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Hey honey, I’m arriving in less than three weeks.
亲爱的，我还有不到三周就要来了。
I know, I’ve been counting the days. Could I ask a favor from you? Would you be able to pick up some gifts and souvenirs for some of my family and friends? I know they would love to receive a gift from your home country!
我知道。我一直在数日子。我能请你帮个忙吗？你能给我的家人和朋友带些礼物和纪念品吗？
Oh, honey, we have already gone over this, I can’t lug a bunch of useless trinkets in my luggage. I just don’t have the space nor the arm strength.
哦，亲爱的，我们已经讨论过这个了，我不能把一堆没用的小玩意放在我的行李箱里。因为我没有足够的空间和臂力。
Oh, please, could you bring back just a little something. It’s not so much about the items, it’s the thoughtful gesture that will make an impression.
哦，拜托了，你能带点什么回来了吗？礼物本身并不重要，重要的是你考虑周到的举动会给人留下深刻印象。
The souvenirs will put my bags overweight. Then I will not only have to pay overweight fees but I will get held up in customs.
纪念品会让我的行李超重。那我不仅要付超重的费用，而且我还会在海关被耽搁。
I’m sorry I keep insisting it’s just that there have been some comments about you being a penny pincher. I know you are not a stingy person, I want them to see that too.
很抱歉我一直在要求这个。只是有些人说你是个吝啬鬼。我知道你不是一个小气的人，我希望他们也能看到这一点。
What?! They think I’m stingy and close-fisted ?!
你说什么？！他们觉得我小气又吝啬？！
They will not think that if you bring back some souvenirs!
如果你带一些纪念品回来的话，他们就不会这么认为了。
Grammar语法
Using present tenses to refer to future plans
At the beginning of our dialogue, an excited Jake tells Coco: "I'm arriving in less than three weeks!". Expressions like this sometimes confuse English students, because they don't know that we can use the present tense to refer to something that will happen in the future.
在我们的对话开始时，Jake兴奋地告诉Coco:“我还有不到两周的时间就要来了！”这样的表达有时会让学英语的学生感到困惑，因为他们不清楚我们可以用现在时态来表示将来会发生的事情。
Like Jake, we often use the present continuous to express the future. But we can also use the present simple. He could also have said "I arrive in less than three weeks".
像Jake一样，我们经常用现在进行时来表达将来。但是我们也可以用一般现在时。他也可以说“我不到三周就到了”。
For examples:
1: We're flying back next Firday.
我们下星期五飞回来。
2: Are you seeing your brother while you're at home?
你在家的时候会去看你弟弟吗？
