节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-08-17
难易度:Medium
关键字:bracelet, impersonal, patch, entertaining, seashell
Hello, and welcome to Studio Classroom.
My name is Gabe.
And my name is Carolyn.
And you're joining us for the second day of our lesson about souvenir shopping.
Jo has some good tips for souvenir shopping.
So when you go overseas or if you go somewhere special, you might buy some
souvenirs.
Well, Carolyn, what was one of the tips that Jo shared with us in our last
lesson?
Well, first she told us to pick and choose, so.
When we're looking at souvenirs, we should stop and think if we really want to
buy it or not.
Is it something that's going to clutter up my space - maybe my room at home, my
apartment, my house?
Wherever you live, is it just going to clutter it up and become a piece of junk?
Or is it something that, you know, you can actually use, Gabe?
That's right.
That is the second tip: Use it.
You want to get something that you can use or that your friends will use.
And if they use it, like clothing or jewelry or art, they might get some
compliments on those things that you bought for them.
Well, we're going to continue learning about some more tips for souvenir
shopping in today's article.
Tips for Souvenir Shopping.
Get personal.
Think of your friends and family.
I recently went to Indiana and bought my mom a bracelet made out of seashells.
It wasn't expensive, but I had my mom in mind when I bought it.
And she loved it!
Small, colorful, unique.
Perfect.
If you're buying a gift for someone, think about who they are and what they
like.
Now get impersonal.
You need to take something back for your class or office, but you can't buy
something special for everyone.
Buy a tasty snack or candy from the place you're visiting, and bring it back to
share.
OK, let's get personal with our first tip of today, which is um... ah! Get
personal!
Very good.
All right, so.
Think of your friends and family.
Well, that's pretty personal.
Who are the most personal people in your life, Carolyn?
Well, those would be my friends and family.
They're the ones that I talk to the most.
I don't make a habit of talking to strangers or buying them souvenirs.
So when you are buying souvenirs, you should get personal and think specifically
of the people you want to buy something for.
That's right.
Now Jo continues with her experience.
She said: I recently went to India and bought my mom a bracelet made out of
seashells.
And I was actually there in India with Jo during that vacation when she bought
these things.
And so she bought a bracelet made out of seashells.
What is a bracelet, Carolyn?
Well, bracelet is a word from our Word Bank, so we'll take a look at that.
A bracelet is a piece of jewelry that you wear on your wrist.
So I am not wearing a bracelet today, but many people do like to wear bracelets,
especially women.
That's right.
Now there are some things you can wear around uh, parts of your body, like a
bracelet goes around your wrist.
I noticed Carolyn is wearing a necklace, a very nice necklace.
Now something else you can wear around part of your body is around your ankle.
And that is called an anklet, A-N-K-L-E-T.
Do you ever wear anklets?
Well, I do not wear anklets, but sometimes I do wear bracelets.
And that is the word we're talking about today.
So Jo bought her mom a bracelet made out of seashells.
And seashells are small shells that you usually find on the beach that used to
belong to a sea creature.
But now you can just find them on the beach.
And they're very beautiful.
And some people actually like to make collections out of seashells.
Like my mom, for example.
She loves to collect seashells.
And every time she goes to the beach, she's always looking for a nice new
seashell.
Anyway, Jo continues.
She says: It wasn't expensive, but I had my mom in mind when I bought it.
So when you're shopping for souvenirs, maybe someone will cross your mind when
you see something.
Maybe you should get that souvenir for your friend.
That's right.
And we find out her mom's reaction to this bracelet - And she loved it!
So it was something that she was really excited to receive from Jo.
Small, colorful, unique.
Perfect!
That's right.
"Small, colorful, unique and perfect," great words to describe this gift.
Now if you're buying a gift for someone, think about who they are and what they
like.
That is what it means to get personal when you're buying souvenirs.
That's right.
And it is a good idea if you are buying things for other people, especially
friends and family, to think about what they like and not about what you like.
Nice point, Carolyn.
It's true.
Sometimes we like to buy things because we love them.
But then when we give the person the gift, they're like: Why? Why did you get
this for me?
Well, because I love it!
Now, yeah. That does not always work, Gabe.
Nope.
But, so our first tip was to get personal.
And our second tip is "Now get impersonal." Now that's a very big change.
Mmhm. It's a little bit different, impersonal.
So we're not talking about close friends and family now.
"Impersonal" is from our Word Bank.
And if it's impersonal, it's not something that is really close to you or it
doesn't really mean a whole lot to you.
That's right.
So here you are not think of... thinking of any one person specifically.
Maybe you are thinking of a group of people, so you might say:
Oh, well, the get-well card he sent was a bit impersonal.
It didn't even have my name on it.
So there was nothing personal about it.
Mmhm. That's not a very personal get-well card.
Maybe an impersonal gift might be um, some... some keychains that you might buy
at some store somewhere.
It doesn't really mean a lot.
You don't really think about any one person.
You just want to buy something little for a lot of people.
Or maybe you might get chocolate to share around the office.
That's right.
And Jo gives us some tips on how to do this.
She says: You need to take something back for your class or office, but you
can't buy something special for everyone.
And it's very true.
If you have a large class or you work in a large office with many other people,
it would be very impractical or not practical to buy something special for each
person.
But you know what, most people do enjoy food.
So Jo says: Buy a tasty snack or candy from the place you're visiting, and bring
it back to share.
Most people enjoy eating foods from different places or at least trying
different kinds of food.
So you can never go wrong bringing back food.
That's right.
And it can be something special to that country or that culture, the place that
you visit so that they can also enjoy your trip with you.
That's right.
It might be something that will awe them, or make them go "Wow!" Ha, ha.
Well, hey, it's time for us to learn something new with Michelle in the Language
Lab.
Hi, everyone. I'm Michelle.