You should say:
what it is
how old it is
what you would replace with it
and explain why you want to replace it
Sample answer
Well, I have always been a person who lives on budget so I try my best to look after all my belongings really well. However, my motorbike now urgently needed to be replaced.
Actually, my motorbike at this moment is a Honda Lead (red). I bought it about 8 years ago about 45 million VND when my old motorbike was stolen. I bought it from Kuong Ngan, which is a renowned and highly esteemed shop in Hanoi. Until now it is my most precious asset because I had to work really hard by burning the midnight oil to buy this motorbike you know.
I was quite happy with its quality for the first 5 years. I am also aware that the general wear and tear on a motorbike will catch up with me sooner or later. Now, my motorbike has unfortunately developed a couple of problems and started malfunctioning.
The battery of the engine sometimes failed to work. There is nothing more frustrating than your motorbike refusing to start just when you plan to go for a beautiful ride. So, it really gets on my nerves sometimes using it. As well as this, there is also a regular sharp snapping sound which indicates a leakage or shortage of ignition energy. Its warranty period has also expired for a long time ago which cost me a fortune for monthly maintenance.
I have made up my mind to change my motorbike to a Vespa S as early as possible because my life has become highly dependent on commuting daily to work.
The Vespa S is an Italian brand of scooter manufactured by Piaggio. It has had a certain romantic appeal to me for years because of its special dynamic and creative design. Even though its price is exorbitant - about 75 million VND, I have decided to replace it in the coming weeksbecause I had managed to save the money for this a couple of years ago.
The biggest thing that attracts me towards Vespa S - Red Matte is its latest technology named - Italian Green Experience Technology. This technology will maximize performance, optimize fuel efficiency and reduce noice when driving. All the details in the gearbox cover have been designed to provide a more comfortable driving experience.
To put the icing on the cake, a Vespa S - Red Matte also provides a secure storage area with enough space for a full face helmet or other small essentials like a jacket so I can always take all the little extras I need on my daily journey.
As a scooter, I think it is suitable for the dynamic young generation like me. I really love all its latest aesthetic details and the fashionable impression it gives to those looking at it for the first time.
I am sure this new Vespa S will never let me down and I will make the most of using it.
Vocabulary
- Live on budget : sống tiết kiệm (chi tiêu hợp lý)
- A renowned and highly esteemed shop : 1 cửa hàng nổi tiếng và được đánh giá cao
- Precious asset : tài sản quý giá because I had to work really hard
- Burn the midnight oil= to work late into the night : thức đêm suốt đêm để làm việc
- General wear and tear: sự hao mòn nói chung
- Wear and tear = the damage that happens to an object in ordinary use during a period: sự hao mòn
- Example: Seat covers on buses take a lot of wear and tear.: Chỗ ngồi trên xe buýt rất bị nhiều hao mòn.
- Develop a couple of problems : bắt đầu có vài vấn đề
- Start malfunctioning : bắt đầu hỏng hóc
- Malfunction (v)/ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/ = to fail to work or operate correctly: hỏng hóc
- Go for a beautiful ride: đi 1 chuyến đi tuyệt
- Get on sb's nerves = to annoy someone a lot : gây khó chịu rất nhiều
Example: Please stop making that noise! It really gets on my nerves.
(Làm ơn đừng làm ồn nữa! Nó thực sự khiến tôi khó chịu!)
- Leakage (n)/ˈliː.kɪdʒ/ -the act of leaking or the leak itself : sự rò rỉ
Example: The leakage was traced to an oil pipe in the cellar.
( Sự rò rỉ được bắt nguồn từ một ống dẫn dầu trong hầm.)
Example: A lot of water is wasted through leakage.
(Rất nhiều nước bị lãng phí do rò rỉ)
- Shortage of ignition energy : thiếu năng lượng đánh lửa
- Warranty period : thời hạn bảo Thành
- Cost me a fortune : mất/tốn 1 khoản tiền lớn
- A small fortune = a large amount of money: 1khoản tiền lớn
- Example: You’ll have to spend a small fortunein legal fees if you decide to sue for compensation.: Bạn sẽ phải chi một khoản tài chính nhỏ trong phí pháp lý nếu bạn quyết định kiện bồi thường.
- Monthly maintenance : bảo trì hàng tháng
- Made up my mind = decide : quyết định
- Become highly dependent on : trở nên cực kì phụ thuộc vào cái gì
- An Italian brand of scooter : thươngh iệu xe ga của Ý
- A certain romantic appeal to me : có sự hấp dẫn lãng mạn cực kì đối với tôi
- Special dynamic and creative design - thiết kế năng động và sáng tạo
- Exorbitant (a) /ɪɡˈzɔː.bɪ.tənt/ - Exorbitant prices, demands, etc. are much too large : đắt cắt cổ (đắt đỏ)
- In the coming weeks : trong vòng 1 vài tuần tới
- Maximize performance:tối đa hóa hiệu suất
- Optimize fuel efficiency : tối ưu hóa hiệu suất nhiên liệu
- Reduce noice when driving: giảm tiếng ồn khi lái xe.
- Provide a more comfortable driving experience : mang lại trải nghiệm lái xe thoải mái hơn.
- To put the icing on the cake
- The icing on the cake = something that makes a good situation even better
Example: I was just content to see my daughter in such a stable relationship but a grandchild, that really was the icing on the cake
(Tôi chỉ hài lòng khi nhìn thấy con gái của tôi trong một mối quan hệ ổn định như vậy như một đứa cháu, đó thực sự là điều tuyệt vời hơn thêm vào)
- Provides a secure storage area : cung cấp cốp xe an toàn
- Dynamic young generation : thế hệ trẻ năng động
- Latest aesthetic details : các chi tiết thẩm mỹ (đẹp) mới nhất
- Make the most of using : tận dụng tối đa
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