雅思口語Part 2:一條世界聞名的古老河流!
2023/8/18 14:38:37來源:新航道作者:新航道
摘要:雅思口語Part 2:一條世界聞名的古老河流!
雅思口語Part 2:一條世界聞名的古老河流!
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本期節目話題背景
最近,有同學問了這樣一道題“Describe an important river/lake in your country”。聊到這個話題時,我們的好朋友Navid提到了他們國家的泰晤士河。泰晤士河是它從倫敦市中心出發,經過了許多著名的地標性建筑,如國會大廈、倫敦塔,環球劇院以及大本鐘。他到底是如何介紹泰晤士河的?咱們一起來聽聽他怎么說~
在很久之前,泰晤士河被用來運輸貨物,是非常重要的一條水運通道,不過現在這條河流現在沒有被用于貨物運輸了哦~
本期Part 2 話題
Describe an important river/lake in your country
You should say:
Where it is located
How big/long it is
What it looks like
And explain why it is important
本期節目話題參考文本
To be perfectly honest, when I read this topic, my heart sank because I’m not familiar with lakes, rivers etc. in my country so apologies for the lack of detail in my answer, but I’ll do my best. Right, the river in question is the River Thames. It’s certainly the most famous river in the UK and I guess it’s probably quite well-known throughout the world. As I said, I’m not really into rivers, but I have a feeling it stretches from London to the sea. In answer to the question, how long it is, I have absolutely no idea….I’ll hazard a guess – roughly 250 miles.
Having said that, however, I have been on a trip down the river. A few years back, I went on a boat trip on it. It went from central London and passed a lot of famous landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament, the Tower of London and the Globe Theatre. Oh, and not forgetting, one of the most iconic buildings in London – Big Ben.
In the dim and distant past, the river was used for the transportation of goods into London and I imagine it was a busy route. However, because of the development of the road network, the river is not used as much nowadays for the movement of goods. There is still a port in London though, but I believe that it has moved to the outskirts of London.
I’m really sorry that my knowledge of this river is a bit sketchy, but like I said before, I’m not really a fan of geography and I come from the north of England and this river is located in our capital city, in the south, so it is only something I have seen on the few occasions that I have visited the capital.
Words & expressions in this episode
1.iconic adj. 符號的;圖標的
2.outskirt n. 郊區;市郊
3.sketchy adj. 概要的;粗略的