买圣诞礼物 Shopping For Christmas Gifts

     CAROLINE: What should I get Uncle Teddy?

    DRAKE: You could get him a tie.

    CAROLINE: Are you kidding?

    That's the stupidest gift one can buy. I don't want to get a tie.

    DRAKE: Why not?

    CAROLINE: Everybody gets men ties for Christmas. It's too boring.

    Everybody buys either ties or sweaters. I want a more unique gift.

    DRAKE: Well, you can buy him a pet iguana¹ then.

    CAROLINE: That's a cool idea. At least it would be a surprise.

    But I'm afraid he wouldn't take care of it.

    DRAKE: He would think you were crazy, Caroline.

    CAROLINE: Yes. An iguana is too strange for a gift, and a tie is too normal.

    So I have to find something halfway² between.

    DRAKE: How much do you want to spend?

    CAROLINE: Well, he was very good to me.

    He helped me edit³ my essay for the scholarship⁴ contest.

    So I want to spend at least 75 dollars.

    DRAKE: Alright, I have an idea.

    You know he carries that conservative-looking briefcase⁵ every day.

    CAROLINE: Yes.

    DRAKE: Well, he isn't a lawyer, so I don't think he needs to have a briefcase like that.

    CAROLINE: What should he have then?

    DRAKE: I think he would appreciate having a very fine leather bag.

    But more like a bookbag or shoulder bag.

    You know, not so hard and square like a briefcase.

    CAROLINE: I think that's a great idea. Men look great with that kind of bag.

    Where can we buy one?

    DRAKE: I don't think this mall has a leather goods store.

    So we have to go to State Street.

    CAROLINE: Alright. We can go later then.

    DRAKE: We can buy something for Mom and Dad here,and then go buy Uncle Teddy's gift on State Street.

    CAROLINE: Good plan. What should we get for Mom though?

    DRAKE: She said she wants one of those automatic⁶ foot massagers.

    I think they sell them at Sears.

    CAROLINE: Alright. We can go check at Sears and see if they have them.

    And what about Dad?

    DRAKE: How about the iguana?

    CAROLINE: I think it would be a great joke.

    But I know we'd have to take the iguana back. And the pet store might not let us.

    So why don't we get him something else? Some clothes maybe.

    DRAKE: A tie?

    CAROLINE: Oh, shut up about ties! Forget about ties, why not?

    DRAKE: I was just kidding.

    凯洛琳：送什么给泰迪叔叔好呢？

    杰瑞克：可以送他领带啊。

    凯洛琳：开什么玩笑？

    那是最蠢的礼物了，我不要买领带。

    杰瑞克：为什么不呢？

    凯洛琳：大家都送男生领带当圣诞礼物，那太死板了。

    不是送领带就是送毛衣，我要送点特别的。

    杰瑞克：那么你可以买只宠物鬣蜥蜴给他。

    凯洛琳：不错的点子，至少他会很惊讶。

    不过我怕他不会养。

    杰瑞克：他会认为你疯了，凯洛琳。

    凯洛琳：没错。送蜥蜴太奇怪，送领带又太普通。

    所以要取其中。

    杰瑞克：你要花多少钱？

    凯洛琳：他对我很好。

    他帮我修改要参赛拿奖学金的文章，[FS:PAGE]

    所以我至少要送他 75 美元的东西。

    杰瑞克：那好，我想到了。

    你知道他每天都提着那个老旧的公文包。

    凯洛琳：是的。

    杰瑞克：他不是律师，不需要用那种公文包吧。

    凯洛琳：那么他该用什么包包？

    杰瑞克：他会喜欢用皮制的包包。

    但要更像是书包或是背包。

    不像公文包那样又硬又方正。

    凯洛琳：这主意不错，男生背那种背包很好看。

    哪里买得到呢？

    杰瑞克：这个购物中心没有皮制品的商店。

    我们必须到斯泰特街上。

    凯洛琳：好，那么等会儿去买吧。

    杰瑞克：我们可以在这儿买爸妈的礼物，然后再去斯泰特街上买泰迪叔叔的礼物。

    凯洛琳：就这么办，那么买什么给妈妈呢？

    杰瑞克：她说她想要一台脚部电动按摩机。

    我想在希尔斯有卖的。

    凯洛琳：好，我们去希尔斯看看有没有。

    那么送爸爸的呢？

    杰瑞克：送鬣蜥蜴如何？

    凯洛琳：那会很好笑。

    不过我们得把鬣蜥蜴扛回去，而且宠物店可能不会让我们这么做我们何不买别的？买衣服吧。

    杰瑞克：送领带？

    凯洛琳：别再说领带了，别提了，好吗？

    杰瑞克：我只是开开玩笑。

1 iguana   

n.美洲大蜥蜴，鬣鳞蜥

参考例句：

• With an iguana,you really don't have to say surprise.惊喜两字已经不足以形容这只鬣鳞蜥了。
• I'm going to turn on my computer and make a movie starring my pet iguanadj.打开计算机准备制作一部关于我的宠物蜥蜴的电影。

2 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

3 edit   

vt.编辑，校订，主编，编辑，剪辑（影片等）

参考例句：

• You'll have to edit that tape,it's too long.那盘录音带太长，你得把它剪辑一下。
• It is not yet decided who will edit it.由谁校订未决。

4 scholarship   

n.学问，学术成就，奖学金

参考例句：

• The girl who won the scholarship was quite outstanding.得奖学金的女孩是相当杰出的。
• I made up my mind to apply for a scholarship.我决定申请奖学金。

5 briefcase   

n.手提箱，公事皮包

参考例句：

• He packed a briefcase with what might be required.他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。
• He requested the old man to look after the briefcase.他请求那位老人照看这个公事包。

6 automatic   

adj.自动的；不经思考的，习惯性的；当然的

参考例句：

• Breathing is an automatic function of the body.呼吸是身体的一种无意识的功能。
• Modern trains have automatic doors.现代火车装有自动门。