19.11.27【地道美语124】 实用tips：普通朋友如何挑选生日礼物?支招三原则

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周三主题：Real Life English【地道美语124】实用tips：普通朋友如何挑选生日礼物?参考三原则Choosing a birthday gift

了解今日课堂：

送生日礼是学问，寿星喜好，关系亲疏，可承受价位，礼物实用性等等皆需考虑。如何送出一份得体的生日礼给普通友人或外国友人，可参考简单三原则。 【地道美语124】Choosing a birthday gift 今天聊聊，支支招。

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dialogue 1

Jingjing:　Hey Mark, can I get some ----- from you?

Mark:　Sure.　I hope I can help.　-------------?

Jingjing:　Well, ------ are having birthdays soon.　And I'm-----both of their parties.

Mark:　Ok.　I think you should---------.　You'll -----------.

Jingjing:　Um, I'll go if---------.　That's not my question.　------- as a present?

Mark:　Oh, got it.　Are your friends------, or from ---------------?

Jingjing:　One is Chinese, and the other is--------------.　That's why I'm asking you.

Mark:　Well, there are not that many-----------.　Besides, I don't know of anything like-------- or ------------that you'd want to-----------------------.

Jingjing:　Ok.　So, what do you think is a ----------- in general?

Mark:　--------------?

Jingjing:　------------------------.

Mark:　Right.　Then you've got to-------- that there'll be people at the party who are ------------ giving a very special gift.　I'd suggest giving something--------- but not too ----------------.

Jingjing:　Well, --------------giving her a Faberge egg.

Mark:　----------.　You want to give something that can ---------, not something the birthday girl will have to --------------------.

Jingjing:　By that rationale, a ----------------- would be a good gift.

Mark:　Well, one that you --------- on a trip to the southern------------this time of year might be---------, though-------------------would still be better.

Jingjing:　Hmm, what other advice can you give.

Mark:　I have--------------.

dialogue 2

Jingjing:　Ok.　So you were going to give me some -------------------for my friend.

Mark:　Right.　Principle one was to---------------that can be used up.　Principle two is that good things --------------------.

Jingjing:　I ---------with you there.　What do you think of a ----------------?　

Mark:　That's a good gift for a--------to give an ----------------at the office.

Jingjing:　We --------, though she is a former ----------------

Mark:　Well, it might be a----------.　I'd like to bounce some more ideas off of you first, though.

Jingjing:　Great, that's ------------------for.

Mark:　What do you think about giving --------?　It's the --------- here.　Everybody can do well with some--------moisturizer or ----------------.

Jingjing:　Good idea, but I remember her being ---------------------------

Mark:　Yeah, a good moisturizer runs -----------hundred.　I still think ------- would be okay, because it'd only cost---------that's probably better than ----------- now.

Jingjing:　That's about my p----------.　Anything else you want to ---------------?

Mark:　So, principle three is ----------.　Hand cream is simple.　So is something like a -------------.　Everybody uses those.

Jingjing:　Yeah, but I thought you said it should be something------------------

Mark:　Oh, right.　Oops.　A --------------- might not be ideal.

Jingjing:　Actually, she's a ---------.　She might like a ---------, coming from a former colleague.

Mark:　You could always -----------------------

Jingjing:　That's a good idea, especially if she ----------them there and I see she got one of those already.

Mark:　And you could always ---------, or keep it ---------and give it at the ------------.

Jingjing:　Ha ha!　That's -----------

new words and phrases

from dialogue 1

have yourself a time (verb phrase, idiom)　have a good time, take it easy

good thinking　good idea

by that rationale　according to your idea, ...

from dialogue 2

bounce some ideas off <someone> (verb phrase)　make a suggestion for a person, without the person having to take the suggestion too seriously (often-times, the person being asked does not have to apply the suggestion himself/herself)

price range (noun)　what someone is willing to pay for something, from the lowest to the highest acceptable price

run <something> by <someone> (phrasal verb)　make a suggestion for a person, to see if it's an OK idea (this is often-times used when an employee asks his/her boss if something is OK according to company policy)

killing two birds with one stone (proverb)　do one thing, but get two things done