实用推荐：圣诞不得不学的五段对话.doc

Some people love buying presents as much as receiving them. Others dont enjoy going out in bad weather to wander around overheated, over crowded shops . Here are some five conversations to talk about this seasonalactivity。有些人喜欢买礼物也喜欢收礼物，而有些人则不喜欢在恶劣的天气里流连于燥热而拥挤的商场。下面是五个与购物季有关的对话：1 Round the Bend 发疯了Beth is ina cafe, waiting for Alex to finishi his Christmas shopping.Eventually he arrives。贝丝在咖啡屋里等待去采购圣诞商品的阿力。终于，阿力来了。Beth: Did youget everything?Alex: Hardly. I havent even got half my presents。Beth: I told you itd be busy。Alex: Ok, clever clogs!Beth: People go completely round the bend, dont they? Youd thinkthe shops were going to close for a whole month。Alex: To be honest, I wish they would。贝丝：要买的都买了吗？阿力：没有啊，我连一半的礼物都没买到。贝丝：我就说现在购物会很挤嘛。阿力：好吧，你总是对的。贝丝：人们完全疯了，难道不是吗？你以为商店整个月都要关门吧。阿力：说实话，我真希望如此。2 Pretty Steep太贵了Alice and herboyfriend Scott are in a sports shop。爱丽丝和男友斯科特在一家体育用品商店里购物。Alice: Got anyideas what youre getting Craig for Christmas?Scott: Christmas? Thats three weeks away。Alice: Exactly. You know how much you hate the last-minutepanic。Scott: What did you have in mind?Alice: This croquet set. Its right up Craigs street, isnt it ?Scott: It looks great, but the price is a bit steep。Alice: Yeah, but hes your brother, and he deserves it。爱丽丝：想好给克雷格买什么圣诞礼物了吗？斯科特：圣诞？还有三个星期呢。爱丽丝：是啊，可你清楚你是多么憎恨最后一分钟的恐慌。斯科特：你想到买什么了？爱丽丝：买一套槌球游戏吧，这是克雷格喜欢的，没错吧。斯科特：看起来不错，但是价格太高了。爱丽丝：嗯，可他是你兄弟，他该得到的。3 A Big Bird大火鸡Sidney and Esther are planning a Christmas lunch for 12 people。西德尼和以斯帖正在规划一顿12个人的圣诞大餐。Esther: Well need a big bird. Id better order it this week。Sidney: I just hope it fits in the oven this year. Do you remember .?Esther: Dont remind me! Will you do the stuffing?Sidney: Of course. Thats my specialty。Esther: And I need you to serve the drink, too。Sidney: Ah, yes. We need some booze. What will people be drinking ?Esther: Everything. And dont forget the port for UncleMaurice。以斯帖：我们需要只大火鸡。这周我最好就订一只。西德尼：我只是希望今年它能塞进烤箱。你还记得.？以斯帖：别说这个，你还负责往火鸡里填料吗？西德尼：当然，这是我的特长。以斯帖：我也需要你帮着端茶倒水。西德尼：是啊，我们需要备些酒水。大家想喝些什么呢？以斯帖：每样都备点，别忘了墨里斯叔叔爱喝的葡萄牙葡萄酒。4 Over the Moon乐疯了Jenny is showingher sister Susan what shes bought for Amelia。珍妮向苏珊显摆她买给艾米莉亚的礼物。Jenny: Ivegot her these earrings. I hope shell like them。Susan: Oh, shell love them。Jenny: They go in this little box。Susan: Shes been going on about getting jewellery for weeks.Shell be over the moon. Theyll be her favourite present, Imsure。Jenny: Well, its nothing special。Susan: No, theyre lovely. There isnt a necklace that goes withthem, too, is there?珍妮：我给她买了一副耳环，希望她能喜欢。苏珊：她会喜欢的。珍妮：它们装进了这么一个小盒子里。苏珊：她念叨这个念叨了几个星期了。她这下可要乐疯了。我想这一定是她最喜欢的礼物。珍妮：其实这也没什么特别的。苏珊：它们确实很漂亮啊。就是缺条项链搭配，是不是？5 Buying Nothing 无消费Sarah is on thephone to her sister Dinah。莎拉给她的姐姐黛娜打电话。Sarah: BuyNothing Day? Whats that?Dinah: Its supposed to make you think about what youconsume。Sarah: Thats silly. You still need to buy food, dont you?Dinah: Yeah, but its only one Saturday a year。Sarah: Well, a friend of mine is buying her family a goat thisChristmas。Dinah: Did you say a goat?Sarah: Yes, you donate money to a charity, and they buy a goat orchickens for village in Arica。Dinah: Mmm! Thats an idea! Can you send me a link?莎拉：“国际无消费日”