每日商务英语 第104期:内疚礼物

 sorry gift 内疚礼物

 

英文释义 

A gift offered to a spouse¹ as an apology forpurchasing a more expensive gift for oneself.

 

例句 When I bought myself an expensive new set of golfclubs I bought my wife a beautiful and prestigious² new watch as a sorry gift, but she was stilla little angry that I spend so much on my golf clubs.在给自己买了一套昂贵的高尔夫球棍后，我又买了一块漂亮的名表，作为给妻子的内疚礼物，但她还是为我花这多钱买高尔夫球棍而有点生气。

1 spouse   

n.配偶(指夫或妻)

参考例句：

• Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
• What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？

2 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。