【大家说英语】圣诞礼物大采购

Lesson 5 Shopping

 

第五课 购物

December 10

12月10日

Christmas Shopping

圣诞礼物大采购

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The mall¹ is really busy at Christmastime.

圣诞节期间购物中心熙熙攘攘，非常热闹。

Rob² is buying gifts for his family in Asia³.

罗柏在为住亚洲的家人采买礼物，

He can send the gifts tomorrow.

他可以明天把礼物寄出去。

Susie already⁴ bought her Christmas gifts.

苏希已经买好圣诞节礼物，

Now she only needs wrapping⁶ paper.

现在她只需要包装纸，

She needs to wrap⁵ her gifts.

她需要包裹她的礼物。

Mark⁷ will go to the mall later⁸.

马克稍晚会去购物中心，

There are big crowds⁹ at the mall.

购物中心人山人海，

He is prepared¹⁰ to wait in line a long time!

他已经准备好要大排长龙了！

Conversation¹¹ A

 

会话A

The mall is really busy today!

今天购物中心真的好挤喔！

You're right.

妳说得没错。

I waited in line for almost¹² an hour.

我排队等了快一个小时。

What did¹³ you buy?

你买了什么？

I bought some gifts for my family in Asia.

我给住在亚洲的家人买了一些礼物，

I can send the gifts to them tomorrow morning.

明天早上我可以把礼物寄给他们。

Your family will love them!

你的家人会珍爱这些礼物的！

I hope¹⁴ so!

希望如此！

I miss them at Christmastime.

我在圣诞节期间很想念他们。

圣诞礼物大采购

 

Conversation B

 

会话B

I bought all my Christmas gifts last month.

我上个月就买好所有的圣诞礼物了。

You're smart!

妳真聪明！

So . . . why are you at the mall now?

那…妳现在来购物中心做什么？

I needed wrapping paper. I need to wrap all my gifts.

我需要包装纸， 我需要包装所有的礼物。

That is nice wrapping paper.

那个包装纸很漂亮，

Your gifts will look great!

妳的礼物会看起来很棒！

Thank you. I have a lot to do before Christmas Day!

谢谢你。 在圣诞节之前我还有很多事要做！

Conversation C

 

会话C

Hi, Susie. How are you today?

嗨，苏希，妳今天好吗？

I'm great! I went to the mall.

我很好！ 我去了一趟购物中心。

I need to buy a few¹⁵ more presents.

我需要再买几件礼物，

I can go to the mall after work.

我可以下班后去购物中心。

There are a lot of crowds at the mall today.

今天购物中心人潮众多，

Be prepared to wait in line.

你要有心理准备可能会大排长龙。

Oh, no. I don't like lines.

喔，不会吧，我不喜欢排队。

Nobody¹⁶ likes lines!

没人喜欢排队！

Just be patient¹⁷.

要有耐心啦。

1 mall   

n.（美）购物中心，大商场

参考例句：

• I am going to the mall the day after tomorrow.我后天去大型购物中心。
• Are you going to go to the mall?你要去大型购物中心吗？

2 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

3 Asia   

n.亚洲

参考例句：

• He went to some place in Asia.他到亚洲某地去了。
• An Asian is a person born or living in Asia. 亚洲人是指出生或居住在亚洲的人。

4 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

5 wrap   

n.外套，围巾，包裹，限制，约束，秘密；vt.包装，卷，缠绕，包，裹，覆盖，遮蔽，隐藏

参考例句：

• You'd better wrap it with a piece of clean cloth.你最好用一块干净的布把它包起来。
• You can wrap the skirt around your waist.你可以把裙子围在腰间。

6 wrapping   

n.包装材料；包装纸v.包，裹住(wrap的现在分词)adj.包装用的

参考例句：

• He spent the evening wrapping up the Christmas presents. 他花了一个晚上的时间把圣诞礼物都包了起来。
• She tore the cellophane wrapping off the box. 她把包装盒子的玻璃纸撕了下来。

7 mark   

n.标志，分数，马克；v.做标记于，留意，打分数

参考例句：

• Put a question mark at the end of that sentence.在那个句末划一个问号。
• Mark the wrong word with a circle.把错字圈起来。

8 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

9 crowds   

n.人群( crowd的名词复数 )；群众；一群；听众

参考例句：

• eager crowds outside the stadium 体育场外急不可耐的观众
• The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters. 警方的行动被成群的记者所妨碍。

10 prepared   

adj.事先准备好的；愿意的；期望的adv.事先准备好地；愿意地；期望地v.准备( prepare的过去式和过去分词)；预备（饭菜）；配备；使（自己）有准备

参考例句：

• She had prepared a very elaborate meal. 她做了一顿精美的饭菜。
• We were prepared for every eventuality . 我们准备应付任何可能出现的情况。

11 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

12 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。

13 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

14 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

15 few   

adj.很少的，不多的，少数的；int.少数的

参考例句：

• There are few woods in that area.那个地区几乎没有森林。
• I have a few questions.我有些问题要问你。

16 nobody   

pron.无人，没有任何人

参考例句：

• Nobody is in the house.没有人在房子里。
• Nobody knows where she lives.没有人知道她住哪里。

17 patient   

n.病人；adj.有耐心的，能容忍的

参考例句：

• The doctor told the patient that he was in good way.大夫对病人说，他的病情已在好转。
• We must be patient with children.我们对孩子要耐心。