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很多雅思口語考生看到important plant這個話題，首先蹦到腦海裡的是博大精深的中草藥。這個思路沒啥問題，如果你的詞彙儲備裡有一些對應疾病或者身體健康方面的表達，完全可以handle這個話題。中國的草藥，光是名字就可以解釋一段，然後說說功效，注意這裡不用那麼學術，你會說的病，它都治!然後說說亂七八糟的其他方面的信息介紹，時間就基本湊夠了。
I』d like to talk about a traditional Chinese medicine called Dong Chong Xia Cao. If we translate that name into English, it would be Winter Worm Summer Plant. As the funny name suggests, in winter, it is actually a worm, but when summer comes, after the worm is dead, there will be plant growing out of the worm’s body. And that’s how it got the name.
This precious medicine can cure certain diseases effectively, for example, cough, back pain and sore knees. Also, it can strengthen our immune system, and recently, researchers found out that it has anti-cancer effect.
In the past, only the royal family could afford this medicine, 『cause the price was ridiculously high, but they are not pricey for no reason. You see, those plants could only be found high in the mountains in Tibet, and it took a lot of time and effort to pick and gather them. Some local people even risked their lives because of the harsh environment. Now, although the price is still pretty high, with the development of cultivation techniques, it’s much more reasonable, which means you don’t need to be a millionaire to buy this medicine.
This plant is really important to China 『cause it’s a valuable part of our traditional Chinese medicine. And in the past, even today, many patients have been treated with it and fully recovered.
雅思口語語言點解析：
cure = to make an illness go away例如：
TB is a serious illness, but it can be cured.
royal = [only before noun] connected with or belonging to the king or queen of a country例如：
the royal family
the royal household
by royal appointment (= a sign used by companies that supply goods to the royal family)
ridiculously = in a very silly or unreasonable way
The meal was ridiculously expensive.
She was wearing a pair of ridiculously high-heeled shoes.
pricey = (informal) expensive
you see = (informal) used when you are explaining something例如：
You see, the thing is, we won't be finished before Friday.
pick = to take flowers, fruit, etc. from the plant or the tree where they are growing例如：
to pick grapes
flowers freshly picked from the garden
to go blackberry picking
gather = to collect plants, fruit, etc. from a wide area例如：
to gather wild flowers
treat somebody (for something) (with something) = to give medical care or attention to a person, an illness, an injury, etc.例如：
She was treated for sunstroke.
The condition is usually treated with drugs and a strict diet.
The hospital treated forty cases of malaria last year.
recover (from something) = to get well again after being ill / sick, hurt, etc.例如：
He's still recovering from his operation.
作者簡介：
朱博，新東方吉林學校雅思口語美女講師，畢業於985院校大連理工大學，碩士保送一等獎學金。在校期間曾遊學美國，任出版社英語出版中心校對四年，工作嚴謹，活潑開朗，讓大家快樂的學習英語。
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