购物篇：买花(2)

A: I want to buy some flowers for my wife's birthday.

我想买些花作为生日礼物送给我的妻子。

B: Red roses are always a popular gift for birthdays.

红玫瑰对于生日礼物的来说最适合不过了。

A: What are the roses going for?

这些玫瑰买多少钱？

B: They're only $20 a dozen¹.

每打只要20美元。

A: That sounds nice and cheap.

听上去还不错，还算便宜。

B: Yes, you're saving² money because they're on sale today.

是的，今天是特价，会节省你一些钱的。

A: Okay, give me the roses.

好的，给我玫瑰吧。

B: Could I interest you in anything else?

还有什么要买的吗？

A: No, but thanks anyway.

不，没有了，谢谢。

B: Your wife will be thrilled³ with the roses.

你的妻子看到玫瑰会很开心的。

1 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。

2 saving   

n.节省，节约；[pl.]储蓄金，存款

参考例句：

• Energy saving is term strategic policy of our country.节约能源是我国长期的战略国策。
• Old-fashioned housewives were usually very saving.旧时的家庭主妇通常都很节俭。

3 thrilled   

adj.非常兴奋的；极为激动的vt.“thrill”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He was thrilled at the prospect of seeing them again. 他一想到將要再次见到他们便欣喜若狂。
• They were thrilled to discover a perfectly preserved specimen of Roman pottery. 他们因发现了一件保存完好的罗马时代陶器而欣喜若狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》