Id like to talk about the decorative fish tank in our living room, which is a gift I gave to my dad on his 50th birthday. And its the first thing you see when you step into my place.

He has always been fascinated with fishes, but since my mom bought me a cat, he just had to you know, give up that interest, cause those two creatures are not designed to live under the same roof.

Anyway, its been a long time now, and my cat is getting old, I mean, he wont jump around and chase moving stuff any more, so I thought it would be a good time for my dad to pick up the old hobby. So I just went ahead and bought him a huge fish tank where he could keep as many fishes as he wants.

My dad was thrilled when he saw the gift. We placed it in our living room, and the best thing about it is that its not only a fish tank, but can also serve as a coffee table. Its about this long (body language这个时候派上用场了，拿手比划), and its adorned with precious stones. This tank has become my fathers favorite item in our home and he bought quite a few expensive tropical fish.

There are light bulbs on top of the tank, and when its getting dark, my dad likes to turn them on, and the whole living room would be lit up with the warm, soft light. So I have to say, its a great decoration.

And the fish tank is an advanced one. I mean, its equipped with a self-cleaning system that could filter the waste automatically. So the water is always crystal clear.

And the view (body language又出场了，请拿手指打引号) in the tank is gorgeous, I mean, if you look closer, its just like a real underwater world. It has seaweed, coral reefs, shells, everything you are supposed to see in the ocean.

So both of my dad and my mom are pretty satisfied with this gift.

语言点解析：

1. decorative

(Of an object or a building) decorated in a way that makes it attractive; intended to look attractive or pretty. 例如：

The mirror is functional yet decorative.

The decorative touches have made this house a warm and welcoming home.

2. place

A house or flat / apartment; a persons home. 例如：

What about dinner at my place?

Im fed up with living with my parents, so Im looking for a place of my own.

3. thrilled

Very excited and pleased. 下次想表达激动的，兴奋的，不要光会用excited哦!例如：

I was thrilled to be invited.

如果想表达对即将发生的好事儿特别激动的心情，可以用psyched，例如：

The kids are really psyched about the vacation.

4. adorn

To make something/ somebody look more attractive by decorating it or them with something. 这是个较为正式的说法，某些情况下可以替换decorate，而且经常用在被动句式中，例如：

The walls were adorned with paintings.