CAROLINE: What should I get Uncle Teddy?
DRAKE: You could get him a tie.
CAROLINE: Are you kidding?
That's the stupidest gift one can buy. I don't want to get a tie.
DRAKE: Why not?
CAROLINE: Everybody gets men ties for Christmas. It's too boring.
Everybody buys either ties or sweaters. I want a more unique gift.
DRAKE: Well, you can buy him a pet iguana then.
CAROLINE: That's a cool idea. At least it would be a surprise.
But I'm afraid he wouldn't take care of it.
DRAKE: He would think you were crazy, Caroline.
CAROLINE: Yes. An iguana is too strange for a gift, and a tie is too normal.
So I have to find something halfway between.
DRAKE: How much do you want to spend?
CAROLINE: Well, he was very good to me.
He helped me edit my essay for the scholarship contest.
So I want to spend at least 75 dollars.
DRAKE: Alright, I have an idea.
You know he carries that conservative-looking briefcase every day.
CAROLINE: Yes.
DRAKE: Well, he isn't a lawyer, so I don't think he needs to have a briefcase like that.
CAROLINE: What should he have then?
DRAKE: I think he would appreciate having a very fine leather bag.
But more like a bookbag or shoulder bag.
You know, not so hard and square like a briefcase.
CAROLINE: I think that's a great idea. Men look great with that kind of bag.
Where can we buy one?
DRAKE: I don't think this mall has a leather goods store.
So we have to go to State Street.
CAROLINE: Alright. We can go later then.
DRAKE: We can buy something for Mom and Dad here,
and then go buy Uncle Teddy's gift on State Street.
CAROLINE: Good plan. What should we get for Mom though?
DRAKE: She said she wants one of those automatic foot massagers.
I think they sell them at Sears.
CAROLINE: Alright. We can go check at Sears and see if they have them.
And what about Dad?
DRAKE: How about the iguana?
CAROLINE: I think it would be a great joke.
But I know we'd have to take the iguana back. And the pet store might not let us.
So why don't we get him something else? Some clothes maybe.
DRAKE: A tie?
CAROLINE: Oh, shut up about ties! Forget about ties, why not?
DRAKE: I was just kidding.
凱洛琳:送什么給泰迪叔叔好呢?
杰瑞克:可以送他領(lǐng)帶啊。
凱洛琳:開什么玩笑?
那是最蠢的禮物了,我不要買領(lǐng)帶。
杰瑞克:為什么不呢?
凱洛琳:大家都送男生領(lǐng)帶當(dāng)圣誕禮物,那太死板了。
不是送領(lǐng)帶就是送毛衣,我要送點特別的。
杰瑞克:那么你可以買只寵物鬣蜥蜴給他。
凱洛琳:不錯的點子,至少他會很驚訝。
不過我怕他不會養(yǎng)。
杰瑞克:他會認(rèn)為你瘋了,凱洛琳。
凱洛琳:沒錯。送蜥蜴太奇怪,送領(lǐng)帶又太普通。
所以要取其中。
杰瑞克:你要花多少錢?
凱洛琳:他對我很好。
他幫我修改要參賽拿獎學(xué)金的文章,
所以我至少要送他 75 美元的東西。
杰瑞克:那好,我想到了。
你知道他每天都提著那個老舊的公文包。
凱洛琳:是的。
杰瑞克:他不是律師,不需要用那種公文包吧。
凱洛琳:那么他該用什么包包?
杰瑞克:他會喜歡用皮制的包包。
但要更像是書包或是背包。
不像公文包那樣又硬又方正。
凱洛琳:這主意不錯,男生背那種背包很好看。
哪里買得到呢?
杰瑞克:這個購物中心沒有皮制品的商店。
我們必須到斯泰特街上。
凱洛琳:好,那么等會兒去買吧。
杰瑞克:我們可以在這兒買爸媽的禮物,
然后再去斯泰特街上買泰迪叔叔的禮物。
凱洛琳:就這么辦,那么買什么給媽媽呢?
杰瑞克:她說她想要一臺腳部電動按摩機(jī)。
我想在希爾斯有賣的。
凱洛琳:好,我們?nèi)ハ査箍纯从袥]有。
那么送爸爸的呢?
杰瑞克:送鬣蜥蜴如何?
凱洛琳:那會很好笑。
不過我們得把鬣蜥蜴扛回去,而且寵物店可能不會讓我們這么做。 |