Describe something you bought recently that made you happy.
買って嬉しかった物(物)— Part2のキューカードです。2分間の回答を組み立てる練習に使えます。
キューカード(話すべきこと)
- what it is
- where and when you bought it
- why you decided to buy it
- and explain why it made you happy
使えるコロケーション
| 表現 | 日本語訳 |
|---|---|
| splash out on ~ | 〜に思い切ってお金を使う |
| worth every yen | 払った金額の価値が十分ある |
| do my research | 事前に入念に調べる |
| a long-awaited purchase | 待ちに待った買い物 |
| on a whim | 衝動的に・思いつきで |
| upgrade | より良い物に買い替える |
| value for money | コストパフォーマンス |
| pay for itself | 元が取れる |
モデル回答 — まず自分で話してから開く
Something I bought recently that genuinely made me happy is a proper espresso machine — a long-awaited purchase I'd been putting off for at least two years.
I finally bought it about three months ago from a specialist shop in town, after doing an almost embarrassing amount of research: I'd read reviews, watched comparison videos, even kept a spreadsheet. What pushed me over the edge was simple arithmetic — I realised I was spending around fifteen thousand yen a month at coffee shops, so the machine would effectively pay for itself within half a year.
But the real happiness has nothing to do with money. My mornings have completely changed. Instead of rushing out the door with instant coffee, I now spend ten minutes grinding beans and pulling a shot, and that small ritual makes the whole day start calmly. There's also the craft aspect — my first attempts were dreadful, and week by week I've watched myself improve, which is quietly satisfying. It was a fairly big splurge, but it's been worth every yen.
Part3につながる質問(4問)
- Does buying things make people genuinely happy?
- Why do people sometimes buy things they don't need?
- Is it better to spend money on possessions or experiences?
- How does advertising persuade people to spend money?
モデル回答 — まず自分で話してから開く
質問
Does buying things make people genuinely happy?
モデル回答
Sometimes — but the research and my own experience suggest the happiness depends on what and how you buy. Purchases that enable activities, like a good bicycle or a musical instrument, keep generating satisfaction for years. Status purchases, by contrast, give a spike of pleasure that fades within weeks — the classic hedonic treadmill. I've felt both: my espresso machine still delights me daily, while an expensive watch I once bought stopped registering within a month. So buying happiness is possible; most people just shop in the wrong aisle.
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