Christmas gift alternatives 不一样的圣诞礼物
<p>随身英语<span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="alternatives">alternatives</span> 不一样的圣诞礼物 </p><p>圣诞期间，家人和朋友之间会互赠礼物，表达爱意。可是在收到的礼物中，究竟有多少是实用的、是收礼者真正需要或想要的？本期《随身英语》讨论不同种类的圣诞礼物和近年来逐渐流行的“体验式礼物”，帮你用更贴心的方式送出圣诞祝福。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>: <span word="gifts">gifts</span> 词汇: 礼物</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="searching">searching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="websites">websites</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="socks">socks</span>, <span word="perfume">perfume</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="gadget">gadget</span> – <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recipient">recipient</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="already">already</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="worse">worse</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="think">think</span>, "<span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="money">money</span>?"</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="giving">giving</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="box">box</span> – <span word="use">use</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="generosity">generosity</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="toys">toys</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="a">a</span> '<span word="one">one</span>-<span word="gift">gift</span>' <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="spoiled">spoiled</span>. <span word="Getting">Getting</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="message">message</span>. <span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="clinical">clinical</span> <span word="psychologist">psychologist</span> <span word="Linda">Linda</span> <span word="Blair">Blair</span> <span word="says">says</span>, "<span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>… <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="birthdays">birthdays</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attitudes">attitudes</span>." <span word="She">She</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span>, "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span>, <span word="give">give</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="time">time</span>". </p>
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