时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:原版英语对话1000个


英语课

Anja: So, Fred, tell me, how is it on Christmas? Who do you give gifts to in Canada?


Fred: Well, Anja, personally 1 I prefer to receive gifts. That's always funner. Yeah, well, of course, we give gifts and we receive gifts.


Anja: Oh, yeah. So the gifts, how are they? Are they really expensive or...?


Fred: Good question. Well, I don't know. It depends on who you're giving the gift to, and it also depends on, you know, how many gifts you have to buy.


Anja: Oh, so, who exactly are you buying gifts for? Only the really.... people that are really close to you?


Fred: Well, yes, I would say that in my case I have a large family.


Anja: How many are you?


Fred: We are six siblings 2: six brothers and sisters and plus my parents and both my grandparents are still alive, and aunts and cousins and so a very big family, and so what we do is we exchange gifts. So we buy a small gift, 45 dollars, and then we play a small game where we exchange that gift amongst 3 each other, so we don't have to buy gifts to everybody.


Anja: Oh, that's quite nice, so it won't get too expensive, right?


Fred: It won't but, personally, I like to buy gifts for my mother or my father and especially my grandmother and grandfather. It's very important, and so I enjoy doing the shopping for it.


Anja: Oh, you do like shopping?


Fred: For Christmas it's something different.


Anja: It's really difficult on Christmas, right? Usually, the shops are really packed and there's so many people. It's really stressful 5, isn't it?


Fred: Yeah, but I like that stress 4.


Anja: Oh, you do?


Fred: Yeah, I love it.


Anja: Oh, wow. I think you are the only one.

 



1 personally
adv.亲自,直接,个人,就我个人来说
  • I handed the book to him personally.书是我亲自交给他的。
  • Personally,I prefer fall weather.我个人比较喜欢秋天的天气。
2 siblings
n.兄弟,姐妹( sibling的名词复数 )
  • A triplet sleeps amongst its two siblings. 一个三胞胎睡在其两个同胞之间。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. 她没办法找到那个捐精者或她的兄弟姐妹。 来自时文部分
3 amongst
prep.在…之中,在...之间(=among)
  • He was sitting amongst a group of children,telling them a story.他正坐在一群孩子中间讲故事。
  • You must settle the matter amongst yourselves.你们必须彼此商量,自行解决这些问题。
4 stress
n.压力,紧迫,强调,重音,重点,应力&vt.加压力于,着重,重读
  • The roof couldn't bear the stress of the snow.屋顶受不了积雪的压力。
  • My parents lay great stress on honesty.我的父母十分注重诚实。
5 stressful
adj.紧张的,压力重的
  • My job isn't stressful,and I enjoy the work.我的工作没有压力,我很喜欢这份工作。
  • It usually just makes situations more stressful.它通常会使情况更加紧迫。
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