10. Receiving my gift, my mother was very happy.
母親收到禮物后，非常高興。
還能這樣說：
My mother was happy at receiving my gift.
When I gave the gift to my mother, she was very happy.
11. This was given to me as a birthday gift.
這是給我的生日禮物。
還能這樣說：
This is my birthday present given by my mother.
I received the birthday present from my mother.
應用解析：
a Greek gift 圖謀害人的禮物；
at a gift 白送；
by free gift 免費贈送；
have a gift for 對……有天賦
12. My table was heaped with presents.
桌上放滿了禮物。
還能這樣說：
Many presents were pilling up on my table.
My table was filled high with presents.
應用解析：
go to heaps of places 到各處；
in heaps成堆，累累；
heaps of times 多次，屢次；無數次地；
heap up 堆起來，積累
13. My sister was lavish in her gifts.
我姐姐送禮很大方。
還能這樣說：
She always wanted to splash the cash.
My sister was generous to choose gifts for friends.
應用解析：
lavish care and affection on one's children 溺愛子女；
lavish money upon one's pleasures 亂花錢去尋歡作樂；
lavish praises on sb. 大肆吹捧某人
14. Did you pick up the gifts for our teachers?
你給我們的老師選禮物了嗎？
還能這樣說：
What did you choose as our teachers' present?
Have you chosen gifts for our teachers?
諺語：
Never pick a fight with someone who got nothing to lose.
橫的怕楞的，楞的怕不要命的。
15. I chose my wife a nice present.
我給我的妻子選了一件漂亮的禮物。
還能這樣說：
I selected a beautiful present to my wife.
I picked up a nice gift for my wife.
應用解析：
as you choose 隨你喜歡；聽你的便；
cannot choose but 不得不，只好；
pick and choose 挑剔，仔細挑選
16. Hurry up! Tear open your present!
快點！把禮物打開！
還能這樣說：
Come on! Unwrap your gift.
Move it! Open your gift and show it to me.
應用解析：
with tears 哭著，含淚；
Tears of Eos 晨露；
dash away one's tears 抹去眼淚；
draw tears 催人淚下；
in tears 含淚；流著淚，在哭泣
17. When I got up the excited children were opening their Christmas presents.
我起床時，興奮的孩子們正在打開他們的圣誕禮物。
還能這樣說：
The children were tearing their Christmas presents when I awoke.
The children were eager to unwrap their Christmas presents when I woke up.
應用解析：
break open 砸開；
bring out in the open 揭露，公布出來；
come (out) into the open 公開化，不加保密