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1、Birthday GreetingsBirthday WishesWarm and loving birthday wishes for your friend/ loved one/ colleague to make them feel extra special on their birthday.Happy BirthdayWish your near one/ friend/ colleague a very happy birthday with these warm messages.For Your FriendsIts your friends birthday! So go
2、 ahead and wish your friends a smashing time with these ecards.FunnyJazz up your friends/ loved ones special day with these funny ecards and fill their day with laughter.Birthday FlowersWhat better way to get your feelings across than to say it with flowers? So reach out to your friend/ loved one/ c
3、olleague with these floral messages.Birthday SmilesPut a smile on your friends/ colleagues/ loved ones face on his/her special day with these warm and heartfelt messages.Belated BirthdayYikes! Did you jus forget someones birthday? Well you can quit worrying and choose from a whole lotta cute n funny
4、 wishes to wish your buddy/ loved one/ sweetheart a very happy belated birthday.How much is it?星期天，Lucy和妈妈去商城购物。让我们来看看她们买了什么？又是如何用英语购物的Salesman: Good morning. May I help you?Mother: Id like to buy a sweater for my daughter. Salesman: Would you like this style? Mother: How much is it?Salesman: One hu
5、ndred and twenty yuan.Mother: Too expensive. Do you have something cheaper?Salesman: How about this style? Its only eighty yuan. Mother: Lucy. Come here and try this on. Lucy: Mom, I dont like the color.Mother: What color do you want? Lucy: Red or yellow.Salesman: Here is a yellow one. There is a mi
6、rror. Try it on and take a look in the mirror.Lucy: Mom, I like this one.Mother: Oh, it looks just right on you. OK. Well buy it.ShoppingDo you enjoy shopping? Why or why not?If not, who does most of the shopping in your family?How often do you go shopping?How much time do you spend shopping every w
7、eek?What is your favourite shop and why do you like it?What are the shops like in your town?What problems are there with shopping in your area?Have you ever bought second-hand things? Why or why not?Have you ever done any online shopping? Why or why not?What sort of clothes do you like to wear? What
8、 is your favourite kind of clothes?Where do you usually buy clothes?What is the most important thing you consider when buying clothes? What kind of clothes dont you like? Why not?What is the difference between clothes that people wear on weekdays and weekends?What role do clothes play in peoples lif
9、e?How do the old people look at young peoples fashion? What is the difference between the opinions of old and young people on clothes? Why do young people wear clothes and try to look different?What do you think of the fashion today?Do you like fashionable clothes? Where do you get fashion informati
10、on?Do you think the color of peoples clothes tells anything about their personality?Something about BirthdayA birthday is the date on which a person is born, marking the day a life outside the womb begins. It is customary in many cultures to celebrate the anniversary of ones birthday, for example by
11、 having a birthday party with family and/or friends. Gifts are often given to the person celebrating the birthday. It is also customary to treat people specially on their birthday, either generally acceding to their wishes, or subjecting them to a rite of transition.Western private birthday traditio
12、nsHistory of celebration of birthdays in the WestIt is thought that the large-scale celebration of birthdays in Europe began with the cult of Mithras, which originated in Persia but was spread by soldiers troughout the Roman Empire. Before this, such celebrations were not common; and, hence, practic
13、es from other contexts such as the Saturnalia were adapted for birthdays. Because many Roman soldiers took up Mithraism, it had a wide distribution and influence throughout the empire until it was supplanted by Christianity.Birthday celebrations were rare during the Middle Ages but saw a resurgence
14、with the advent of the Reformation. During this period, they were seen as a good way to transfer customs from the saints days to other dates not linked to the newly repudiated veneration of saints.Even today, the celebration of birthdays is not universal in the West; in addition to those people pref
15、erring name day celebrations, Jehovahs Witnesses do not celebrate either, considering them to be pagan festivals along with Christmas and Easter.FestiveBirthday CakeIn most English-speaking countries it is traditional to sing the song Happy Birthday to You to the honored person celebrating his birth
16、day. Similar songs exist in other languages such as Lang zal hij/zij leven in Dutch, Zum Geburstag Viel Glck in German, Cumpleaos Feliz in Spanish, or Sto lat in Polish. This happens traditionally at a birthday party while someone brings a birthday cake into the (often darkened) room.The birthday cake is traditionally high
