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翻譯：范婕

同學(xué)們可曾為不知道選什么禮物送好友而煩惱？快看看這篇文章，看完后你就心中有數(shù)了。

詞組加油站

relate to涉及，有關(guān)

put into投入

1) personality [p??s?'n?l?t?] n. 個(gè)性，性格

2) album ['?lb?m] n.（歌曲或音樂(lè)的）專(zhuān)輯

3) thoughtful ['θ??tf?l] adj. 考慮周到的，體貼的

4) consider [k?n'sId?] v. 考慮

5) hand-made 手工制作的

6) symbolize ['sImb?laIz] v. 象征

7) scrapbook ['skr?pb?k] n. 剪貼簿

Firstly, pick a gift thatrelates toyour friend’s1)personality, using the list of information that you’ve noticed. For example, buy your friend who likes music an2)album. Remember thatno matter whatyour friend’s interests are, your gift should be3)thoughtfuland interesting.

Secondly,4)considera5)hand-madegift.If you’re going to give a gift to a close friend, a good gift will be one that you and your friend can both relate to.Think ofa gift that6)symbolizesyour relationship, and remember, thoughtfulness and effort can mean a lot more than money.For example, make a7)scrapbookwith all your photos. This can be a great gift, as your friend willappreciatethe time youput intoit, and it will also bring back memories.

Thirdly, write a letter about how much you appreciate your friend. Sometimes,a meaningful message or letter can be more thoughtful than an object.Pairyour letterwitha gift and you’ll8)definitely make an impression.

詞組加油站

pair…with…將……與……配對(duì)

make an impression給人留下深刻印象

8) definitely ['def?n?tl?] adv. 肯定地

名師考點(diǎn)小結(jié)

1.no matter what引導(dǎo)的是一個(gè)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句，相當(dāng)于whatever，意為“無(wú)論什么樣的事情；任何事”，例如：

I always believe you no matter what you do. =Whatever you do, I always believe you.

無(wú)論你做什么，我總相信你。

拓展：可與“no matter+疑問(wèn)詞”替換的詞還有：whenever（無(wú)論什么時(shí)候）、wherever（無(wú)論在哪）、however（無(wú)論怎么樣）、whoever（無(wú)論是誰(shuí)），它們均可引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句。例如：

I can find him no matter where he is.=I can find him wherever he is. 無(wú)論他在哪兒，我總能找到他。

2.think of意為“考慮到，想到”，后面常接代詞、名詞或動(dòng)名詞形式。例如：

It’s good to think of the future. 考慮到未來(lái)是對(duì)的。

He thought of a good plan. 他想到一個(gè)好計(jì)劃。

另外，think of經(jīng)常用在“What do you think of...?”的句型中，用以詢(xún)問(wèn)對(duì)方對(duì)某事物的看法，等于“How do you like...?”例如：—What do you think of the book? 你認(rèn)為這本書(shū)如何？

—It’s instructive. 非常有教育意義。

3.appreciate作動(dòng)詞，意為“感謝”，通常不用于進(jìn)行時(shí)。例如：

I appreciate your help. 我感謝你的幫助。

拓展：appreciate作動(dòng)詞，還可表示“欣賞，賞識(shí)”。例如：

He can appreciate foreign literature. 他能欣賞外國(guó)文學(xué)原著。

His talents are not fully appreciated in that company. 他的才干在那家公司未受到充分賞識(shí)。

參考譯文

第一，利用平常觀察所得到的信息，挑選一份符合朋友個(gè)性的禮品。比方說(shuō)，如果朋友是喜歡音樂(lè)的人，那就給他/她買(mǎi)張唱片。不管你的朋友有何興趣愛(ài)好，有一點(diǎn)需要記住，你送出的禮物應(yīng)該既貼心又有趣。

第二，可以考慮贈(zèng)送手工自制禮物。如果你的送禮對(duì)象是位密友，那么能引起你和他/她共鳴的東西是很不錯(cuò)的。想一想有什么禮物能夠體現(xiàn)你們之間的友誼，記住，用心和付出遠(yuǎn)比金錢(qián)更有意義。比如，用你們的照片做一本剪貼紀(jì)念簿，這會(huì)是一件很棒的禮物，你的朋友會(huì)因?yàn)槟慊〞r(shí)間去制作而心懷感激，而且這樣一本剪貼簿還會(huì)勾起你朋友的美好回憶。

第三，寫(xiě)一封情真意切的感謝信。有時(shí)候，滿懷情意的一張紙條或一封信件可能比實(shí)體物件更具心意。把信件和禮物搭配在一起送出，一定會(huì)讓你的朋友印象深刻，經(jīng)久難忘。