【大家说英语】圣诞礼物大采购(2)
英语课
December 11
12月11日
Read it!
读读看！
The Christmas rush 1 is here.
圣诞节的抢购热潮又来了，
The crowds 2 at the mall 3 are huge 4!
购物中心涌进大量的人潮！
Everyone is trying to buy gifts for the special people in their lives.
每个人都要为生命中那些特别的人买个礼物。
Mark 5 wants to buy a gift for his girlfriend 6.
马克想要买礼物给他的女朋友，
He wants to give her something personal 7.
他想要给她一个有个人意义的东西。
Mark is a thoughtful 8 guy 9.
马克是个很体贴的人，
His girlfriend will love the gift!
他的女朋友会喜欢那个礼物的！
Conversation 10 A
会话A
Did 11 either 12 of you go to the mall this week?
你们有人这星期去了购物中心吗？
The crowds are huge!
真是人潮拥挤！
I went last week.
我上星期去了，
The crowds were pretty bad then, too.
那时候人潮也很多。
I finished 13 all of my Christmas shopping last month!
我上个月就把圣诞礼物买好了！
You were smart.
你很聪明，
The stores 14 were less 15 crowded 16 then.
商店在那时候还没那么挤。
And there were lots of sales 17.
而且那时有很多特卖。
Right. My wife 18 likes to shop right after Thanksgiving 19.
对啊。我太太喜欢在刚过完感恩节的时候去购物，
There are many sales then.
那时候有很多减价活动。
圣诞礼物大采购
Conversation B
会话B
Every year I say, "I'm going 20 to shop before the Christmas rush!"
每年我都说：我要在圣诞节抢购热潮之前去买礼物！
And every year I wait too long.
而每一年我都等太久。
I do that, too. When will I learn?
我也一样。 我何时才会学到教训呀？
Don't feel bad.
别太自责，
Presents aren't the most important 21 thing about Christmas!
礼物不是圣诞节最重要的东西！
You're right, Jim.
吉姆，你说得对。
I know that. But I love to give gifts!
这个我知道。 可是我喜欢送人礼物！
Each gift should mean something special.
每个礼物都应该有特别的意义。
That's thoughtful of you!
你真的很细心，很体贴！
Conversation C
会话C
So what will you give your girlfriend?
所以你要送你的女朋友什么礼物呢？
I don't know! She's really important to me.
我不知道！ 她对我真的很重要，
I want to give her something nice!
我想要给她一份很棒的礼物！
What about jewelry 22? Girls like jewelry.
有想过珠宝吗？ 女孩子都喜欢珠宝。
Maybe. But what if she doesn't like it?
或许吧，但是如果她不喜欢怎么办？
Girls like personal things, too.
女孩子也喜欢有个人特色的东西。
Maybe you can make her a video?
或许你可以为她做一段影片？
Or write her a romantic 23 letter.
或是写一封浪漫的情书给她。
Those are good ideas. Thanks, guys 24!
这些是很棒的主意。 谢谢你们！
12月11日
Read it!
读读看！
The Christmas rush 1 is here.
圣诞节的抢购热潮又来了，
The crowds 2 at the mall 3 are huge 4!
购物中心涌进大量的人潮！
Everyone is trying to buy gifts for the special people in their lives.
每个人都要为生命中那些特别的人买个礼物。
Mark 5 wants to buy a gift for his girlfriend 6.
马克想要买礼物给他的女朋友，
He wants to give her something personal 7.
他想要给她一个有个人意义的东西。
Mark is a thoughtful 8 guy 9.
马克是个很体贴的人，
His girlfriend will love the gift!
他的女朋友会喜欢那个礼物的！
Conversation 10 A
会话A
Did 11 either 12 of you go to the mall this week?
你们有人这星期去了购物中心吗？
The crowds are huge!
真是人潮拥挤！
I went last week.
我上星期去了，
The crowds were pretty bad then, too.
那时候人潮也很多。
I finished 13 all of my Christmas shopping last month!
我上个月就把圣诞礼物买好了！
You were smart.
你很聪明，
The stores 14 were less 15 crowded 16 then.
商店在那时候还没那么挤。
And there were lots of sales 17.
而且那时有很多特卖。
Right. My wife 18 likes to shop right after Thanksgiving 19.
对啊。我太太喜欢在刚过完感恩节的时候去购物，
There are many sales then.
那时候有很多减价活动。
圣诞礼物大采购
Conversation B
会话B
Every year I say, "I'm going 20 to shop before the Christmas rush!"
每年我都说：我要在圣诞节抢购热潮之前去买礼物！
And every year I wait too long.
而每一年我都等太久。
I do that, too. When will I learn?
我也一样。 我何时才会学到教训呀？
Don't feel bad.
别太自责，
Presents aren't the most important 21 thing about Christmas!
礼物不是圣诞节最重要的东西！
You're right, Jim.
吉姆，你说得对。
I know that. But I love to give gifts!
这个我知道。 可是我喜欢送人礼物！
Each gift should mean something special.
每个礼物都应该有特别的意义。
That's thoughtful of you!
你真的很细心，很体贴！
Conversation C
会话C
So what will you give your girlfriend?
所以你要送你的女朋友什么礼物呢？
I don't know! She's really important to me.
我不知道！ 她对我真的很重要，
I want to give her something nice!
我想要给她一份很棒的礼物！
What about jewelry 22? Girls like jewelry.
有想过珠宝吗？ 女孩子都喜欢珠宝。
Maybe. But what if she doesn't like it?
或许吧，但是如果她不喜欢怎么办？
Girls like personal things, too.
女孩子也喜欢有个人特色的东西。
Maybe you can make her a video?
或许你可以为她做一段影片？
Or write her a romantic 23 letter.
或是写一封浪漫的情书给她。
Those are good ideas. Thanks, guys 24!
这些是很棒的主意。 谢谢你们！
n.匆促，冲进，急流，灯心草；vi. 冲，奔，闯，赶紧，匆促行事，涌现；vt.使冲
- Don't rush me. I must think it over.别催我，我要仔细想想。
- I'm sorry to have to rush off like this.我就这样匆忙走掉了，很抱歉。
n.人群( crowd的名词复数 )；群众；一群；听众
- eager crowds outside the stadium 体育场外急不可耐的观众
- The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters. 警方的行动被成群的记者所妨碍。
n.（美）购物中心，大商场
- I am going to the mall the day after tomorrow.我后天去大型购物中心。
- Are you going to go to the mall?你要去大型购物中心吗？
n.标志，分数，马克；v.做标记于，留意，打分数
- Put a question mark at the end of that sentence.在那个句末划一个问号。
- Mark the wrong word with a circle.把错字圈起来。
n.女朋友；女伴侣
- My girlfriend is a teacher.我女朋友是个老师。
- I just broke up with my girlfriend.我刚和我的女朋友分手了。
adj.个人的，私人的；本人的；身体的，容貌的
- It's a personal letter.这是私人信件。
- I don't want to have a hand in his personal affairs.我不愿意过问他个人的事。
adj.思考的，沉思的，体贴的，关心的
- She is thoughtful for her friends.她很体贴她的朋友们。
- This is a thoughtful essay.这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。
n.(美，口语)家伙；青年；男人
- She lost her heart to the handsome guy.她爱上了这个漂亮的小伙子。
- That guy is very hard to deal with.那家伙很难对付。
n.谈话，交谈
- Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
- We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。
v.动词do的过去式
- How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
- Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？
adj.任一，两方的；prep.任一，随便任一个；conj.或，也
- I have bought two books,you can have either.我买了两本书，你要哪一本都可以。
- I don't think either of them are at home.我想他们中任何一个都不在家。
adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词
- We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
- We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。
n.商店( store的名词复数 )；贮存；大量；零售商店
- The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores. 低廉的价格意在把顾客从其他商店吸引过来。
- The stores were overrun with rats and mice. 仓库里到处都是大大小小的老鼠。
adj.更少的，更小的；adv.更少地，更小地；n.少量，次要；prep.减
- I read much less now than I did at school.我现在看书远比我上学时少。
- You can't buy the dress with less than 50 yuan.买这件衣服没有50元钱下不来。
adj.拥挤的，塞满的
- Earth is becoming more and more crowded.地球变得越来越拥挤。
- Guangzhou is a crowded city!广州是个拥挤的城市！
adj.销售的，推销的n.销售（额）；卖( sale的名词复数 )；销售额；销路；贱卖
- A good advertising campaign will increase our sales. 良好的广告宣传活动会增加我们的销售量。
- Our agent in New York deals with all US sales. 我们在纽约的代理商经办在整个美国的销售。
n.妻子，太太，老婆
- She is my wife.她是我妻子。
- He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。
（=Thanksgiving Day）感恩节；n.感谢；感恩
- It's traditional to eat turkey at Thanksgiving.感恩节吃火鸡是传统。
- She will go home to take part in the Thanksgiving dinner this weekend.周末她要回家参加感恩节餐会。
n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的
- We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
- He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。
adj.重要的；重大的；严重的
- It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
- This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。
n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝
- The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
- Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
adj.浪漫的，风流的，传奇性的，夸大的，想象的，浪漫派的
- She thinks it will be romantic to be an actress.她认为当个女演员会很浪漫。
- Her husband is very romantic.她丈夫非常浪漫。