雅思口语part2话题卡：Describe a time you were sleepy but had to stay awake 描述一次你感到困倦/困顿但是不得不保持清醒的经历(很累却要保持清醒)
思路点拨：以下思路仅供参考，希望大家根据自己的真实经历编写答案
这道题目难度系数适中，也比较贴近于生活。要栽瞌睡了，但是不能睡，对于很多经过任何考试突击备考的考生们都或多或少有类似的体验，经常熬夜为了能够多背一些考点得点分，而不得不撑着疲惫的眼睛继续把书看完。除此之外，也可以是一些生活中的其它场景，比如说开车，早上没有睡好，恰好又在高速路上，为了安全不得不想各种办法让自己提起神来。雅思小编建议大家先把下面的题目读一遍，然后给自己一分钟的时间准备一下并进行口头描述，再看参考答案进行有针对性的练习。
题目
Describe a time you were sleepy but had to stay awake
You should say:
When it happened
Why you were sleepy
Why you had to stay awake
And explain why you stayed awake
参考答案
下面给小编根据具体的题目要求，给出的参考答案：
Well, a time I felt drowsy but had to stay awake was actually when I was busy preparing for my final last year.
一次我感到困倦但是不得不保持清醒的经历是在上学期我准备期末考试的那会儿。
I clearly remember that our history teacher helped us highlight a very wide range of categories regarding the world history on the textbook for us to memorize just three days before the exam. You know, we had mixed feelings during that time because we were happy that our teacher pointed out the essential part of knowledge that we were supposed to be tested and at the same time we felt it was nearly impossible to keep this vast amount of potential answers in our mind within three days.
我清楚记得我们的历史老师在考试三天前帮助我们在教科书上圈出了一个大范围的有关世界历史的重点好让我们记忆。我们当时心情很复杂，因为那会儿老师圈出了我们要考的重点我们都感到很高兴，于此同时呢，要在三天内记住这么多的潜在答案真是几乎不太可能。
I was pumped up to cram for the exam at the very beginning, but then I got worn out and pretty drowsy during the last night because there’s so much to memorize and it consumed me a lot of energy. It’s just like running a 5k marathon, you know the ending is approaching but somehow you can’t resist the temptation to have a break. But, thank God that I stuck to it.
我当时我一开始打了鸡血般地准备的考试，但之后在最后一个晚上我精疲力竭了，十分困顿，因为记忆这么多东西耗费了我太多精力。这和跑五千米马拉松一样，你看到了终点马上就接近了，但是你还是忍不住想小憩一下。不过，感谢老天我当时坚持下去了。
Well, the reason why I stayed awake was that this final meant so much to me. If I didn’t prepare wholeheartedly, I would have less possibility of getting admitted into a good college.
我当时保持住了清醒状态，因为那场期末考试对我来说至关重要。如果我不能全身心投入去准备的话，我获取大学录取的机会就会少很多。
