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雅思口语话题Part2:生气Angry

时间:2013-12-20 00:55:18

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   Describe a situation that made you a little angry.

  You should say:
  what it was that made you angry
  where you were when this happened
  what you were doing at the time
  and explain why you felt angry.
  Well, I like to think that I'm not the kind of person that gets angry easily, but if I had to recall1 a time when I did get slightly angry, then one experience that comes to mind was when I recently went out for a meal together with my family at a local Indian restaurant.
  I guess it must have been about three or four months ago, and we hadn't seen each other for quite a while, so we thought it would be nice to all go out somewhere for dinner, which would save us the hassle of cooking and washing2 up at home.
  As for what happened at the restaurant, well, when we got there, we were all in pretty good spirits3, because we'd had a nice day together, and we were looking forward to a good curry4.
  Unfortunately5 though, we ended up waiting absolutely6 ages for our food to come, and, to make matters worse, I had a train to catch later that night, so I politely asked the waiter a few times when our food would be ready, and all he said to me was, “It will be ready in 5 minutes.” Well, we ended up still waiting another half an hour for the first dish to arrive. And another thing I should mention is that we noticed that some of the other customers who had arrived after us actually received their meals first, so as you can imagine, we weren't too happy about that, but at least the food was good!
  So before we left, I made it clear to the manager that we were pretty unsatisfied with the way we were treated, and in all likelihood7 we wouldn't be returning. After he heard me say this, he did actually apologize8, but he still made some feeble9 excuse that they were really busy that night and were finding10 it hard to cope11 with all the orders.
  Anyway, I'm glad to say that thankfully this kind of thing hasn't happened to me too often, and I actually found out later that the restaurant had only just opened, so that probably explains why the service wasn't up to scratch12.
  Thanks for listening.
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1 recall mtByJ     
n.回忆,召回,取消;vt.回想起,召回,与...相似,恢复
参考例句:
  • As you may recall, he was in the army then.你可能记得当时他正在从军。
  • We demand that you recall your army from our border.我们要求你们撤回在我们边境的部队。
2 washing IeKzjA     
n.洗,洗涤,洗衣,洗脸,洗澡,冲洗,冲刷
参考例句:
  • A washing machine is run by a small electric motor.洗衣机由一台小电动机驱动。
  • She hung the washing on the line to dry.她把洗好的衣服晾在绳子上。
3 spirits phizpn     
n.情绪;兴致;精灵;灵魂;精神( spirit的名词复数 );情绪;灵魂;神灵
参考例句:
  • He lost his spirits after the girl rejected his love. 那姑娘拒绝他的求爱后,他垂头丧气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He felt in excellent spirits when he arrived home. 他回到家里时情绪非常好。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 curry xnozh     
n.咖哩粉,咖哩饭菜;v.用咖哩粉调味,用马栉梳,制革
参考例句:
  • Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
  • Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。
5 unfortunately okWwD     
adv.不幸地,可惜的是
参考例句:
  • I called on you yesterday,but unfortunately you were out.昨天我来看你,但是不幸的是你不在。
  • She had gone home,unfortunately.遗憾的是她已回家了。
6 absolutely iVHzq     
adv.绝对地;完全地
参考例句:
  • The plane absolutely refused to start.这架飞机完全发动不起来。
  • All the car parks are absolutely full.所有的停车场都停满了车。
7 likelihood 91MxW     
n.可能,可能性
参考例句:
  • We must try our best to reduce the likelihood of war.我们必须尽最大努力减少战争的可能性。
  • I don't think there is any likelihood of his agreeing to it.我认为不会有他同意那件事情的可能。
8 apologize wMJyJ     
vi.道歉,谢罪;vt.道歉,谢罪,辩白
参考例句:
  • You must apologize to her for having kept her waiting.让她等了这么久,你应该为此向她表示歉意。
  • I must apologize for calling so late.我真是抱歉这么晚了才打电话给你。
9 feeble szEyg     
adj.虚弱的,衰弱的,无力的,无效的,无益的
参考例句:
  • She made a feeble effort to get to school on time.她努力想按时赶到学校,但未成功。
  • An old or sick person is often feeble.老人或病人往往很虚弱。
10 finding 5tAzVe     
n.发现,发现物;调查的结果
参考例句:
  • The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
  • That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。
11 cope aZhyU     
v.(with)竞争,对抗;对付,妥善处理
参考例句:
  • He had a lot of work,but he was able to cope.他的活虽多,但还能应付得来。
  • They have to cope with a mountain of problems.他们得应付成堆的问题。
12 scratch cs1yD     
n.草稿,抓痕,搔,抓,擦伤,刮擦声,乱写,零,起跑线,未中的一击;vt.搔,抓,挖出,擦
参考例句:
  • Scratch my name out please.请把我的名字划掉。
  • The suggestion is that they should start from scratch.提出的建议是,他们从头开始。