Giving Gift Cards – Smart or Lazy? Do gift cards say what we want them to say?
贈送禮品卡──聰明或敷衍？ 禮品卡真的能如實傳達我們的心意嗎？
Buying gifts for birthdays and other occasions can be hard. It eats up time and adds pressure to our busy lives. So what could be easier than giving a gift card instead of a gift? More and more stores sell gift cards, making them easy to buy. There's a wide and growing choice of gift cards to suit different people and occasions. Gift cards are one of the great inventions of the electronic age. But how do people feel about receiving gift cards instead of gifts? Does giving someone a gift card say "I care about you"? Or does it say, "You aren't worth the time it takes to shop for a gift"?
Chad's girlfriend, Judy, has a birthday in two weeks. Chad talks with his sister, Gloria, about what he plans to give Judy.
I got Judy a gift card for her birthday.
Are you serious?
That isn't very thoughtful.
Sure it is. I thought about it for a week before I bought it.
Why didn't you take a week to find a real gift instead?
A gift card is a real gift. I paid 100 real dollars for it! Besides, shopping for Judy is hard. I don't know what she would like.
Info Cloud
cringey / cringe / cringeworthy 尷尬
Hello, everyone. Welcome to Info Cloud. Rex, did you see this video, it's a bunch of celebrities who saying different parts of the same songs and then put it all together.
Oh, yeah. I saw that video when it came out earlier this year. As a singer, I can say I didn't like it. It's so super cringey.
I agree. Let's share with our students what you mean by cringe.
Cringe is what you do with your body when you move away from something because you are afraid of it or you don't want to get hurt.
Now, just like many modern slang words, the word cringe came from another word. That word was cringeworthy.
When something is cringeworthy, it means that it is embarrassing. So word or action that make sure body have a reaction.
During lunch yesterday, Beth spilled her drink all over the teacher. It was cringeworthy to watch.
Over time, this word has been shorten to cringey or just cringe. Did you hear Peyton's presentation in speech class this morning. It was so cringey.
Following the slang meaning of cringe, someone could also be cringe.
Anthony's ant likes to wear clothe that are meant for young people, she's so cringe.
Yakiees, that's a pretty harsh thing to say. Telling someone they are definitely not a compliment.
Language Lab
occasion n. 時機, 特殊場合或特殊活動
a special event or time
- Bert will only wear a suit and tie on special occasions.
occasion n. 機會, 理由
a chance or opportunity : a situation that allows something to happen — usually followed by to + verb
- It's rare for the whole office to be asked to meet in the meeting room; what is the occasion?occasion n. 一件事發生的那個時候
a particular time when something happens
- The security guard has noticed a mysterious woman walking around outside the bank on several occasions.
pressure n. 壓力, 日常生活會面對的壓力
a feeling of stress or anxiety because you have too much to do or because people are depending on you for something
- Because Celine has a lot of responsibilities, she feels a lot of pressure.
blood pressure n.
the force with which blood moves through a person's body
- My grandfather needs to watch his blood pressure.
water pressure n. 水壓
- This toilet won't flush because there isn't enough water pressure.
pressure n. 用力按下去
the weight or force that is produced when something presses or pushes against something else
- After you put glue on the two pieces of glass, hold them together but don't put too much pressure.
pressure v. 給人施加壓力
to use pressure to force or try to force (someone) to do something
- Dana is being pressured by her friends to join the dance club.
serious adj. 嚴肅
not joking or funny
- Edgar is a very serious person and doesn't like jokes.
serious adj. 認真的
involving or deserving a lot of thought, attention, or work
- Were you serious when you said you wanted to quit your job and travel the world?
serious adj. 嚴重的
having an important or dangerous possible result
- Mr. Foreman is rushing back to his office because something serious just happened there.
thoughtful adj. 貼心, 善解人意
showing concern for the needs or feelings of other people : considerate
- Amy is a very thoughtful person; she brought me breakfast in bed when I was sick.
thoughtful adj. 很周到, 很完善
done or made after careful thinking
- If George wants to get good results from his experiment, he needs to be more thoughtful.
thoughtful adj. 一個人在想事情而變得很安靜
serious and quiet because you are thinking
- Did you notice how Hattie was sitting all by herself looking very thoughtful?
