日常聊天口语对话14篇：（13）圣诞烦恼Christmas Stress.doc

日常聊天口语对话14篇：（13）圣诞烦恼christmas stress marty: are you all ready for christmas?jack: are you kidding? i havent even started. ive done zero shopping.marty: well, youd better getting going, christmas is only a week away.jack: i have to tell you that im one of those people who really gets stressed out by the christmas rush.marty: oh, im not. i love the holidays. i love the crowds, the shopping, the lights, the music, the food, the parties, all the presents.jack: thats just the beginning. my wife always spends too much money on christmas. the average christmas expense for u.s. families is about $550. but somehow we always spend about twice that much. it takes me till april to pay off all our christmas bills.marty: now now, lets not be an ebeneezer scrooge (吝啬鬼）about it, jack. think about your kids. didnt you use to love christmas when you were a kid?jack: i guess so. i dont remember.marty: i know you did. youve actually forgotten your childhood memories. you were the most excited kid in the whole class. i remember . you know jack, maybe christmas is for kids, but you can still enjoy it through the eyes of your children.jack: well, kids enjoy it because they dont have to do all the shopping and pay all the bills.marty: maybe thats true. but you now as well as i do, that christmas is more than tinsel and trees. christmas is about whats in your heart and how you can make others happy.jack: youre right, marty. youre absolutely right. im going to try harder to be nice people and to try to keep the true spirit of christmas in my heart.marty: im glad to hear that jack. by the way, do you have your tree up?jack: oh, i hate all the needles that get all over your living room floor. i mean, were going to get a tree today.marty: have you taken your kids to go see sa