Intermediate - Christmas Present Trouble (C2599)

A: 时间过得飞快呀,圣诞节又要到了!
shíjiān guò de fēikuài ya, shèngdànjié yòu yào dào le!
Time flies! Christmas is coming round again!
B: 是啊,一到圣诞节就要买好多礼物,真是头疼。
shì a, yī dào shèngdànjié jiùyào mǎi hǎoduō lǐwù, zhēn shì tóuténg.
Yeah. You have to buy so many presents once it's Christmas time. What a pain.
A: 今年打算送你男朋友什么礼物啊?
jīnnián dǎsuàn sòng nǐ nán péngyou shénme lǐwù ā?
What are you planning on getting your boyfriend this year?
B: 还没想好呢。你帮我想想呗,送什么好?
hái méi xiǎng hǎo ne. nǐ bāng wǒ xiǎngxiang bēi, sòng shénme hǎo?
I haven't thought it through. Come on...help me think of something. What should I give him?
A: 买套保暖内衣吧,比较实用。
mǎi tào bǎonuǎnnèiyī ba, bǐjiào shíyòng.
Buy some thermal underwear. It's more practical.
B: 我已经买了两套给他了。
wǒ yǐjīng mǎi le liǎng tào gěi tā le.
I've already given him two sets!
A: 你男朋友不是爱抽烟吗?要不买个高档点儿的打火机吧!
nǐ nán péngyou bùshì ài chōuyān ma? yàobu mǎi gè gāodàng diǎnr de dǎhuǒjī ba!
Doesn't your boyfriend like smoking? How about buying him a high-quality lighter!
A: 不行不行,我讨厌他身上的烟味儿,才不给他买呢!
bùxíng bùxíng, wǒ tǎoyàn tā shēnshàng de yān wèir5, cáibù gěi tā mǎi ne!
No way. I hate him smelling like cigarettes. I am definitely not buying that for him!
B: 那钱包?皮带?
nà qiánbāo? pídài?
How about a wallet? a belt?
A: 这些也都送过了。
zhèxiē yě dōu sòng guò le.
I've already given those to him.
B: 嗯。。。我知道送什么了!
ng4... wǒ zhīdào sòng shénme le!
Um... I know what to give him!
A、B: 电子烟!哈哈!
diànzǐyān! hāhā!
E-cigarette! Hahaha!

Key Vocabulary

飞快 fēikuài at lightning speed
bēi makes a suggestion
保暖内衣 bǎonuǎnnèiyī thermal underware
实用 shíyòng practical
高档 gāodàng upscale
讨厌 tǎoyàn to hate
电子烟 diànzǐyan e-cigarette

Supplementary Vocabulary

商业化 shāngyèhuà commercialized
压力 yālì pressure
节日 jiérì festival
文明 wénmíng civilization
现金 xiànjīn cash

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