A Christmas Gift 圣诞礼物

 　　Shop-assistant : May I help you, sir?

　　Mr. Yung : Er …I wart¹ to buy my wife a gift for Christmas, but I don't know what she would like.

　　Shop- assistant : How about an evening gown? These are all from Paris.

　　Mr. Yung : No. She has very good taste in clothes. I don't want to take the risk.

　　Shop- assistant : What do you have in mind then?

　　Mr. Yung : I'm thinking about jewelry² or something valuable and won't be out of fashion.

　　Shop- assistant : We've got beautiful jewelry here. Not much, but each one is unique. If you're interested, I can show you.

　　Mr. Yung : Do you give guarantees of their genuineness?

　　Shop- assistant : Yes, we do. (He leads Mr. Yung to another counter.) Here we are. Well, what do you think?

　　Mr. Yung : They are lovely, I must say....Can I take a look at that necklace?

　　Shop- assistant : Which one? This one?

　　Mr. Yung : No, no....The third one from the left....Yeah, that's the one. (Shop assistant gives him the necklace.) Is this ruby³ genuine?

　　Shop- assistant : We don't sell fakes here, sir. This one is a masterpiece, and I'm sure your wife will love it. You can't find a second one in New York, and it only costs you three thousand six hundred dollars. You can pay by cheque if you like.

　　Mr. Yung : Three thousand six hundred? .... OK, I'll take it....Here is the cheque. Oh, please gift-wrap it.

　　Vocabulary

　　注释

　　1．Unique adi．独一无二的

　　2．Genuineness n．真品

　　3．Fake n．膺品、伪造品

1 wart   

n.疣，肉赘；瑕疵

参考例句：

• What does the medicaments with remedial acuteness wet best wart have?治疗尖锐湿疣最好的药物有什么？
• Flat wart is generally superficial,or sometimes a slight itching.扁平疣一般是不痛不痒的，或偶有轻微痒感。

2 jewelry   

n.（jewllery）（总称）珠宝

参考例句：

• The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
• Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。

3 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。