购物英语对话-Buying Flowers(4)

A: I want to buy some flowers for my wife's birthday.
B: Red roses are always a popular gift for birthdays.
A: What are the roses going for?
B: They're only $20 a dozen.
A: That sounds nice and cheap.
B: Yes, you're saving¹ money because they're on sale today.
A: Okay, give me the roses.
B: Could I interest you in anything else?
A: No, but thanks anyway.
B: Your wife will be thrilled² with the roses.
 

1 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。

2 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》