雅思口语Family话题

雅思口语family话题

1.How many people are there in your family?

There are four. There's myself of course. Then there's my younger brother, he's fifteen years old. And I have my mother and father who are both in their late 70s. I have two grand parents as well, but they don't live with us.

2.Can you Tell me something about your family?

Well, I've got two older sisters and one younger brother, so I'm right in the middle. My mum and Dad are divorced and they're remarried. So, actually I have quite a lot of stepbrothers and stepsisters, so there are quite a few of us.

3.What kind of things do you and your family do together?

There’s a lot of thing that we do together. My whole family always gather at dinner and discuss various types of stuff. I often take advice on important things from my parents, and sometime my little brother too.

4.Do you prefer to spend time with your family or with your friends?

If I were to choose between the two, I’ll go with my family because in many ways, my family are my friends and they are the ones who will stay with me all my life, whereas I don’t actually meet my friends very often, you know although yeah sometimes I have more fun with my friends because they are closer to my age.

5.How are you getting on with your parents?

If you asked me that question when I was at junior high, it would be totally different point of view. I mean, my parents, they had a list of things that they thought I need to become, and that I need to better myself and all, always compared me to another kids but it’s just like the story of the last decade.

6.Is family very important to you?

Of course it is. Family is the most important thing in the world to me. It’s the only thing that never turns back on me and it’s really all I have in the long run. Once I grew up and moved out and away, I more realized how important they are.

7.Would you prefer to have a larger or smaller family?

Actually, I prefer my family remains unchanged coz it’s the best now. Although I also wanna live in an extend family then family members can support and foster each other but I’m a bit worried about generation gaps which might lead to some unnecessary arguments, you know.

8.How many family members does your family have?

I have a lovely family and my family is the most important aspect of my life. I am very close to my family members and they are my best friends, mentors and supporters.

9. Do you like to talk with your parents?

I find it difficult to talk with them at least now. My parents just try to convince me to follow their footsteps, becoming a businessman and woman that could run in the family, but I dream of being an educator. So, this “serious” topic has become so hot every time we talk but I often get bored and find the way to leave it.

10. What don’t you like about your brother or sister?

What I don’t like about my sister is that she always let herself getting into trouble at school like staying out late or just being lazy. So that makes my poor mother and I have to try to turn a blind eye to some of her behavior, but it wasn’t easy.

雅思口语住房话题

1.惯用口语句子：

I didn't expect the rent for a one-bedroom apartment to be so high.

我没料到一居室公寓的房租这么高。

It's very hard to rent a satisfying apartment.

租个让人满意的公寓太难了。

I can't afford that rent.

我付不起那样的租金。

expect v. 预期，预料到

rent n. 租金 v. 租用，租

apartment n. 公寓，单元住宅

satisfying a. 令人满意的，令人满足的

afford v. 买得起，负担得起

I want to share an apartment with a friend.

我想跟朋友合租一个公寓。

I need to find a roommate.

我得找一个室友。

I have one room for rent.

我有一个房间要出租。

I need to rent an apartment.

我需要租个公寓。

share v. 分享，共有

roommate n. 室友

for rent“供出租”

It's much safer to rent an apartment through a real estate agency.

通过房地产中介公司租房安全多了。

I don't like to deal with the real estate agent.

我不喜欢和房地产中介打交道。

estate n. 地产，不动产

agency n. 代理行，代理处

agent n. 代理人

real estate“房地产”

real estate agency“房地产中介公司”

deal with“与…打交道，应付，对待”

House prices have really risen a lot during the past several years.

过去这几年房价真是涨了不少。

House prices rise/fall again.

房价叉涨/降了。

House prices keep going up/down.

房价一直在涨/降。

House prices have rocketed by up t0 11.2 percent in a year.

房价一年疯涨了11.2%。

House prices increased at the same rate as the CPI last year.

房价去年与CPI同速增长。，

rise v. 上升，上涨，增加【其过去式和过去分词分别为rose和risen】

rocket v. 飞速上升行.火箭

percent ad. 百分之

up to“【数目】到…之多，一直到”

此处出现的动词“fall"的过去式及过去分词分别为“fell"和“fallen”。

CPI是Consumer Price Index的缩写形式，指“消费者物价指数”。

Almost everybody is talking about housing.

几乎人人都在淡论房子。

Who doesn't want his own house?

谁不想要自己的房子啊?

The house price is people's big concern.

人们非常关心房价。

housing n. 住房，住宅，提供住房

concern n. 关心，所关心的事

Some people buy houses on speculation.

有些人买房是为了炒房。

Some people speculate in/on houses.

有些人做房地产投机买卖。

I most people buy houses to live in.

大部分买房还是为了自住。

speculation n. 投机，…投机买卖

speculate v. 投机，做投机买卖

speculate in/on【doing】sth.“做…投机买卖”

The real estate market is down now. The house prices are acceptable.

现在房地产市场正处于低潮。房价可以接受。

acceptable a. 可接受的

It's the right time to buy this apartment.

现在买这套房子正是时候。

I'm not sure whether I should buy a flat now.

我不知道我现在是否应该买房。

I should think twice before making the decision of purchase.

在决定买之前，我得三思。

purchase n. & v. 买，购买

make decision“做决定”

It's the right time...表示“现在正是…时候”，

I think twice before doing sth.表示“在做某事前要三思”。

People will not be able to a仟ord housing if prices keep rising.

如果房价一直涨，人们就买不起房子了。

How can the house prices become stable?

房价怎样才能稳定呢?

The developers have made a lot of money over the past few years.

开发商在过去几年里赚了不少钱。

stable a. 稳定的，稳固的

developer n. 开发者，房地产开发商

make money“赚钱”

I want to sell my apartment in a couple of years. It will be worth a lot more then.

我打算过两三年把公寓卖出去，那时可以值更多。

My house will increase in value.

我的房子会升值的。

worth a. 值…的，价值…的，值得…的 n. 价值

a couple of“【数量】两三…”

be worth...“值... "

Most banks require a 20 percent down payment.

大部分银行要求20%的首付款。

We've almost got enough money to make a down payment on a house.

我们已经基本备齐了房子的首付款。

It took us nearly five years to save enough money for a down payment.

我们花了几乎5年时间才攒够首付款。

require v. 要求，需要

payment n. 付款，支付

down payment“分期付款的首付款”

It'll be years before we've even paid off the loan.

我们得好多年才能还清贷款呢。

I have to take out a loan of 360，000 yuan.

我得贷款36万元。

loan n. 贷款

pay off“还清，付清”

take out“通过申请取得”

2.实用对话

Buying or Renting an Apartment买房还是租房

Christine: I heard you are going to get married at the end of this year. Have you bought an apartment?

克里斯廷：听说你们年底就要结婚了。买房了吗?

Raymond. No. House prices are too high. We can't afford it. We're going to rent one.

雷蒙德：没有。房价太贵了。我们买不起。我们打算租个房子。

Christine: You're right. People will not be able to afford housing if prices keep rising.

克里斯廷：是啊。如果房价一直涨，人们就买不起房子了。

Raymond: I hear that house prices have dropped a lot in some cities, which gives us some hope.

雷蒙德：我听说有些城市的房价降了不少，这也让我们看到了一些希望。

Christine: Yeah. I think housing to some extent should be under control by the related government department.

克里斯廷：是啊。我认为住房在某种程度上应该由相关的政府部门控制一下。

Raymond: Yes. Some people buy houses on speculation.

雷蒙德：是的。有些人买房是为了炒房。

Christine: Did you ever think of buying a second-hand house then?

克里斯廷：那你们有没有考虑过买一套二手房?

Raymond: Yes. It's a little cheaper but it'll cost more in down payments. We can't afford it either.

雷蒙德：考虑过。二手房稍便宜点儿，不过需要交的首付更多。我们还是负担不起。

Christine: People normally can't afford an apartment at an early age. Many young couples in developed countries also live in rented apartments.

克里斯廷：通常人们在年轻的时候都买不起房子。发达国家有好多年轻夫妇也是租房子住。

雅思口语婚姻话题

1.惯用口语句子：

Marriage is an alliance between two people.

婚姻是两个人的结合。

alliance n. 结合，联合

Marriage may be compared to a cage; the birds outside despair to get in and those within despair to get out.

婚姻好比鸟笼：外面的鸟儿想进进不去，里面的鸟儿想出出不来。

marriage n. 婚姻

cage n. 鸟笼

despair v. 绝望

be compared to“被比作…”

Marriage makes or breaks a man.

= Marriage makes or mars a man.

婚姻决定一个男人的成败。

mar v. 毁损，玷污

Don't let a little dispute break up a great marriage.

不要让小小的争论毁掉了美满的婚姻。

dispute v. 争论，争吵

break up“打破，结束”

Marriage is great for the right people.

婚姻对于合适的人来说都是美满的。

right a. 恰当的，适合的

He is the happiest, be the King or peasant, who finds peace in his home.

无论国王还是农夫，家庭和睦是最幸福的。

peasant n. 农夫，乡下人

Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.

草率成婚，后悔莫及。

haste n. 急忙，慌忙 repent v. 后悔，懊悔

leisure n. 悠闲，安逸

in haste“匆忙地，慌张地，草率地” at leisure“空闲着，闲着无事”

To make a lasting marriage, we have to overcome self-centeredness.

要使婚姻长久，就要克服以自我为中心的意识。

self-centeredness n. 自我中心，自私自利

The great secret of successful marriage is to treat all disasters as incidents, and none of incidents as disasters.

成功婚姻的秘诀在于：把大灾难看成小事故，而不要把小事故看成大灾难。

disaster n. 灾难，灾祸 incident n. 事件，小事情

Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens. A good manage must be created.

嬉姻中的幸福不是自然而然就有的。幸福的婚姻是需要努力创造的。

happen v. 发生，出现

2.实用对话

On Marriage关于婚姻

Maria: Look at those newlyweds. They look like they're on top of the world.

玛丽亚：看看那些新婚夫妇。他们看上去幸福到了极点。

Beck: Yes, they certainly do. Love is a wonderful thing. And marriage is great for the right people.

贝克：是啊，他们确实是。爱情是一件奇妙的东西。婚姻对于合适的人来说都是美满的。

Maria: I think many recently married people feel like the world is still in front of them.

玛丽亚：我觉得刚结婚的人们对未来都是充满了无限憧憬的。

Beck: It seems that nothing could make them happier.

贝克：好像没有什么能让他们更幸福的了。

Maria: It may just be one of the most important decisions they make in their whole lives.

玛丽亚：这可能是他们一生中所做出的最重要的决定之一了。

Beck: So once they find their partner, they should cherish the feeling. They should respect and believe in each other.

贝克：所以说一旦他们找到了伴侣，就应该彼此珍惜这份感情。他们要相互尊重，相互信任。

Maria: Right, without respect, love cannot go far.

玛丽亚：是啊，没有尊敬，爱情是难以长久的。

Beck: "Love" is maybe the greatest word and certainly a universal emotion in our world.

贝克：“爱”大概是这个世界上最伟大的字眼儿了，当然也是一种普遍的情感。

Maria: I wish them eternal happiness.

玛丽亚：我祝愿他们永远幸福。

Beck: Me too.

贝克：我也是。