【雅思口语】Describe a time when you changed your mind

　　以下是新东方雅思为您带来的【雅思口语】Describe a time when you changed your mind，更多雅思考试资讯请关注新东方雅思。

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　　我们从小可能会对自己的career path有所设想，不过现实往往跟我们的计划不太一样，比如从小立志当科学家的小朋友，长大后可能去卖了假药，而发下毒誓绝对不当老师的孩子，可能正奋斗在教学一线……

　　所以，在对自己的未来做规划的时候，难免会有改变主意的情况。如果被问到an occasion when you changed your plan，不妨编一个“童年梦想vs.长大后梦想”的故事，说不定还能跟interesting job这个话题联系上!

　　This topic reminds me of the time I changed my mind about what I want to do in the future. Here’s what happened.

　　I’d always wanted to be a teacher when I was little, ‘cause I used to think teachers know everything and it’s the coolest job in the whole wide world. And teachers are highly respected by others.

　　However, I had a change of mind when I was in high school. At that time, my grandpa was diagnosed with terminal cancer. And he went to all of the hospitals in my hometown, but things didn’t get any better. We were told that there was only 3 months left for him. So in the end, we went to Beijing, and made an appointment with a famed doctor. He treated my grandpa with the most advanced medical technique and drugs that just came on the market. And miraculously, my grandpa lived 5 more years because of this doctor and his excellent team. I am so grateful to the doctor for everything he did for my family.

　　So from that moment on, I decided that I would be a doctor in the future. It’s a rewarding and fulfilling job. Doctors give people hope, and they comfort patients and their family when they are so desperate.

　　雅思口语语言点解析:

　　change your / somebody’s mind = to change a decision or an opinion例如：

　　Nothing will make me change my mind.

　　a change of mind = an act of changing what you think about a situation, etc.

　　diagnose = to say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is例如：

　　The test is used to diagnose a variety of diseases.

　　The illness was diagnosed as cancer.

　　He has recently been diagnosed with angina.

　　He was diagnosed (as) a diabetic when he was 64.

　　He was diagnosed (a) diabetic.

　　terminal = (of an illness or a disease) that cannot be cured and will lead to death, often slowly例如：

　　He has terminal lung cancer.

　　The illness is usually terminal.

　　(figurative) She's suffering from terminal (= very great) boredom.

　　famed = very well known = renowned例如

　　Las Vegas, famed for its casinos

　　a famed poet and musician

　　on the market = available for people to buy例如：

　　to put your house on the market

　　The house came on the market last year.

　　There are hundreds of different brands on the market.

　　miraculously = like a miracle; completely unexpected and very lucky例如：

　　They miraculously survived the plane crash.

　　The barn has been miraculously transformed into a luxury hotel.

　　rewarding = (of an activity, etc.) worth doing; that makes you happy because you think it is useful or important例如：

　　a rewarding experience / job

　　fulfilling = causing somebody to feel satisfied and useful例如：

　　a fulfilling experience

　　I'm finding the work much more fulfilling now.

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