ESL Podcast 538 – Finding the Perfect Gift
时间：2019-02-18 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
Fae: Help! I still need to buy a gift for my mother and I can’t seem to think of the perfect present, something that’ll really knock her socks off.
Pablo: Why don’t you just get her a gift certificate 1 or a gift card? That way, she can pick out her own gift.
Fae: Oh, she would hate that. She would think that I didn’t put any thought into buying her a present at all, while I’ve been racking 2 my brain 3 to think of something she’ll like. Maybe I should buy her a car!
Pablo: Now, don’t get carried away. You get like this every year. I know you want to please your mother, but remember, it’s the thought that counts.
Fae: I wish that were true. If I get her the wrong gift, I’m afraid she’ll be disappointed 4, or worse, she’ll hold it against me for the rest of my life.
Pablo: It boggles my mind how you can work yourself up like this every year.
Fae: How can I not? You know my mother.
Pablo: Yes, I do, and I have one piece of advice for you: Buy her a gift she can return.
Script 5 by Dr 6. Lucy Tse
- She proudly displayed her degree certificate to her parents.她自豪地向父母展示了学位证书。
- No one had seen her marriage certificate.没人看到过她的结婚证书。
- All night I have been tossing and turning racking my brains to think what could have possessed the young man to kill himself. 整整一晚我辗转反侧，绞尽脑汁，想弄明白是什么原因竟能促成这个年轻人自杀。
- He was racking his brains for a course of action. 他在脑子里拼命寻找一条行动的道路。
- The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.大脑需要不断供给血液。
- Her brain has no room for math.她没有数学头脑。
- He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
- He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。
- It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
- The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。