December 11
12月11日
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讀讀看!
The Christmas rush is here.
圣誕節的搶購熱潮又來了,
The crowds at the mall are huge!
購物中心涌進大量的人潮!
Everyone is trying to buy gifts for the special people in their lives.
每個人都要為生命中那些特別的人買個禮物。
Mark wants to buy a gift for his girlfriend.
馬克想要買禮物給他的女朋友,
He wants to give her something personal.
他想要給她一個有個人意義的東西。
Mark is a thoughtful guy.
馬克是個很體貼的人,
His girlfriend will love the gift!
他的女朋友會喜歡那個禮物的!
Conversation A
會話A
Did either of you go to the mall this week?
你們有人這星期去了購物中心嗎?
The crowds are huge!
真是人潮擁擠!
I went last week.
我上星期去了,
The crowds were pretty bad then, too.
那時候人潮也很多。
I finished all of my Christmas shopping last month!
我上個月就把圣誕禮物買好了!
You were smart.
你很聰明,
The stores were less crowded then.
商店在那時候還沒那么擠。
And there were lots of sales.
而且那時有很多特賣。
Right. My wife likes to shop right after Thanksgiving.
對啊。我太太喜歡在剛過完感恩節的時候去購物,
There are many sales then.
那時候有很多減價活動。
Conversation B
會話B
Every year I say, "I'm going to shop before the Christmas rush!"
每年我都說:我要在圣誕節搶購熱潮之前去買禮物!
And every year I wait too long.
而每一年我都等太久。
I do that, too. When will I learn?
我也一樣。 我何時才會學到教訓呀?
Don't feel bad.
別太自責,
Presents aren't the most important thing about Christmas!
禮物不是圣誕節最重要的東西!
You're right, Jim.
吉姆,你說得對。
I know that. But I love to give gifts!
這個我知道。 可是我喜歡送人禮物!
Each gift should mean something special.
每個禮物都應該有特別的意義。
That's thoughtful of you!
你真的很細心,很體貼!
Conversation C
會話C
So what will you give your girlfriend?
所以你要送你的女朋友什么禮物呢?
I don't know! She's really important to me.
我不知道! 她對我真的很重要,
I want to give her something nice!
我想要給她一份很棒的禮物!
What about jewelry? Girls like jewelry.
有想過珠寶嗎? 女孩子都喜歡珠寶。
Maybe. But what if she doesn't like it?
或許吧,但是如果她不喜歡怎么辦?
Girls like personal things, too.
女孩子也喜歡有個人特色的東西。
Maybe you can make her a video?
或許你可以為她做一段影片?
Or write her a romantic letter.
或是寫一封浪漫的情書給她。
Those are good ideas. Thanks, guys!
這些是很棒的主意。 謝謝你們!