A Christmas Gift 圣诞礼物_情景口语
shop-assistant : may i help you, sir?
mr. yung : er …i wart to buy my wife a gift for christmas, but i don't know what she would like.
shop- assistant : how about an evening gown? these are all from paris.
mr. yung : no. she has very good taste in clothes. i don't want to take the risk.
shop- assistant : what do you have in mind then?
mr. yung : i'm thinking about jewelry or something valuable and won't be out of fashion.
shop- assistant : we've got beautiful jewelry here. not much, but each one is unique. if you're interested, i can show you.
mr. yung : do you give guarantees of their genuineness?
shop- assistant : yes, we do. (he leads mr. yung to another counter.) here we are. well, what do you think?
mr. yung : they are lovely, i must say....can i take a look at that necklace?
shop- assistant : which one? this one?
mr. yung : no, no....the third one from the left....yeah, that's the one. (shop assistant gives him the necklace.) is this ruby genuine?
shop- assistant : we don't sell fakes here, sir. this one is a masterpiece, and i'm sure your wife will love it. you can't find a second one in new york, and it only costs you three thousand six hundred dollars. you can pay by cheque if you like.
mr. yung : three thousand six hundred? .... ok, i'll take it....here is the cheque. oh, please gift-wrap it.
vocabulary
注释
1.unique adi.独一无二的
2.genuineness n.真品
3.fake n.膺品、伪造品