禮物就是在節(jié)日里朋友之間或親人之間互相贈(zèng)送的東西，表達(dá)了人與人之間最溫馨最美好的心意。*的禮物不一定是最貴重的，而是別人急需卻又一時(shí)無法獲得的。禮物不一定是實(shí)質(zhì)物品，也可以是一個(gè)行為或是一件事。禮物的最終目的是送禮物的人希望把自己的心意傳達(dá)給被送禮物的人，要針對(duì)不同的受禮對(duì)象區(qū)別對(duì)待。一般說來，對(duì)家貧者，以實(shí)惠實(shí)用為佳；富裕者，以精巧創(chuàng)意為佳；對(duì)夫妻，情侶、以紀(jì)念浪漫為佳；對(duì)朋友，以趣味性為佳；對(duì)老人，以健康實(shí)用為佳；對(duì)孩子，以啟智新穎為佳；對(duì)外賓，以特色為佳。那么，購買禮物的英文怎么說呢？ ?

? 1.挑選禮物 ? A:What can I do for you?A:需要我?guī)兔幔緽:I want to find something typically Chinese as a gift.B:我想找一些典型的*飾品作為禮物。A:How about this artistic tapestry and this cloisonne vase?A:這件藝術(shù)掛毯和這個(gè)景泰藍(lán)花瓶怎么樣？B:Well,I'm looking for something a little different.These teapots are beautiful.Are they made of procelain?B:嗯，我在找稍微不一樣的東西。這些茶壺真漂亮，它們是瓷器做的嗎？A:No,they are made of clay.They are Yixing purple clay teapots.This kind of tea ware is very famous in China.A:不，它們是用黏土做成的。它們是宜興紫砂壺。這種茶具在*非常有名。B:Ah,I see.B:啊！我明白了。 ? 2.買瓶酒 ? A:I'd like to buy a bottle of wine or liquor for my father. You have so many kinds here that I can't decide which one to buy.A:我要買瓶酒給我老爸，種類那么多，我不知道買哪一種好。B:How about this Scotch whisky? It's distilled from a pure barley malt mash and is aged in cherry casks. Or you may buy this XO cognac brandy. It's 10 years old and contains about 45% alcohol.B:這種蘇格蘭威士忌怎么樣？這是麥芽泥蒸餾做的，貯放在櫻桃木酒桶內(nèi)已經(jīng)長年累月。不然，買這種XO 甘邑白蘭地。10 年老酒，大約含45%的酒精。A:I see. Would you tell me something about gin, rum and vodka, please?A:原來如此。你介紹一下杜松子酒、蘭姆酒和伏特加，好嗎？B:Sure. Rums are distilled from the fermented juice of the sugar cane or from fermented molasses. This one is distilled in Jamaica, and bottled in London. Gin is made from a mash of grain and juniper berries and Vodka is distilled from a mash of rye, wheat or potatoes. Vodka mixes easily with fruit juices.B:沒問題。蘭姆酒是用發(fā)酵的甘蔗汁或發(fā)酵的糖蜜蒸餾而成的。這一瓶在牙買加釀造，在倫敦裝瓶。杜松子酒是谷類糊漿和杜松子醬果釀造的，而伏特加則是燕麥、大麥或馬鈴薯蒸餾而成的，伏特加可以和果汁搭配。 ? 3.談?wù)摱Y物 ? A:I have many friends in the US.But I don't know what I should buy them for gifts.A:我有很多朋友在美國，但是我不知道該為他們買些什么禮物。B:It's unnecessary to buy anything.B:沒必要買什么禮物。A:Really?You are kidding.How can I go emptyhanded to visit my friends?I would be embarrassed.A:是嗎？你不是在開玩笑吧。我怎么能空手去拜訪我的朋友呢？我會(huì)很難堪的。B:If you really want to bring something,it should be a small,inexpensive item.You should bring some candy,toys,Chinese paper cutting or fancy bookmarks.B:如果你真的要買，買些便宜的小東西就行了。例如糖果、玩具、*剪紙或者是漂亮的書簽。A:Such a small gift?A:這么小的禮物？B:Yes,Americans are different from Chinese.The American idea of a gift is to bring a nice“token”that says“I have thought of you,”not a gift that says“Look,how much money I have spent!”B:是的，美國人和*人不同。在美國人眼里，送禮物是送一份“誠意”，表明“我一直惦念你”，而不是說“看，我花了多少錢”！ ? 4.征求意見 ? A:How about Chinese tea?A:*的茶葉怎么樣？B:Tea is a good gift.B:茶葉作為禮物不錯(cuò)。A:Thanks for your advice.A:謝謝你的指點(diǎn)！B:You're welcome.B:不客氣。 ? 5.降價(jià)銷售 ? A:Can I help you，madam？A:夫人，您要買點(diǎn)什么？B:I'd like to buy some presents for my friends．B:我想為朋友買些禮物。A:Would you like jewellery？Today is Mother's Day and all the jewellery is on sale at Rich's.A:您要不要首飾？今天是母親節(jié)，瑞奇首飾專柜的所有首飾都降價(jià)銷售。B:That's great.Do you have gold jewels？B:那太好了。你們有黃金飾品嗎？A:Yes,we have 24K and 18K gold necklaces，chains and earrings．A:有，我們有24K和18K的金項(xiàng)鏈、手鏈和耳環(huán)。B:May I have a look？B:我可以看看嗎？A:Sure.A:可以。 ? 6.打折 ? A:What is the price of this tea set?A:這套茶具多少錢？B:It is 600 yuan.B:600元錢。A:That's too much,I'll take it if you give me a 50% discount.A:太貴了，如果給我打5折，我就買了它。B:Well,I can just take 100 yuan off the price.B:嗯，我只可以便宜100元。A:All right,I will take this set.A:好吧，我要買這一套。 ? 7.剪紙 ? A:What is the design of this paper cut?A:這個(gè)剪紙的圖案是什么？B:They are lotus flowers.B:它們是荷花。A:Ah,how beautiful!How much is it?A:啊，多美??！多少錢？B:It is 20 yuan.B:20元錢。A:I will take it.Can I have it framed.I want to send it to my friend.A:我要買了它。你可以把它裝進(jìn)框子里嗎？我想把它送給我朋友。B:Yes,but you will have to pay for the frame.It is 30 yuan.B:可以，但是框子要付錢，框子30元。A:All right.Here is the money.It is 50 yuan altogether.A:好吧。給你錢，總共是50元。B:Thank you.B:謝謝。 ? 8.結(jié)婚禮物 ? A:So,your friend's getting married on Saturday.What have you bought her as a wedding gift? I find it so hard to choose the right gift.A:你朋友周六結(jié)婚。你給她買了什么結(jié)婚禮物？我發(fā)現(xiàn)挑選一個(gè)合適的禮物很難。B:My friend and her fiance had a really good idea.They have cut out pictures from catalogues and pasted them in a notebook.The pictures are of the things they want.People sign their name by the item they will buy.B:我朋友和她的未婚夫有很不錯(cuò)的想法。他們把圖片從目錄中剪下來，粘到筆記本上。他們想要的就是照片上的那些東西。別人就在他們準(zhǔn)備買的東西旁寫上名字。A:That's clever!What things were in the notebook?A:真聰明！本上有些什么東西呢？B:Most of the things were household appliances.You know,everything from an iron through a vacuum cleaner to a cooker.B:大部分都是家用設(shè)備。你知道的，從熨斗到吸塵器到灶具。 ?