西德尼和以斯帖正在规划一顿12个人的圣诞大餐。 (来源：www.EnglishCN.com)

Esther: We'll need a big bird. I'd better order it this week.

Sidney: I just hope it fits in the oven this year. Do you remember...?

Esther: Don't remind me! Will you do the stuffing?

Sidney: Of course. That's my specialty.

Esther: And I need you to serve the drink, too.

Sidney: Ah, yes. We need some booze. What will people be drinking?

Esther: Everything. And don't forget the port for Uncle Maurice.

以斯帖：我们需要只大火鸡。这周我最好就订一只。

西德尼：我只是希望今年它能塞进烤箱。你还记得......？

以斯帖：别说这个，你还负责往火鸡里填料吗？

西德尼：当然，这是我的特长。

以斯帖：我也需要你帮着端茶倒水。

西德尼：是啊，我们需要备些酒水。大家想喝些什么呢？

以斯帖：每样都备点，别忘了墨里斯叔叔爱喝的葡萄牙葡萄酒。

4 Over the Moon 乐疯了

Jenny is showing her sister Susan what she's bought for Amelia.

珍妮向苏珊显摆她买给艾米莉亚的礼物。

Jenny: I've got her these earrings. I hope she'll like them.

Susan: Oh, she'll love them.

Jenny: They go in this little box.

Susan: She's been going on about getting jewellery for weeks. She'll be over the moon. They'll be her favourite present, I'm sure.

Jenny: Well, it's nothing special.

Susan: No, they're lovely. There isn't a necklace that goes with them, too, is there?

珍妮：我给她买了一副耳环，希望她能喜欢。

苏珊：她会喜欢的。

珍妮：它们装进了这么一个小盒子里。

苏珊：她念叨这个念叨了几个星期了。她这下可要乐疯了。我想这一定是她最喜欢的礼物。

珍妮：其实这也没什么特别的。

苏珊：它们确实很漂亮啊。就是缺条项链搭配，是不是？

5 Buying Nothing 无消费

Sarah is on the phone to her sister Dinah.

莎拉给她的姐姐黛娜打电话。

Sarah: "Buy Nothing Day"? What's that?

Dinah: It's supposed to make you think about what you consume.

Sarah: That's silly. You still need to buy food, don't you?

Dinah: Yeah, but it's only one Saturday a year.

Sarah: Well, a friend of mine is buying her family a goat this Christmas.

Dinah: Did you say a goat?