圣诞不得不学的五段英语对话
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
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 you get everything?
Alex: Hardly. I haven't even got half my presents.
Beth: I told you it'd be busy.
Alex: Ok, clever clogs!
Beth: People go completely round the bend, don't they? You'd think the 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
爱丽丝和男友斯科特在一家体育用品商店里购物。
Alice: Got any ideas what you're getting Craig for Christmas?
Scott: Christmas? That's three weeks away.
Alice: Exactly. You know how much you hate the last-minute panic.
Scott: What did you have in mind?
Alice: This croquet set. It's right up Craig's street, isn't it?
Scott: It looks great, but the price is a bit steep.
Alice: Yeah, but he's 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
西德尼和以斯帖正在规划一顿12个人的圣诞大餐。
Esther: We'll need a big bird. I'd better order it this week.
Sidney: I just hope it fits in the oven this year. Do you remember...?
Esther: Don't remind me! Will you do the stuffing?
Sidney: Of course. That's 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 don't forget the port for Uncle Maurice.[en]
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
珍妮向苏珊显摆她买给艾米莉亚的礼物。
Jenny: I've got her these earrings. I hope she'll like them.
Susan: Oh, she'll love them.
Jenny: They go in this little box.
Susan: She's been going on about getting jewellery for weeks. She'll be over the moon. They'll be her favourite present, I'm sure.
Jenny: Well, it's nothing special.
Susan: No, they're lovely. There isn't a necklace that goes with them, 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
莎拉给她的姐姐黛娜打电话。
Sarah: "Buy Nothing Day"? What's that?
Dinah: It's supposed to make you think about what you consume.
Sarah: That's silly. You still need to buy food, don't you?
Dinah: Yeah, but it's only one Saturday a year.
Sarah: Well, a friend of mine is buying her family a goat this Christmas.
Dinah: Did you say a goat?
Sarah: Yes, you donate money to a charity, and they buy a goat or chickens for village in Arica.
Dinah: Mmm! That's an idea! Can you send me a link?
莎拉：“国际无消费日”？那是什么？
黛娜：设这个日子就是想让你思考该如何消费。
莎拉：真是愚蠢，难道你连食物也不需要买了？
黛娜：毕竟一年只有一个周六要这么做。
莎拉：恩，我的一个朋友正打算这个圣诞买头山羊。
黛娜：山羊？
莎拉：是啊。就像你给慈善机构捐了钱一样，他们通过慈善机构购买了阿里卡农村的山羊或者鸡仔。
黛娜：哦，这个主意不错。能给我发下这个活动的链接吗？
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