10. Receiving my gift, my mother was very happy.
母亲收到礼物后，非常高兴。
还能这样说：
My mother was happy at receiving my gift.
When I gave the gift to my mother, she was very happy.
11. This was given to me as a birthday gift.
这是给我的生日礼物。
还能这样说：
This is my birthday present given by my mother.
I received the birthday present from my mother.
应用解析：
a Greek gift 图谋害人的礼物；
at a gift 白送；
by free gift 免费赠送；
have a gift for 对……有天赋
12. My table was heaped with presents.
桌上放满了礼物。
还能这样说：
Many presents were pilling up on my table.
My table was filled high with presents.
应用解析：
go to heaps of places 到各处；
in heaps成堆，累累；
heaps of times 多次，屡次；无数次地；
heap up 堆起来，积累
13. My sister was lavish in her gifts.
我姐姐送礼很大方。
还能这样说：
She always wanted to splash the cash.
My sister was generous to choose gifts for friends.
应用解析：
lavish care and affection on one's children 溺爱子女；
lavish money upon one's pleasures 乱花钱去寻欢作乐；
lavish praises on sb. 大肆吹捧某人
14. Did you pick up the gifts for our teachers?
你给我们的老师选礼物了吗？
还能这样说：
What did you choose as our teachers' present?
Have you chosen gifts for our teachers?
谚语：
Never pick a fight with someone who got nothing to lose.
横的怕楞的，楞的怕不要命的。
15. I chose my wife a nice present.
我给我的妻子选了一件漂亮的礼物。
还能这样说：
I selected a beautiful present to my wife.
I picked up a nice gift for my wife.
应用解析：
as you choose 随你喜欢；听你的便；
cannot choose but 不得不，只好；
pick and choose 挑剔，仔细挑选
16. Hurry up! Tear open your present!
快点！把礼物打开！
还能这样说：
Come on! Unwrap your gift.
Move it! Open your gift and show it to me.
应用解析：
with tears 哭着，含泪；
Tears of Eos 晨露；
dash away one's tears 抹去眼泪；
draw tears 催人泪下；
in tears 含泪；流着泪，在哭泣
17. When I got up the excited children were opening their Christmas presents.
我起床时，兴奋的孩子们正在打开他们的圣诞礼物。
还能这样说：
The children were tearing their Christmas presents when I awoke.
The children were eager to unwrap their Christmas presents when I woke up.
应用解析：
break open 砸开；
bring out in the open 揭露，公布出来；
come (out) into the open 公开化，不加保密