广西大学 蒋连琼 供稿

Beth is in a cafe,waiting for Alex to finish his 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 would be busy.

Alex:OK,you’re always right!

Beth:People go completely round the bend,don’t they?You’d think the 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。

Alice and her boyfriend Scott are in a sports shop.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 getting Craig for Christmas?

Scott:Christmas?That’s three weeks away.

Alice:Exactly.You know how much you hate the last-minute panic.

Scott:What did you have in mind?

Alice:This croquet set.It’s right up Craig’s street,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。

Sidney and Esther are planning a Christmas lunch 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 better order it this week.

Sidney:I just hope it fits in the oven this year.Do you remember...?

Esther:Don’t remind me!Will you do the stuffing?

Sidney:Of course.That’s my specialty.

Esther:And I need you to serve the drink,too.

Sidney:Ah,yes.We need some booze.What will people be drinking?

Esther:Everything.And don’t forget the port for Uncle Maurice.

以斯帖：我们需要只大火鸡。这周我最好就订一只。

西德尼：我只是希望今年它能塞进烤箱。你还记得……？

以斯帖：别说这个，你还负责往火鸡里填料吗？

西德尼：当然，这是我的特长。

以斯帖：我也需要你帮着端茶倒水。

西德尼：是啊，我们需要备些酒水。大家想喝些什么呢？

以斯帖：每样都备点，别忘了墨里斯叔叔爱喝的葡萄牙葡萄酒。

Jenny is showing her sister Susan what she’s bought for Amelia.珍妮向苏珊显摆她买给艾米莉亚的礼物。

Jenny:I’ve got her these earrings.I hope she’ll like them.

Susan:Oh,she’ll love them.

Jenny:They go in this little box.

Susan:She’s been going on about getting jewellery for weeks.She’ll be over the moon.They’ll be her favourite present,I’m sure.

Jenny:Well,it’s nothing special.

Susan:No,they’re lovely.There isn’t a necklace that goes with them,is there?

珍妮：我给她买了一副耳环，希望她能喜欢。

苏珊：她会喜欢的。

珍妮：它们装进了这么一个小盒子里。

苏珊：她念叨这个念叨了几个星期了。她这下可要乐疯了。我想这一定是她最喜欢的礼物。

珍妮：其实这也没什么特别的。

苏珊：它们确实很漂亮啊。就是缺条项链搭配，是不是？