Englishpod英語文化脫口秀第145期：外國婚禮:Buying a Gift

　　中國人結(jié)婚都是收紅包收到手酸，那外國人結(jié)婚呢?如果你的外國朋友請你去參加他們的婚禮，你應(yīng)該送什么好呢?快聽聽今天的節(jié)目吧!

　　本課精選短語及短句:

　　1. Buying a Gift 買禮物

　　2. wedding registry 婚禮禮單

　　3. Hi, Theresa. Could I ask you for some advice? 嗨，Theresa。我能問一下你的意見嗎?

　　4. My American friends, Lance and Laura, invited me to their wedding. I want to get them a gift.But I don't know what to buy. Can you please help me?

　　我的美國朋友，Lance和Laura。邀請我去參加他們的婚禮。我想給他們一份禮物，但是我不知道送什么好。你能幫我嗎?

　　5. I can try. Do you have the invitation? 我試試吧。你收到請柬了嗎?

　　6. save the date 留出日子

　　7.Here, it says, "Registered at Bath and Barn." That means your friends have made a list of allthe gifts they hope to receive. If you buy them a gift from this registry, they will be verypleased.

　　這里說，“在Bath and Barn有結(jié)婚禮單”，意思是你的朋友已經(jīng)列出了一系列他們想收到的結(jié)婚禮物。如果你到這家店去買上面寫著的禮物，他們會很高興的。

　　8. I also need to buy some gifts for my business clients. Is there a registry for that?

　　我還要給我的客戶買點(diǎn)禮物。他們在那里也會列禮品單嗎?

　　9.No, not for business gifts! Registries are for getting married, having a baby and decorating ahome. For business gifts, you have to be very careful. Giving an expensive gift might seem tobe a bribe.

　　不是不是，不是給商務(wù)往來送禮的!婚禮禮單是為新人，準(zhǔn)媽媽，和裝修房子準(zhǔn)備的。商務(wù)送禮的話必須非常謹(jǐn)慎，送太貴重的可能會有行賄之嫌。

　　10.& Usually, inviting a client to a meal or giving a client tickets to a special event is safe.

　　通常，請客戶吃頓飯或是送他們一些特殊場合的門票是保守之選。

　　11. Look, I found Lance and Laura's wedding registry online! There are so many items on thislist. Which gift will you buy?

　　你看，我在網(wǎng)上找到了Lance and Laura的結(jié)婚禮單!單子上有不少可以選擇呢，你想買哪個?

　　12.Too bad, someone has already bought the clock! You should select another gift on the list.Here you see the items still available.

　　真不巧，已經(jīng)有人買下這個鬧鐘了!你要從單子上重新選一個禮物。這里是可選的項(xiàng)目。

　　13.Then I will buy these crystal candlestick holders. They're lovely.

　　那我買這些水晶燭臺吧，他們很好看。