今天，我想讲一下好多人想不出来回答的一道Speaking Part 2的问题：

Describe an event that changed your life in a good way. You should say:

When it happened

Where it happened

What the change was

and explain how you benefited from this change.

这道题和Describe a time when somebody helped you的题目，可以用一个回答来解决。你可以说这个受到帮助的经历让你改变你的观点。就是说它让你意识到人人都要培养一个乐意助人的态度。

请大家先听一下我的回答。（我在回答时假设自己是一名来澳洲留学的学生）

首先， 我们讲一下我在回答里用的比较地道的口语说法：

· I felt like a fish out of water: This phrase is used to describe our feelings when we are in a totally strange environment and we don't fit it. 形容我们在陌生的地方而不适应的感受。

· On top of that: This a more colloquial way of saying “more over or in addition to this.” 等于：而且，再说。

· just about everyone: nearly everyone 几乎所有人

· Struggling with doing something: This is a good way to describe something that is difficult. 感觉某件事很艰难。

· Go out of sb's way: This phrase is used to describe when somebody is willing to help us even when it's difficult for them. 有人不怕麻烦帮助你

· Outlook: Perspective on life. 看法，观点

· From then on: 从那天起

· Take the initiative to do sth: Initiative 的意思是主动。 但是在英文里，这词是个名词，所以经常会说：take the initiative to v.

附上完整的录音文字稿：

I’d like to talk about an event that changed my life in a good way. When I first came to Australia, everything was unfamiliar. I felt like a fish out of water. On top of that, I wasn’t used to the Australian accent, so I had difficulty understanding just about everyone. In my first few weeks of college, I was really struggling with keeping up. One of my classmates, noticed my difficulty and went out of his way to explain things to me. He not only helped me with my studies, but he also helped with many other things in my daily life such as where to buy things, how to open a bank account and things like that.

I benefited from this because I began to realise how important it was to help other people when we have a chance. It changed my outlook. From then on, I decided to take the initiative to help other people whenever I could.

大家记住这些短语的说法了么？我们每周两期，下期再会。



戴老师自我介绍

你好， 我英文名叫Damien， 中文名叫戴明。在本市出生长大。我也生活过在美国4多年以及中国5多年。我在中国时候主要住在郑州，但是也去中国很多地方，如：北京，上海，福建，广州，西安，武汉，深圳，还有好多小城市。我特别喜欢中国文化和美食。 我最想念的菜是什么呢? 大盘鸡和东坡肉 。。哎！ 一说就流口水啦！我从事教育这行很多年。我不光把自己看待教师，也把自己算学生。我学了10多年的中文，而还在学习！对我来说，学外语是一辈子的任务！希望能用我对中国人和中文的了解来帮助学习英文的中国人become masters of English!

我的中文还没有特别纯正，如果同学们发现我讲解里的中文比较别扭，可以邮件告诉我。[email protected]