开口ABC 之 挑选礼物

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　　First One: What do you suggest?

　　When it comes to choosing gifts, most foreigners like to get other people's advice before deciding what to buy. This is especially true when the gift is very important. Customers will often ask the salesperson¹ to give them some choices or suggestions.

　　你有什么建议吗？当挑选礼物的时候，大多数的外国人在决定购买什么之前，喜欢得到其他人的建议。当礼物非常重要的时候，尤其是这样。顾客会常常要求销售人员给他们一些选择或者建议。

　　Second One: What about this one?

　　This sentence can be used by the salesperson to ask if a customer likes an item² or can be used by a customer to ask the salesperson the price of an item.

　　这个怎么样？销售人员可以用这句话来询问顾客是否喜欢某件东西。或者，顾客也可以用它来询问销售人员某件东西的价格。

　　Third One: Who is this for?

　　When choosing a gift it's a good idea to consider carefully whom the gift is meant for. While your Uncle might like a new golf club, your girlfriend would probably feel like you didn't put any thought into the gift if you bought her a new golf club especially if she doesn't play golf. Often the price of the gift is not as important as the thought that is put into it, Americans like to say, "It's the thought that counts."

　　你打算把这个给谁？当挑选礼物的时候，最好仔细考虑一下送礼的对象。你的叔叔可能喜欢一个新的高尔夫球棒，而你要是给女友买高尔夫球棒而她又不打高尔夫球的话，她可能就会觉得你在礼物上没花一点儿心思。通常，一件礼物的价格没有花在这件礼物上的心思重要。美国人喜欢说："重要的是心思"。

　　Fourth One: That'll be a nice gift.

　　This expression infers³ that the recipient⁴ of the gift will like it and that it is a good choice. Salespeople⁵ tend to say this about expensive gifts... Why is that? J

　　那会是一个不错的礼物。这句话暗示着礼物的接收人会喜欢的，而且那个礼物也是一个不错的选择。销售人员喜欢把它用在贵重的礼物上面……为什么呢？

1 salesperson   

n.售货员，营业员，店员

参考例句：

• A salesperson works in a shop.售货员在商店工作。
• Vanessa is a salesperson in a woman's wear department.凡妮莎是女装部的售货员。

2 item   

n.项目；条款；（消息，情报等的）一条

参考例句：

• We should go on to the next item for time is short.时间不多了，我们应该谈下一项内容。
• Put this item on our daily work schedule.把这项工作提到议事日程上来。

3 infers   

v.推断( infer的第三人称单数 )；间接地提出；暗示；意指

参考例句：

• Ragged clothing infers poverty. 破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Judging by the letters in the newspapers, one infers that many people are anxious to rush into print. 从报刊的文字判断，不难看出许多人热衷于仓促出版。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 recipient   

a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器

参考例句：

• Please check that you have a valid email certificate for each recipient. 请检查是否对每个接收者都有有效的电子邮件证书。
• Colombia is the biggest U . S aid recipient in Latin America. 哥伦比亚是美国在拉丁美洲最大的援助对象。

5 salespeople   

n.售货员，店员；售货员( salesperson的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The shop usually employs additional salespeople for the Christmas toy trade. 这家商店通常雇一些临时售货员来做圣诞节玩具生意。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Under our new system, salespeople sit down with each of our dealers. 根据新的制度，销售人员应逐个地同承销商洽商。 来自辞典例句