英语口语：送礼和收礼

 　　1.按英美的习俗，送礼不但可以表示感激之情，也常用来作为联络感情的一种方法。无论是父子、夫妻、朋友、情侣，彼此都可以借互赠礼物来增进感情，且并不拘泥于任何形式。不少人甚至动手做上一份小小的礼物送给朋友或亲人。

　　2.接受礼物时，除了向对方道谢外，外国人，尤其是英美人士还习惯当场拆开礼物，并且礼貌地问一句May I open it?礼物拆开后，再大大赞扬一番。

　　PartⅡBasic Patterns基本句型

　　Giving gifts送礼

　　1. This is a small present for your son.这是送给你儿子的小礼物。

　　2.Here's a small souvenir¹ from Beijing.这是再北京买的小纪念品。

　　3.I have a surprise for you.

　　我要给你一个惊喜。

　　4.This is for you. I hope you'll like it.这是给你的，希望你会喜欢。

　　5.Happy Birthday!

　　祝你生日快乐！

　　Receiving gifts接受礼物

　　1.Thank you. I like it very much.

　　谢谢。我很喜欢。

　　2.Thank you. May I open it?

　　谢谢。我可以拆开吗？

　　3.Oh, a watch! Is it really for me?喔，一只表！真的是给我的吗？

　　4.This is just what I want to have.这正是我想要的。

　　5.It's so nice of you.

　　你真好。

　　PartⅢ Situational Dialogues情景对话

　　Dialogue 1

　　A:Happy Birthday!

　　B:Thank you. Oh, a present! You're so wonderful. How could you remember my birthday?

　　A:I may forget my birthday but not yours.

　　B:May I open it?

　　A:Sure, go ahead. I hope you like it.

　　B:Oh, my! A beautiful pin! You are so sweet.

　　Dialogue 2

　　A:Marilyn! This is a small souvenir form Hongkong.

　　B:Thank you. You're just wonderful. May I open it?

　　A:Go right ahead.

　　B:My! A coffee pot. Mike's a heavy coffee drinker, so I'm sure we'll be using this a lot! This is just what I want to have!

　　A: I'm so glad you like it.

　　B:Thank you very much for the present. You had such a tight² schedule. How could you find time to buy this?

　　A:I can always make time, if I need so.

　　B:It's so nice of you.

　　Dialogue 3

　　A:Hey, children! Daddy has a surprise for you.

　　B1: What is it, Dad?

　　A:Open this card and read.

　　B2:OK. I'll open it.

　　A:Why don't you give it to Mom? She always likes to open gifts.

　　B1:Here it is, Mom. Open it quickly.

　　C:A trip to China for summer vacation from Dad.

　　B1:Wow! What a wonderful surprise!

　　B2:Thank you, Dad. This is the best surprise I've ever had.

　　PartⅣ Key Point Notes and Expressions

　　1.go ahead:只管干吧，继续吧

　　2.It is nice of you.:你真好。

　　3.tight schedule:日程安排很紧。

　　4.it's fun to do something:做某事很有趣。

　　5.stop doing:停止做某事。

　　6.by chance:正巧。

　　7.be in good(bad) mood:情绪好（不好）

1 souvenir   

n.纪念品，纪念物

参考例句：

• Please accept this little gift as a souvenir.请留下这个小小礼物作为纪念。
• I was going to save that as a souvenir.我本来准备把它做为纪念品保存下来的。

2 tight   

adj.紧的；难解的；紧密的

参考例句：

• Time is going to be tight,so you'd better hurry.时间很紧，你最好抓紧一点。
• The box is so tight that I can't open it.这个盒子太紧，我打不开。