The iPad might be the hot tech gift this holiday season, but prospective iPad buyers may want to wait for January as rumblings about a new iPad are starting to surface.

iPad可能是这个假期最炙手可热的电子礼物, 但对潜在的iPad买家来说, 他们可能更希望等到明年一月份, 因为传言说新一代iPad会在那时候上市.

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This holiday season, those of us who are toss-the-clothes-in-the-suitcase-and-go travelers are counting on our thrifty gift-giving friends to equip us for future trips.

这个假期，我们之中有人开始打包去旅行，这些人指望着我们送的实用的礼物来装备未来的旅行。

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Harry Potter readers, here's an extra special holiday gift: J.K. Rowling announced on last Monday that she has completed the sixth Potter novel, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."

《哈利·波特》的读者们，这里有一份特别的圣诞节大礼：j.k.罗琳上周一宣布，她已经完成了第六部“魔法书”——《哈利·波特和同父异母的王子》。

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In the United States, holiday gift giving is important not only for the usual reasons, like showing friendship and love.

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When high profile UK-based newspaper The Guardian featured the satchel in its annual holiday gift guide, orders spiked.

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Wouldn't the best holiday gift for your far-flung friends and family be the chance to spend some time together?

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Johnnie Walker promotes the holiday with gift packs in red packaging with a tumbler for impromptu toasts and bottles of Red Label and Blue Label whiskeys.

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