【大家说英语】) 第344期:母亲节送花

 　　Hi, Taylor. What day is Mother's Day? 嗨，泰勒。母亲节是哪天？

　　It is Sunday. 是周日。

　　What are you doing for your mother? 你要如何为你的妈妈庆祝呢？

　　I always send her a card. 我总是会寄一张贺卡给她。

　　Do you buy her a present? 你会给她买一个礼物吗？

　　Sometimes I do. But my mother doesn't need anything. 有时候会。但是我的妈妈什么也不需要。

　　Do you ever send her flowers? 你曾经给她送过花吗？

　　No. She lives 1,000 miles away. Besides, my dad gives her flowers. 没有。她住在1000英里外。另外我的爸爸会给她买花。

　　Hi, Alex. Mother's Day is on Sunday. Don't forget! 嗨，阿莱克斯。周日是母亲节。别忘了！

　　I always remember Mother's Day. I send my mother a card and call her. 我一直记着母亲节呢。我会给我的妈妈寄张卡片，并且打个电话。

　　I buy my mother a gift. And I send her flowers. I just go online and choose a bouquet¹. 我给我的妈妈买了一个礼物，还会给她送花。我刚刚上网选了一束花。

　　Hmm... I can send my mother flowers, too. There must be a website² for Taiwan. 恩...我也可以给我的妈妈送花。台湾一定有这样的网站。

　　Hey, Linda. Are you going to the flower shop after work? 嗨，琳达。下班之后你要去花店吗？

　　Yes, I am. 是的，我要去。

　　May I go with you? I want some flowers for Mother's Day. 我能跟你一起吗？我想为母亲节买些花。

　　Me, too. I want roses and lilies in my bouquet. 我也是。我的花束里想要有玫瑰和百合。

　　My mother likes roses, too. I can buy a dozen³ of her. 我的妈妈也喜欢玫瑰。我会给她买一些。

　　Bring your credit⁴ card. Roses can be expensive! 带着你的信用卡。玫瑰会很贵的！

1 bouquet   

n.花束，酒香

参考例句：

• This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。

2 website   

n.（互联网的）站点；网址

参考例句：

• Do you have the address of our website?你有我们的网址吗？
• A strange website turns up.出现了一个奇怪的网站。

3 dozen   

n.十二个，几十，许多

参考例句：

• I'll have a dozen eggs.我买一打鸡蛋。
• I buy a dozen of socks.我买了一打袜子。

4 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。