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中国人最爱的新年礼物是什么?

2012-01-23来源:CRI
短语讲解:
1. Red lanterns, Spring Festival scrolls, Chinese knots and various good-luck ornaments and blessings are on display.

on display展出
例句:Her paintings are on display at the art gallery.
她的绘画正在美术展览馆展出。

2. Various kinds of confectionery in beautiful packages are on sale in supermarkets, such as miniature liqueur-filled chocolate bottles and sweets wrapped in a bear-shaped pot, which are very popular with children.

on sale有售, 上市
例句:There are some nice apples on sale in that shop.
那家商店有些很好的苹果出售。

3. Florists select flowers with similar growing habits, shape them into special designs and decorate them with small lanterns, fireworks and butterfly ornaments.

shape into使成为; (把…)做成…形状
例句:The boy shaped clay into balls.
这男孩把黏土做成球。
decorate with用…装饰…
例句:The little girl decorated her hair with flowers.
这小女孩头插鲜花来打扮自己。

4. The flowers that have root systems are put into the same pot.

put into使处于某种状态
例句:The plan began to be put into operation.
这计划已经开始实施。

5. The flowers with bright colors are in huge demand, while new products with quiet colors are loved by the young.

in demand所需要的
例句:These silk goods are not much in demand.
这些丝制品没有什么销路。

6. Although the prices of the flowers have surged by about 15 percent due to increased labor and transportation costs, the market expectations are still optimistic.

due to由于,因为
例句:Due to the extreme cold, we were unable to plant the trees.
由于天气很冷, 所以我们无法去植树。

7. More than 3 million pots of flowers have been prepared for the Spring Festival for the Beijing market.

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句:Right now they are preparing themselves for the Olympic Games.
眼下他们正在为参加奥运会作准备。

8. Wholesale markets in Beijing are crowed with people.

crowd with以…充〔挤〕满
例句:The bus was crowded with passengers.
公共汽车里挤满了乘客。

9. What will you buy? Well, it may be a good idea for you to go to the market and find out for yourself.

find out发现, 看穿, 揭发, 找出;查明
例句:I'll find out about planes to New York.
我去打听一下飞纽约的班机。