雅思口语:Describe a story or a novel that was particularly interesting to yo

 还有最后一个礼拜，我们就要迎来阳光明媚的雅思口语换题月了!不知道这帮雅思口语命题人到时候又要搞出什么幺蛾子，不过无论怎么变，我们感觉story这个话题还是有必要准备一下子的，因为这个雅思话题的素材，很容易改造一下变成其他题目的答案，比如local news，novel等等。

　　在雅思口语换题月之前，大家最后再使把劲儿吧!

　　雅思口语：Describe a story or a novel that was particularly interesting to you.

　　I once heard a news story about a man who is pretty lazy all the time, but he could always come up with some hilarious¹ ideas to make easy money, just like what the fox does in the movie Zootopia. And recently he got arrested because of something “unbelievable” he did. Here’s the story.

　　One day he was running out of money, so it was time for another scam, you know. He spent every penny he had left on a package tour to Dubai, which is the wealthiest city in the Middle East and is packed with loaded and generous people who spend money like water. On the first day he set foot on Dubai, instead of checking in the fancy² hotel the travel agency³ had arranged, he went straight to the corner of the street, sat down and started to beg for money. And when it was getting dark, he just wrapped himself up in the blanket he prepared. According to what he said in a later interview, the reason why he didn’t go back to the hotel is that he needs to have some professional ethics⁴. Interesting, uh? Anyway, by the end of his trip, he had begged 470,000 RMB, which is a ridiculous amount of money that is impossible for an average person to make in a year!

　　I don’t remember how he got arrested, and to be honest, I didn’t realize it was a crime until someone told me that his tourist visa doesn’t qualify⁵ him to work as a beggar⁶ in Dubai. The fact that he was fined a huge amount of money in the end has burst quite a few people’s bubble⁷ who planned to copy him.

　　So I guess this story is interesting as well as educational.

　　这个是真的news呢，只不过稍微adapt了一下。所以说，平时有趣的新闻，绝对是雅思口语好素材哦!

1 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。

2 fancy   

n.想像力，幻想；喜好，爱；adj.想像的，时髦的，华丽装饰的，奢侈的；技巧的；vt.想象，自认为，喜好

参考例句：

• He seemed to have taken quite a fancy to her.他似乎相当喜欢她。
• I have a fancy that it's going to rain.我想大概要下雨。

3 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

4 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

5 qualify   

vt.取得资格，有资格，限定，描述；vi.取得资格，有资格

参考例句：

• I won't qualify until next year.我明年才具备资格。
• You must qualify yourself for the post.你必须使自己具备担任这一工作的资格。

6 beggar   

n.乞丐，穷人，募捐者

参考例句：

• The beggar begged from the rich but they refused.那个乞丐向富人们乞讨，但遭到了拒绝。
• He is so rich and lives like a beggar.他非常有钱可是生活得象个乞丐。

7 bubble   

n.泡，水泡，气泡；泡影，妄想；v.(使)起泡

参考例句：

• The water begins to bubble.水开始起泡了。
• Their hopes of success have burst like a bubble.他们成功的希望已经成了泡影。