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Christmas Present Trouble

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ID: 2599 Intermediate
Christmas is just around the corner and we have all got our festive sweaters on, but we in the office have an age out conundrum to solve. What to get your colleagues and family for Xmas. In this dialogue, they have clearly run out of all good ideas.
Thu Dec 18 2014 | Jenny, Ryan
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
飞快 fēikuài at lightning speed
呗 bēi makes a suggestion
保暖内衣 bǎonuǎnnèiyī thermal underware
实用 shíyòng practical
时间过得飞快呀，圣诞节又要到了！
shíjiān guò de fēikuài ya ，shèngdànjié yòu yào dào le ！
Time flies! Christmas is coming round again!
是啊，一到圣诞节就要买好多礼物，真是头疼。
shì a ，yī dào shèngdànjié jiùyào mǎi hǎoduō lǐwù ，zhēn shì tóuténg 。
Yeah. You have to buy so many presents once it's Christmas time. What a pain.
今年打算送你男朋友什么礼物啊？
jīnnián dǎsuàn sòng nǐ nán péngyou shénme lǐwù ā ？
What are you planning on getting your boyfriend this year?
还没想好呢。你帮我想想呗，送什么好？
hái méi xiǎng hǎo ne 。nǐ bāng wǒ xiǎngxiang bēi ，sòng shénme hǎo ？
I haven't thought it through. Come on...help me think of something. What should I give him?
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