雅思口语:Describe a person whose job is important to the society

 雅思口语人物类话题会让大家描写“对社会有贡献的人”，“有着重要工作的人”，备考雅思的同学首先想到的是那些名流，比如马云先生啦，袁隆平教授啦，或者会想到一些有着崇高工作的人，例如医生啦，教师啦，消防员啦，不过很少有人会想到的是housewife是不是。这个unpaid¹ and thankless job，可以说是the hardest job in the world了!还记得Desperate Housewives有一句口号么：Never underestimate a housewife. (暴露年龄贴……)

　　Describe a person whose job is important to the society描述一个对社会有贡献的人

　　I would like to talk about my mother. She used to be a public servant but now she is a full-time² homemaker.

　　Some people would argue, “That’s not a job!” But I believe, that’s the most important job in the whole wide world. They are called “homemaker” for a reason. I know they are not breadwinners, but they are the ones who make a house a home!

　　And I think the most awesome³ part is, she already took the whole responsibility of a housewife when she was still a working mom.

　　My dad always takes business trips, so he’s away all the time. My mom has to take care of the whole family, which includes 2 daughters, my grandma and a cat. Sometimes she has to be the mom and the dad. She’s really a multi-tasker who can wear several hats at the same time. If something doesn’t work, not a problem at all. She can fix everything, she can be a plumber⁴, a handyman, a vet⁵, and most importantly, she can be a teacher.

　　We learned so much from her, like time management, sharing good stuff with others, independence and things like that. So basically, she makes me who I am today.

　　Housewives are always underestimated, and they are doing an unpaid and thankless job, but they spend the most time with their children during their formative years, they’ll have a lasting⁶ influence on the younger generation, who happen to be the future of our society. So I guess that’s why I think housewives are important.

　　这个答案是不是还可以变成a person who’s older than you that you admire?嗯，那样的话，最后一段就可以变成夸妈妈，例如：

　　I really think my mom has done a great job as every role she has ever played.

　　夸自己的妈妈，不难吧!开动吧!

1 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。

2 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

3 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

4 plumber   

n.(装修水管的)管子工

参考例句：

• Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？
• The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。

5 vet   

n.兽医，退役军人；vt.检查

参考例句：

• I took my dog to the vet.我把狗带到兽医诊所看病。
• Someone should vet this report before it goes out.这篇报道发表之前应该有人对它进行详查。

6 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。