【大家说英语】圣诞礼物大采购(2)

December 11

 

12月11日

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The Christmas rush¹ is here.

圣诞节的抢购热潮又来了，

The crowds² at the mall³ are huge⁴!

购物中心涌进大量的人潮！

Everyone is trying to buy gifts for the special people in their lives.

每个人都要为生命中那些特别的人买个礼物。

Mark⁵ wants to buy a gift for his girlfriend⁶.

马克想要买礼物给他的女朋友，

He wants to give her something personal⁷.

他想要给她一个有个人意义的东西。

Mark is a thoughtful⁸ guy⁹.

马克是个很体贴的人，

His girlfriend will love the gift!

他的女朋友会喜欢那个礼物的！

Conversation¹⁰ A

 

会话A

Did¹¹ either¹² of you go to the mall this week?

你们有人这星期去了购物中心吗？

The crowds are huge!

真是人潮拥挤！

I went last week.

我上星期去了，

The crowds were pretty bad then, too.

那时候人潮也很多。

I finished¹³ all of my Christmas shopping last month!

我上个月就把圣诞礼物买好了！

You were smart.

你很聪明，

The stores¹⁴ were less¹⁵ crowded¹⁶ then.

商店在那时候还没那么挤。

And there were lots of sales¹⁷.

而且那时有很多特卖。

Right. My wife¹⁸ likes to shop right after Thanksgiving¹⁹.

对啊。我太太喜欢在刚过完感恩节的时候去购物，

There are many sales then.

那时候有很多减价活动。

圣诞礼物大采购

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

Every year I say, "I'm going²⁰ to shop before the Christmas rush!"

每年我都说：我要在圣诞节抢购热潮之前去买礼物！

And every year I wait too long.

而每一年我都等太久。

I do that, too. When will I learn?

我也一样。 我何时才会学到教训呀？

Don't feel bad.

别太自责，

Presents aren't the most important²¹ thing about Christmas!

礼物不是圣诞节最重要的东西！

You're right, Jim.

吉姆，你说得对。

I know that. But I love to give gifts!

这个我知道。 可是我喜欢送人礼物！

Each gift should mean something special.

每个礼物都应该有特别的意义。

That's thoughtful of you!

你真的很细心，很体贴！

Conversation C

 

会话C

So what will you give your girlfriend?

所以你要送你的女朋友什么礼物呢？

I don't know! She's really important to me.

我不知道！ 她对我真的很重要，

I want to give her something nice!

我想要给她一份很棒的礼物！

What about jewelry²²? Girls like jewelry.

有想过珠宝吗？ 女孩子都喜欢珠宝。

Maybe. But what if she doesn't like it?

或许吧，但是如果她不喜欢怎么办？

Girls like personal things, too.

女孩子也喜欢有个人特色的东西。

Maybe you can make her a video?

或许你可以为她做一段影片？

Or write her a romantic²³ letter.

或是写一封浪漫的情书给她。

Those are good ideas. Thanks, guys²⁴!

这些是很棒的主意。 谢谢你们！

1 rush   

n.匆促，冲进，急流，灯心草；vi. 冲，奔，闯，赶紧，匆促行事，涌现；vt.使冲

参考例句：

• Don't rush me. I must think it over.别催我，我要仔细想想。
• I'm sorry to have to rush off like this.我就这样匆忙走掉了，很抱歉。

2 crowds   

n.人群( crowd的名词复数 )；群众；一群；听众

参考例句：

• eager crowds outside the stadium 体育场外急不可耐的观众
• The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters. 警方的行动被成群的记者所妨碍。

3 mall   

n.（美）购物中心，大商场

参考例句：

• I am going to the mall the day after tomorrow.我后天去大型购物中心。
• Are you going to go to the mall?你要去大型购物中心吗？

4 huge   

adj.巨大的，庞大的

参考例句：

• He gave me a huge apple.他给了我一个大苹果。
• His acting raised a huge laugh.他的表演引起一阵大笑。

5 mark   

n.标志，分数，马克；v.做标记于，留意，打分数

参考例句：

• Put a question mark at the end of that sentence.在那个句末划一个问号。
• Mark the wrong word with a circle.把错字圈起来。

6 girlfriend   

n.女朋友；女伴侣

参考例句：

• My girlfriend is a teacher.我女朋友是个老师。
• I just broke up with my girlfriend.我刚和我的女朋友分手了。

7 personal   

adj.个人的，私人的；本人的；身体的，容貌的

参考例句：

• It's a personal letter.这是私人信件。
• I don't want to have a hand in his personal affairs.我不愿意过问他个人的事。

8 thoughtful   

adj.思考的，沉思的，体贴的，关心的

参考例句：

• She is thoughtful for her friends.她很体贴她的朋友们。
• This is a thoughtful essay.这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。

9 guy   

n.(美，口语)家伙；青年；男人

参考例句：

• She lost her heart to the handsome guy.她爱上了这个漂亮的小伙子。
• That guy is very hard to deal with.那家伙很难对付。

10 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

11 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

12 either   

adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也

参考例句：

• I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
• I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。

13 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

14 stores   

n.商店( store的名词复数 )；贮存；大量；零售商店

参考例句：

• The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores. 低廉的价格意在把顾客从其他商店吸引过来。
• The stores were overrun with rats and mice. 仓库里到处都是大大小小的老鼠。

15 less   

adj.更少的，更小的；adv.更少地，更小地；n.少量，次要；prep.减

参考例句：

• I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
• You can't buy the dress with less than 50 yuan.买这件衣服没有50元钱下不来。

16 crowded   

adj.拥挤的，塞满的

参考例句：

• Earth is becoming more and more crowded.地球变得越来越拥挤。
• Guangzhou is a crowded city!广州是个拥挤的城市！

17 sales   

adj.销售的，推销的n.销售（额）；卖( sale的名词复数 )；销售额；销路；贱卖

参考例句：

• A good advertising campaign will increase our sales. 良好的广告宣传活动会增加我们的销售量。
• Our agent in New York deals with all US sales. 我们在纽约的代理商经办在整个美国的销售。

18 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

19 Thanksgiving   

（=Thanksgiving Day）感恩节；n.感谢；感恩

参考例句：

• It's traditional to eat turkey at Thanksgiving.感恩节吃火鸡是传统。
• She will go home to take part in the Thanksgiving dinner this weekend.周末她要回家参加感恩节餐会。

20 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

21 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

22 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

23 romantic   

adj.浪漫的，风流的，传奇性的，夸大的，想象的，浪漫派的

参考例句：

• She thinks it will be romantic to be an actress.她认为当个女演员会很浪漫。
• Her husband is very romantic.她丈夫非常浪漫。

24 guys   

n.家伙，伙计( guy的名词复数 )；（架设天线、支撑帐篷等用的）牵索；[复数]各位；一群男人（或女人）

参考例句：

• Sorry, guys. I goofed. 对不起，各位。我搞砸了。
• A few of our guys were thinking about going over the hill. 我们的人中有几个在开小差。 来自《简明英汉词典》