【大家说英语】 第304期:神秘圣诞礼物

 Lesson 5 Shopping 第五课 购物

December 9 12月9日

Secret¹ Gifts 神秘圣诞礼物

Read it! 读读看！

Everyone in the office has a secret. 办公室里的每个人都有个秘密。

Everyone is buying a gift for someone² else. 大家都要买个礼物要送给别人，

But they can't tell anyone³ about it. 可是他们不能告诉任何人，

It's a surprise. 这是个惊喜，

People give their gift at the holiday party. 大家都会在圣诞节派对上送出礼物。

Everyone is looking for the perfect⁴ gift at the mall⁵. 每个人都在购物中心找寻最完美的礼物，

But they must keep it a secret! 可是他们必须保守秘密！

Conversation⁶ A 会话A

So, Rob⁷, are you excited⁸ about the holiday office party? 罗柏，你对办公室圣诞派对觉得兴奋吗？

Sure. I like parties. And I really like holiday parties. 当然兴奋。我喜欢派对， 尤其是庆祝节日派对。

Me, too. Did⁹ you buy a gift yet¹⁰? 我也是。你买礼物了吗？

Who is it for? 你要送给谁？

Susie! I can't tell you that. 苏希！我不能告诉妳是谁，

It's a secret! 那是秘密！

I know. 我知道。

Each of us has one name. 我们每个人都抽到了一个名字，

We buy a gift for that person¹¹. 必须买礼物送给那个人。

And we can't tell anyone! 而且我们不能告诉任何人！

Conversation B 会话B

Hey, Abby! What are you doing here? 嘿，雅碧！妳在这里做什么？

I'm shopping at the mall. 我在购物中心逛街，

I'm looking for the perfect gift. 我在找最完美的礼物。

What are you doing? 妳在做什么？

I'm looking for a gift, too. 我也在找礼物。

Did you find the perfect gift? 妳找到最完美最适合那个人的礼物了吗？

Taylor! I can't tell you! 泰乐！我不能告诉妳！

Maybe the gift is for you! 说不定我的礼物是送妳的！

Is it? 是吗？

I'm not telling you! 不告诉妳！

Now go shop somewhere¹² else! 妳去别的地方逛啦！

Conversation C 会话C

Some people in our office aren't good with secrets¹³. 我们办公室里有些人不太能保守秘密。

What do you mean? 怎么说？

I saw¹⁴ Taylor at the mall. 我在购物中心看到了泰乐，

She asked about my gift. 她问了我的礼物要给谁。

Well, people are curious¹⁵ about gifts. 这个嘛，大家对神秘礼物都很好奇。

But the gifts are a surprise. 可是这些礼物是惊喜，

We open them at the party. 我们在派对上才打开礼物，

And we find out who gave¹⁶ us the gift, too. 也在那时才能知道是谁送给我们的。

But some people don't want to wait. 可是有些人不想等。

1 secret   

n.秘密；adj.秘密的

参考例句：

• Their secret is out.他们的秘密泄露了。
• Last night,we held a meeting in secret.昨晚，我们秘密地举行了一次会议。

2 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

3 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

4 perfect   

n.完成式；adj.完美的，全然的，理想的，熟练的，正确的，完成式的；vt.使完美，修改

参考例句：

• She speaks perfect English.她英语说得好极了。
• The weather is perfect for a picnic.这种天气举行野餐好极了。

5 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？

6 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。

7 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

8 excited   

adj.激动的；兴奋的

参考例句：

• He was so excited that he could not speak.他太兴奋，连话都说不出来了。
• The excited children forgot to take the presents to the party.孩子们兴奋得忘了把礼物带到聚会上了。

9 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？

10 yet   

adv.还，仍然，即刻；conj.尽管，然而

参考例句：

• I am not ready yet.我还没有准备好。
• Beautiful as she is,she didn't find a boyfriend yet.尽管她很漂亮，但还没找到男朋友呢。

11 person   

n.人

参考例句：

• I would never trust in that kind of person.我绝不会相信那种人。
• She is the very person I wanted to see.她正是我要见的人。

12 somewhere   

adv.在某处；n.(在)某处

参考例句：

• He's from somewhere in the middle east.他从中东某个地方来。
• Somewhere in the united states.在美国的某个地方。

13 secrets   

n.秘密，机密( secret的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• For years they had been betraying state secrets to Russia. 他们多年来一直在向俄罗斯泄露国家机密。
• She confided all her secrets to her best friend. 她向她最要好的朋友倾吐了自己所有的秘密。

14 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

15 curious   

adj.好奇的，求知的，古怪的

参考例句：

• I heard a curious sound in the room.我在房间里听到奇怪的声音。
• He puts forward so many curious questions.他提出这么多稀奇古怪的问题。

16 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。