最近朋友圈總是看到活吃章魚的小視頻,有密集恐懼癥(trypophobia)的人簡(jiǎn)直無法直視!但是頭腦極其靈活的孩子靈光一現(xiàn),把它寫進(jìn)了雅思口語答案(當(dāng)然還有更殘忍的“三吱兒”,就是生吃baby老鼠,如果你夠重口味,給考官介紹一下也無妨,不知身經(jīng)百戰(zhàn)的雅思考官會(huì)不會(huì)驚掉下巴)…… 他可以對(duì)應(yīng)很多話題啊,例如第一次吃的東西,想要吃的一頓特別的飯,或者之前考過的飯店也可以說。我們就以新版機(jī)經(jīng)的兩個(gè)話題為例,整理一下思路:
首先介紹是如何知道有這么一道菜的,可以是從社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)(social networking website)上看到,也可以是朋友直接帶你去的韓餐館(Korean restaurant)。然后自然是描寫一下你剛開始知道有這么一道菜的內(nèi)心世界,例如I was completely shocked and disgusted, I was like, why would anybody eat something so gross! The detached arms were moving all over the plate and it was so horrible just to look at, not to mention putting them in the mouth. 這是“內(nèi)心拒絕”版本。如果是“好奇寶寶”版本,我們可以說I was really curious about this dish, 'cause I'd never tasted anything alive before. I heard it is really popular in Korea, and only authentic Korean restaurants could bring out the best flavor.
之后就可以說說你第一次吃的經(jīng)歷,或者為什么想吃但還沒吃到的原因 (可以因?yàn)槊,比如I've been busy with preparing for my exams,一直沒有時(shí)間去吃didn't get around to it),也可以是附近沒有地道的韓餐館,沒有機(jī)會(huì)吃。下面就以“the first time you eat something”的話題為例,分享一段素材:
先來單詞掃盲一下:living octopus 活章魚 sucker 吸盤 foodie 吃貨
The other day, I saw a short video clip on the social networking website, in which several of my friends were sitting around the table, eating living octopus. It was actually a quite popular Korean dish. The chef would chop their arms off while it's still alive. At first I was completely shocked and disgusted, I was like, why would anybody eat something so gross! I mean, the detached arms were moving all over the plate. I couldn't even bear to look at them. However, my friends told me it was the most palatable dish they had ever tried, the taste was out of this world. As a foodie, I decided to give it a try, completely out of curiosity, although I was still a little scared. I asked my friends to take me to the restaurant they went to last time, and ordered the famous living octopus. To be honest, I still couldn't look at them, so I just closed my eyes, trying to summon up all of my courage, and put one arm into my mouth. It was quite an experience. I'd never tasted anything so fresh. The texture is a little bit weird, I mean, I could feel the suckers stick to my tongue and mouth while I was chewing, but the meat is really tender and juicy, and smooth, you know.
Actually I wouldn't say it was the most tempting stuff I've ever eaten, but it's truly worth a try.