圣诞不得不学的五段英语对话[1]
有些人喜欢买礼物也喜欢收礼物，而有些人则不喜欢在恶劣的天气里流连于燥热而拥挤的商场。下面是五个与购物季有关的对话：
1 Round the Bend
发疯了
Beth is in a cafe, waiting for Alex to finishhis Christmas shopping. Eventually he arrives。
贝丝在咖啡屋里等待去采购圣诞商品的阿力。终于，阿力来了。
Beth: Did you get everything?
Alex: Hardly. I haven't even got half my presents。
Beth: I told you it'd be busy。
Alex: Ok, clever clogs!
Beth: People go completely round the bend, don't they? You'd thinkthe shops were going to close for a whole month。
Alex: To be honest, I wish they would。
贝丝：要买的都买了吗？
阿力：没有啊，我连一半的礼物都没买到。
贝丝：我就说现在购物会很挤嘛。
阿力：好吧，你总是对的。
贝丝：人们完全疯了，难道不是吗？你以为商店整个月都要关门吧。
阿力：说实话，我真希望如此。
2 Pretty Steep
太贵了
Alice and her boyfriend Scott are in a sportsshop。
爱丽丝和男友斯科特在一家体育用品商店里购物。
Alice: Got any ideas what you're gettingCraig for Christmas?
Scott: Christmas? That's three weeks away。
Alice: Exactly. You know how much you hate the last-minutepanic。
Scott: What did you have in mind?
Alice: This croquet set. It's right up Craig'sstreet, isn't it?
Scott: It looks great, but the price is a bit steep。
Alice: Yeah, but he's your brother, and he deserves it。
爱丽丝：想好给克雷格买什么圣诞礼物了吗？
斯科特：圣诞？还有三个星期呢。
爱丽丝：是啊，可你清楚你是多么憎恨最后一分钟的恐慌。
斯科特：你想到买什么了？
爱丽丝：买一套槌球游戏吧，这是克雷格喜欢的，没错吧。
斯科特：看起来不错，但是价格太高了。
爱丽丝：嗯，可他是你兄弟，他该得到的。
3 A Big Bird
大火鸡
Sidney and Esther are planning a Christmaslunch for 12 people。
西德尼和以斯帖正在规划一顿12个人的圣诞大餐。
Esther: We'll need a big bird. I'd betterorder it this week。
Sidney: I just hope it fits in the oven this year. Do youremember...?