EP 0178Daily Life
Finding the perfect present
Bill. Bill! You gotta help me!
What’s wrong? Slow down or you are gonna give yourself a heart attack.
Tomorrow is Christmas and I haven’t bought my mom anything! I’m such a bad son!
Take it easy! Let’s go tothe mall, window shop a little and see if there is anything she might like.
That’s just it! I don’t know what to get her! Last year I got her a ring that was two sizes too big and a pair of shoes five sizes too small! I suck at getting presents for people.
That’s where you’re making a big mistake! You can’t just guess peoples’ likes or sizes! Especially with clothes or jewelry. On top of that, I think that you should get your mom something that shows how much you love her. Atthe same time you should show her that you took the time and effort tolook for something that she would really like!
Yeah you’re right. When it comes down to it, I can be pretty tacky.
Yeah tell me about it. I know! Your mom is trying to learn Spanish right? Why don’t you get her a gift certificate for this great website I saw called SpanishPod.
Now that’s a great idea!
核心词汇
window shopphrase
examine the shop windows
on top ofphrase
in addition to something else
When it comes down to itphrase
when I look at what the whole situation amounts to
tackyAdjective
looking cheap, having bad taste
tell me about itphrase
I agree; I understand
拓展词汇
vouchercommon noun, singular
a form or check indicating a credit against future purchases or expenditures
shop till you dropphrase
to shop until one is exhausted
gift cardcommon noun, singular
a plastic card with a certain amount of money on it used to make purchases at select stores or restaurants
lastminute shoppingphrase
shopping done just before the deadline
wrack your brainphrase
to think really hard for ideas until it feels like you have put your brain through the torture of ”the rack”