青青：周末快到了，有安排么？    胡子：在家好好睡懒觉，这周太忙太累了。你呢？    青青：我要参加一个同学的婚礼。    胡子：哦，你打算给多少的礼金啊？    青青：600。我已经跟几个一起去参加婚礼的同学商量好了。    胡子：这事儿随大流比较好。    
Qing Qing: The weekend is coming. What is your plan?
Hu zi: stay home and sleep late. I am too busy and too tied this week. What about you?
Qing Qing: I am going to attend the wedding of a schoolmate.
Hu zi: oh, how much gift money will you give?
Qing Qing: 600. I have discussed the amount with some other schoolmates who will come to the weeding.
Hu zi: It is better to go with the stream on this issue.

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In China, if you get married or have some other joyous occasion you generally will entertain some close friends, and generally your close friends will give you some "cash gifts" to express their congratulations. But how much is a rather acceptable gift? This question is rather difficult to answer. Lesson Content: Qing Qing: The weekend is coming up, what plans do you have?
Huzi: I'm going to sleep in at home, this week has been too busy and tiring! What about you?
Qing Qing: I'm going to attend a classmate's wedding.
Huzi: Oh, how much cash do you plan on giving?
Qing Qing: 600. I already discussed it with a few other classmates who attending the wedding together.
Huzi: It's better follow the general trend on this one.

• wedding [´wediŋ]   n.婚礼，结婚   (初中英语单词)
• amount [ə´maunt]   n.总数；数量 v.合计   (初中英语单词)
• stream [stri:m]   n.河 vi.流出；飘扬   (初中英语单词)
• entertain [,entə´tein]   vt.招待；娱乐；使高兴   (初中英语单词)
• joyous [´dʒɔiəs]   a.充满快乐的   (高中英语单词)
• weekend [´wi:kend, ,wi:k´end]   n.周末休假   (英语四级单词)
• summary [´sʌməri]   a.&n.摘要(的)   (英语四级单词)
• acceptable [ək´septəbəl]   a.可接受的；合意的   (英语四级单词)