Objective: learn how to talk about giving and receiving gifts.

课程目标：学习谈论送礼和收礼的事。

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Generally speaking, Russians take pleasure in giving and receiving gifts.

总的来说，俄罗斯人是喜欢赠送和接收礼物的。

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One eof the key parts of the holiday season is giving and receiving gifts.

在度假的季节中最重要的一个环节就是互相赠予礼物。

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In this story Doctor Seuss gives the message that Christmas is about more than receiving gifts.

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Some home buyers have tapped into the bank of mom and dad, receiving gifts or loans from family members. (A 2012 National Association of Realtors survey found that 30% of first-time home buyers received funding from relatives for downpayments.) Many others have pooled together funds to pay all-cash, fueling about 30% of all home sales in the past year compared to about 10% a decade ago, according to NAR.

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"It's like having your fairy godmother buy you something really extravagant, " said Mr. Maupin, the gallerist, of receiving such gifts.

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