December 11
12月11日
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读读看！
The Christmas rush is here.
圣诞节的抢购热潮又来了，
The crowds at the mall are huge!
购物中心涌进大量的人潮！
Everyone is trying to buy gifts for the special people in their lives.
每个人都要为生命中那些特别的人买个礼物。
Mark wants to buy a gift for his girlfriend.
马克想要买礼物给他的女朋友，
He wants to give her something personal.
他想要给她一个有个人意义的东西。
Mark is a thoughtful guy.
马克是个很体贴的人，
His girlfriend will love the gift!
他的女朋友会喜欢那个礼物的！

Conversation A
会话A
Did either of you go to the mall this week?
你们有人这星期去了购物中心吗？
The crowds are huge!
真是人潮拥挤！
I went last week.
我上星期去了，
The crowds were pretty bad then, too.
那时候人潮也很多。
I finished all of my Christmas shopping last month!
我上个月就把圣诞礼物买好了！
You were smart.
你很聪明，
The stores were less crowded then.
商店在那时候还没那么挤。
And there were lots of sales.
而且那时有很多特卖。
Right. My wife likes to shop right after Thanksgiving.
对啊。我太太喜欢在刚过完感恩节的时候去购物，
There are many sales then.
那时候有很多减价活动。

Conversation B
会话B
Every year I say, "I'm going to shop before the Christmas rush!"
每年我都说：我要在圣诞节抢购热潮之前去买礼物！
And every year I wait too long.
而每一年我都等太久。
I do that, too. When will I learn?
我也一样。 我何时才会学到教训呀？
Don't feel bad.
别太自责，
Presents aren't the most important thing about Christmas!
礼物不是圣诞节最重要的东西！
You're right, Jim.
吉姆，你说得对。
I know that. But I love to give gifts!
这个我知道。 可是我喜欢送人礼物！
Each gift should mean something special.
每个礼物都应该有特别的意义。
That's thoughtful of you!
你真的很细心，很体贴！

Conversation C
会话C
So what will you give your girlfriend?
所以你要送你的女朋友什么礼物呢？
I don't know! She's really important to me.
我不知道！ 她对我真的很重要，
I want to give her something nice!
我想要给她一份很棒的礼物！
What about jewelry? Girls like jewelry.
有想过珠宝吗？ 女孩子都喜欢珠宝。
Maybe. But what if she doesn't like it?
或许吧，但是如果她不喜欢怎么办？
Girls like personal things, too.
女孩子也喜欢有个人特色的东西。
Maybe you can make her a video?
或许你可以为她做一段影片？
Or write her a romantic letter.
或是写一封浪漫的情书给她。
Those are good ideas. Thanks, guys!
这些是很棒的主意。 谢谢你们！