学英语 15 Father's Day

Father’s Day, Mother’s Day
I went to a department¹ store for mother’s gift.
There was a price war² among department stores.
In order to please mom, I bought a suit of clothes for her in the clothes department.
As I gave the gift to mom, I found out that my sister had bought the same one for mom, too. What I can do is exchange it for another one.

1 department   

n.（行政、企业等的）部；局；处；科；部门；系

参考例句：

• What department do you study in?你在哪个系学习？
• Welcome to the sports department!欢迎来到运动品部！

2 war   

n.战争；vi.作战

参考例句：

• We ended the Korean war.我们结束了朝鲜战争。
• The war made many people lose their house and home.战争使许多人无家可归。