12月17日聊天室——Christmas Presents

央視國際 2003年12月19日 16:49

　　Christmas Presents

　　Media Bites:

　　1.News:

　　63% of dog owners and 58% of cat owners surveyed said they give their pets presents at Christmas.

　　Americans spend about $5 billion on holiday presents for their furry friends.

　　40% of dog owners and 37% of cat owners hang Christmas stockings for their pets.

　　2.Differences between gift and present:

　　Present is a general way to say, we often say “birthday present”.

　　Gift is a small one,just like Chinese saying“小意思，意思意思吧”，so we never say “birthday gift”

　　Movie Close-ups:

　　Dad:Come on, Kev, look at al these presents, huh? Oh, boy, here’s a big one. I believe it has, yes it has your name on it. Come on, why don’t you open it up? It’s from Natalie and me.

　　Kevin: But shouldn’t I open it tomorrow on Christmas?

　　Dad: Ah, you got plenty to open tomorrow. One won’t hurt.

　　(Kevin opens the present.)

　　Super-Spy bugging and listening device!! Isn’t it cool?

　　Kevin: Yeah! Thanks, Dad. Thanks, Natalie.

　　Natalie: I’m glad you like it.

　　1.Kev. Shortened forms of names:

　　It’s a kind of nick name, in English, there often had a shortened forms of names.

　　2.Presents all under the tree, waiting for Christmas

　　3.Oh, boy!

　　4.Name tags on the presents

　　5.“But shouldn’t I open it tomorrow at Christmas?”

　　聖誕節打開禮物通常是在25日早晨，所以Kevin有些勉強去打開禮物。

　　6.“One won’t hurt.”

　　“One won’t hurt.”意思就是“一個沒關係，沒什麼”。比如你在減肥，不該吃一些甜食，但別人勸你吃一些很好吃的甜點，你可以説，“I should not have it, but one more won’t hurt.”

　　7.Super-spy bugging and listening device

　　Super-spy就是超級間諜，bugging and listening device就是竊聽器。Bug本來是小蟲子的意思，但這裡是指那種像小蟲子那麼小的竊聽設備。

　　8.cool

　　9.“I’m glad you like it.”

　　這裡主要是講了幾種收到別人禮物時，常用的表達方法。

　　---Thanks, it’s just what I wanted/needed.

　　---Oh, you shouldn’t have. Thanks.

　　---It’s lovely/wonderful/great/perfect.

　　別人表示感謝之後，你又應該如何表達。

　　---I’m glad you like it.

　　---Wear it/use it in good health.

　　---It’s nothing, really. I hope you like

　　“Out-look BBS”

　　1.How to buy present for families and friends?

　　You should think about their age,social status,their interests.

　　2.How did the children ask for Christmas gifts to Santa Claus?

　　They often write a letter to Santa Claus,and try to be a good boy or a good girl,because those naughty children won’t get gifts from Santa Clause.

　　3.If some foreigners give you some gifts, you should open it immediately,and say “thanks”,if you put it in the handbag, they will be very upset.