送禮禁忌
Benny and Maggie are a couple. They are having a conversation.
班尼和瑪姬是夫妻。他們正在對話。
Benny: Christmas is coming up. I still don’t know what to get my dad!
班尼：聖誕節快到了，但我還不知道要送我爸什麼！
come up接近(時間上)、出現、發生buy sth. for sb.買給某人某物=buy sb. sth.
Maggie: Oh, maybe a clock? I remember his clock at home stopped working.
瑪姬：嗯⋯⋯那送時鐘怎麼樣？我記得他家的時鐘壞了。
stop(v.)停止stop V-ing停止目前的動作stop to VR停止目前的動作，去做其他事work(v.)運作
Benny: Hmm... no, not a clock. You know, in Chinese, giving a clock sounds like “the end.” It’s bad luck.
班尼：嗯⋯⋯不太好吧，送時鐘聽起來像「送終」，不吉利。
luck(n.)運氣lucky break意外的好運lucky(adj.)幸運的unlucky(adj.)不幸運的
Maggie: Oh, right! That’s true. What about shoes, then?
瑪姬：喔，對喔！那鞋子呢？
Benny: I don’t know… giving shoes sounds like “goodbye.” I don’t want my dad to think I want him to leave!
班尼：我不知道⋯⋯送鞋子聽起來像「再見」，我可不想讓我爸覺得我要他離開啊！
leave(v.)離開、讓某人或某物留在某地、遺留
Maggie: Good point. Okay, what would he usually use?
瑪姬：說得也是。那他有什麼會常用的嗎？
usually(adv.)通常頻率副詞:always,usually,often,sometimes…(放be V之後，一般V前)
Benny: Hmm… he loves wearing scarves in winter. What do you think?
班尼：嗯⋯⋯他冬天很喜歡戴圍巾。你覺得怎麼樣？
scarf(n.)圍巾neck warmer圍脖
Maggie: Perfect! A wool scarf will keep him warm, and he’ll think of you every time he wears it.
瑪姬：完美！一條羊毛的圍巾可以讓他保暖，而且每次戴上都會想到你。
warm(adj.)溫暖的keep O. adj.維持～的狀態think of想到、想起
Benny: Thanks, Maggie! You always have the best ideas.
班尼：謝謝你，瑪姬！你總是有最好的點子。
idea(n.)點子、想法
Maggie: That’s why you keep me around.
瑪姬：這就是你一直把我留在身邊的原因啊。
keep sb. around讓某人待在身邊
Benny: Let’s go shopping this weekend. We’ll pick out the perfect one together.
班尼：我們這週末一起去逛街吧。挑一條最適合他的圍巾。
pick out挑選、選出