2018年9-12月雅思口语Part 1新题预测：boring

2018年9-12月雅思口语Part 1新题预测：boring

　　Do you ever get bored?

　　I used to get bored when I was a kid, and that was awful but today, I don’t have time to get bored because the internet has taken over my life, there’s always something to do or to watch. That said, I think boredom is not a bad thing, because you need to use your imagination to stave off boredom.

　　当我还是个孩子的时候，我曾经很无聊，这很糟糕，但是今天，我没有时间感到无聊，因为互联网已经占据了我的生活，总有一些事情要做或看。也就是说，我认为无聊并不是一件坏事，因为你需要用你的想象力来避免无聊。

　　+Collocation: stave off (v.) boredom – to prevent or avoid boredom

　　Do you think you get bored more now than when you were a child?

　　I think I got bored more often when I was a kid, like I said, without computers or the internet there weren’t many THINGS to do. With your friends, you could play games, but they weren’t there every summer or on holidays, so I was alone by myself and I didn’t have so many things to do. Nowadays, I have many more hobbies, I like to play guitar and do sports and surf the Internet.

　　我想，当我还是个孩子的时候，我经常感到无聊，就像我说的，没有电脑或互联网，没有很多事情可做。和你的朋友们，你可以玩游戏，但他们不是每年夏天或假期都在那里，所以我独自一人，我没有那么多事情要做。现在，我有更多的爱好，我喜欢弹吉他，做运动，上网冲浪。

　　+Collocation: surf the Internet. – use the internet

　　What things do you find boring?

　　Chores are really boring when you have to iron clothes or when you have to clean the house. I hate doing that, and I always try to optimise the way I do the tasks, so they are easier and faster I don’t spend much time doing it. Since I live alone, my mother can’t do it for me any more. My life has changed in that way.

　　当你不得不熨衣服或者打扫房子的时候，做家务真的很无聊。我讨厌这样做，我总是试着优化我的工作方式，所以他们更容易，更快，我不会花太多时间去做。因为我一个人住，我妈妈再也不能为我做这件事了。我的生活从此改变了。