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ESL Podcast 538 – Finding the Perfect Gift

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（单词翻译）

Fae: Help! I still need to buy a gift for my mother and I can’t seem to think of the perfect present, something that’ll really knock her socks off.

Pablo: Why don’t you just get her a gift certificate1 or a gift card? That way, she can pick out her own gift.

Fae: Oh, she would hate that. She would think that I didn’t put any thought into buying her a present at all, while I’ve been racking2 my brain3 to think of something she’ll like. Maybe I should buy her a car!

Pablo: Now, don’t get carried away. You get like this every year. I know you want to please your mother, but remember, it’s the thought that counts.

Fae: I wish that were true. If I get her the wrong gift, I’m afraid she’ll be disappointed4, or worse, she’ll hold it against me for the rest of my life.

Pablo: It boggles my mind how you can work yourself up like this every year.

Fae: How can I not? You know my mother.

Pablo: Yes, I do, and I have one piece of advice for you: Buy her a gift she can return.


Script5 by Dr6. Lucy Tse


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1 certificate JOEzr     
n.证书，证明书；vt.发给证明书，认可，鉴定
参考例句：
  • She proudly displayed her degree certificate to her parents.她自豪地向父母展示了学位证书。
  • No one had seen her marriage certificate.没人看到过她的结婚证书。
2 racking dbb5b5f5092a88f2a261b2dd2911834c     
拷问的，痛苦的
参考例句：
  • All night I have been tossing and turning racking my brains to think what could have possessed the young man to kill himself. 整整一晚我辗转反侧，绞尽脑汁，想弄明白是什么原因竟能促成这个年轻人自杀。
  • He was racking his brains for a course of action. 他在脑子里拼命寻找一条行动的道路。
3 brain TRpyW     
n.头脑，电脑，智慧
参考例句：
  • The brain needs a continuous supply of blood.大脑需要不断供给血液。
  • Her brain has no room for math.她没有数学头脑。
4 disappointed I9wyP     
adj.失望的，不满意的，不如意的
参考例句：
  • He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
  • He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。
5 script 2Z4x4     
n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹
参考例句：
  • It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
  • The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。
6 Dr euozHa     
n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）
参考例句：
  • Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
  • The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。

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