明天就是2016年的圣诞节了，不知道大家都准备怎么过圣诞节，今天小编也给大家带来几则圣诞节的小故事，这种英语对话形式的小故事听起来更是幽默风趣，话不多说，小编马上来给大家送上。

Round the Bend

发疯了

Beth is in a cafe, waiting for Alex to finishhis Christmas shopping. Eventually he arrives。

贝丝在咖啡屋里等待去采购圣诞商品的阿力。终于，阿力来了。

Beth: Did you get everything?

Alex: Hardly. I hen't even got half my presents。

Beth: I told you it'd be busy。

Alex: Ok, clever clogs!

Beth: People go completely round the bend, don't they? You'd thinkthe shops were going to close for a whole month。

Alex: To be honest, I wish they would。

贝丝：要买的都买了吗?

阿力：没有啊，我连一半的礼物都没买到。

贝丝：我就说现在购物会很挤嘛。

阿力：好吧，你总是对的。

贝丝：人们完全疯了，难道不是吗?你以为商店整个月都要关门吧。

阿力：说实话，我真希望如此。

Pretty Steep

太贵了

Alice and her boyfriend Scott are in a sportsshop。

爱丽丝和男友斯科特在一家体育用品商店里购物。

Alice: Got any ideas what you're gettingCraig for Christmas?

Scott: Christmas? That's three weeks away。

Alice: Exactly. You know how much you hate the last-minutepanic。

Scott: What did you he in mind?

Alice: This croquet set. It's right up Craig'sstreet, isn't it?

Scott: It looks great, but the price is a bit steep。

Alice: Yeah, but he's your brother, and he deserves it。

爱丽丝：想好给克雷格买什么圣诞礼物了吗?

斯科特：圣诞?还有三个星期呢。

爱丽丝：是啊，可你清楚你是多么憎恨最后一分钟的恐慌。

斯科特：你想到买什么了?

爱丽丝：买一套槌球游戏吧，这是克雷格喜欢的，没错吧。

斯科特：看起来不错，但是价格太高了。

爱丽丝：嗯，可他是你兄弟，他该得到的。

A Big Bird

大火鸡

Sidney and Esther are planning a Christmaslunch for 12 people。

西德尼和以斯帖正在规划一顿12个人的圣诞大餐。

Esther: We'll need a big bird. I'd betterorder it this week。

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

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 bedrinking?

Esther: Everything. And don't forget the port for UncleMaurice.[en]

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。

Over the Moon

乐疯了

Jenny is showing her sister Susan what she'sbought 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 hopeshe'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 fourite present, I'msure。

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?

Buying Nothing

无消费

Sarah is on the phone to her sisterDinah。

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 youconsume。

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 thisChristmas。

Dinah: Did you say a goat?

Sarah: Yes, you donate money to a charity, and they buy a goat or chickens for villagein Arica。

Dinah: Mmm! That's an idea! Can you send me a link?

莎拉：“国际无消费日”?那是什么?

黛娜：设这个日子就是想让你思考该如何消费。

莎拉：真是愚蠢，难道你连食物也不需要买了?

黛娜：毕竟一年只有一个周六要这么做。

莎拉：恩，我的一个朋友正打算这个圣诞买头山羊。

黛娜：山羊?

莎拉：是啊。就像你给慈善机构捐了钱一样，他们通过慈善机构购买了阿里卡农村的山羊或者鸡仔。

黛娜：哦，这个主意不错。能给我发下这个活动的链接吗?

Alex: To be honest, I wish they would。

贝丝：要买的都买了吗?

阿力：没有啊，我连一半的礼物都没买到。

贝丝：我就说现在购物会很挤嘛。

阿力：好吧，你总是对的。

贝丝：人们完全疯了，难道不是吗?你以为商店整个月都要关门吧。

阿力：说实话，我真希望如此。