage sounds idyllic.
spot = a particular area or place 例如:
a quiet/ secluded/ lonely, etc. spot
He showed me the exact spot where he had asked her to marry him.
She stood rooted to the spot with fear (= unable to move).
a tourist spot
This is a favorite spot for walkers and climbers.
commercialize = [often passive] commercialize something: to use something to try to make a profit, especially in a way that other people do not approve of 例如:
Their music has become very commercialized in recent years.
Christmas is far too commercialized now.
back = the part of the human body that is on the opposite side to the chest, between the neck and the tops of the legs 例如:
Do you sleep on your back or your front?
He stood with his back to the door.
They had their hands tied behind their backs.
They set off with the wind at their backs (= behind them).
I pulled (= injured the muscles in) my back playing squash.
rustling = the sound of light, dry things moving together 例如:
the soft rustling of leaves
whispering = a soft sound 例如:
I could hear the whispering of the sea.
day out = a trip or visit somewhere for a day 例如:
We had a day out in the country.