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今天,我们聊聊最烂的礼物

文 | Allen & Neo

虽说来的都是客,送的都是礼。但纵横人情江湖多年,难免碰到一些怪咖,送一些奇奇怪怪的礼物。

可能当时谈起生气,现在谈起反而觉得那人很可爱。

因为每一个礼物,都是别人对自己的一个认可,可能都是一段有趣的回忆。

今天,我们就来八一八,那些年收到过的最烂的礼物。

英文学习笔记

My parents gave me a Nintendo game. We didn’t own a Nintendo. They told me to go play it at my friend’s house. 我的父母给我一个任天堂的游戏,但当时我们并没有任天堂的游戏机。他们就告诉我去朋友家玩。 Nintendo n. 任天堂 own v. 拥有

When I turned 6 my parents forgot I asked them for a baby doll so they told me it had been kidnapped and gave me a ransom note. 当我六岁的时候,我的父母忘了我曾告诉他们我想要个娃娃,所以呢,他们就告诉我娃娃被绑架了,并且给了我一张勒索信。 turn 6 长到6岁 ask somebody for something 问某人要某物 kidnap v. 绑架 ransom note n. 勒索

My grandma bought me a bright blue sheer leopard shirt, then when I didn’t act excited, said, “I thought you liked that crap.” 我的外婆给我买了一件天蓝色的有点透的豹纹衣服,然后我没有表现得很兴奋,外婆就说,“我还以为你会喜欢那种「垃圾」” bright blue adj. 天蓝色的 sheer adj. 轻薄的 leopard n. 豹子 crap n. [俚语]垃圾

Last Christmas my boyfriend sent me one of his old T-shirts with a note attached that said, “For whenever you need a whiff of me.” 去年圣诞节我的男朋友送了我一件他的旧T恤,上面还贴着一张纸条,写着“当你需要我淡淡的味道的时候” whiff n. 淡淡的味道 As she walked past, I caught a whiff of her perfume. 当她走过去,我闻到了一股淡淡的香水味道。

My husband was given the book, “The Ugly Little Boy”by his grandparents when he was young. 我丈夫小的时候,曾经从他的祖父母那里得了一本书,叫做“丑陋的小男孩”。

My dad gave me an iPhone box for my birthday, I opened it to find a note saying “Get into college first.” 在我生日那天,我老爸给了我一个iPhone的盒子,我打开一看,发现里面有一张纸条,写着“先考上大学再说”。

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