雅思口语里让聊攒钱的问题，长这么大谁还没有个省钱的经历!小时候鸟悄地攒零花钱给自己买父母不给买的玩具，长大后省吃俭用给女友买生日礼物，再长大就是攒钱买房买车了吧……
所以这种话题，我们就先聊自己要买啥，为啥需要攒钱买，攒钱的过程是什么，和买完之后激动的心情，就搞定了!
The thing that I saved up for is my first smart phone.
That was when I was in high school, smart phones just came on the market, I really wanted to have one, that way I could get rid of my old ‘bulky’ phone, you know, the old style Nokia that was like a brick. However, my mom refused to buy me one, ‘cause she thought it was just a waste of money. Plus, all those new functions would just be a distraction.
However, I was dying to have one, so I decided to save money to get it myself.
Back then, I didn’t have too much pocket money, so sometimes I had to skip breakfast to save money. And for two months, I didn’t buy any snacks or clothes for myself. I realized later, however, saving was far from enough, in order to get the money I needed, I had to figure out a way to make money. So I offered to do housework for my mom, ‘cause in my experience, my mom would give me more pocket money if she’s in a good mood. And I asked whether anyone I knew needed a tutor, so I could get some payment from this ‘part-time job’.
And after about 3 months, I finally got enough money to buy the smart phone I wanted, and I was on top of the world when I got it.
语言点解析：
save = to keep money instead of spending it, especially in order to buy a particular thing例如：
I'm not very good at saving.
I'm saving for a new bike.
We've been saving up to go to Australia.
You should save a little each week.
I've saved almost £100 so far.
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.
get rid of somebody / something = to make yourself free of somebody / something that is annoying you or that you do not want; to throw something away例如：
Try and get rid of your visitors before I get there.
The problem is getting rid of nuclear waste.
I can't get rid of this headache.
We got rid of all the old furniture.
bulky = (of a thing) large and difficult to move or carry例如：
Bulky items will be collected separately.
distraction = a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about例如：
I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions.
be dying for something / to do something = (informal) to want something or want to do something very much例如：
I'm dying for a glass of water.
I'm dying to know what happened.
pocket money = allowance = a small amount of money that parents give their children, usually every week or every month
skip something = to not do something that you usually do or should do例如：
I often skip breakfast altogether.
She decided to skip class that afternoon.
figure out = discover
Oh, well done, Sherlock. Did you figure that out all by yourself?
on top of the world = very happy or proud, in a position of eminent success, happiness, or fame
作者简介：
朱博，新东方吉林学校雅思口语美女讲师，毕业于985院校大连理工大学，硕士保送一等奖学金。在校期间曾游学美国，任出版社英语出版中心校对四年，工作严谨，活泼开朗，让大家快乐的学习英语。
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