A: Bill. Bill! You gotta help me!
B: What’s wrong? Slow down or you are gonna give yourself a heart attack.
A: Tomorrow is Christmas and I haven’t bought my mom anything! I’m such a bad son!
B: Take it easy! Let’s go to the mall, window shop（浏览橱窗） a little and see if there is anything she might like.
A: That’s just it!  I don’t know what to get her!  Last year I got her a ring that was two sizes too big and a pair of shoes five sizes too small! I suck at getting presents for people.
B:  That’s where you’re making a big mistake!  You can’t just guess peoples’ likes or sizes! Especially with clothes or jewelry. On top of （除...之外）that, I think that you should get your mom something that shows how much you love her.  At the same time you should show her that you took the time and effort to look for something that she would really like!
A: Yeah ,you’re right. When it comes down to it（从整体上去看）, I can be pretty tacky（没有眼光和品位的）.
B: Yeah， tell me about it（我同意，我理解）. I know! Your mom is trying to learn Spanish, right?  Why don’t you get her a gift certificate for this great website I saw called SpanishPod.
 

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