Intermediate - Ordering Flowers (C1262)

A: 小剑,你在网上订花啊?
Xiǎojiàn, nǐ zài wǎngshàng dìng huā a?
Xiaojian, you're ordering flowers online?
B: 嗯。我女朋友快过生日了,你说送什么花好?
ng4. wǒ nǚpéngyou kuài guò shēngrì le, nǐshuō sòng shénme huā hǎo?
Yup. My girlfriend's birthday is coming up. What flowers do you think I should send?
A: 玫瑰代表爱情,当然送玫瑰了!玫瑰加百合也OK。
méigui dàibiǎo àiqíng, dāngrán sòng méigui le! méigui jiā bǎihé yě OK.
Roses represent love. So send roses, of course! Roses with lilies are OK too.
B: 老送这两样也没意思。有没有什么特别的?
lǎo sòng zhè liǎng yàng yě méi yìsi. yǒuméiyǒu shénme tèbié de?
Always sending those two is boring. Isn't there anything special?
A: 那就送兰花吧。
nà jiù sòng lánhuā ba.
So send orchids then.
B: 别捣乱!兰花不是送老人的吗?
bié dǎoluàn! lánhuā bùshì sòng lǎorén de ma?
Don't mess around! Aren't orchids for old people?
A: 哦,那你自己看吧。
ò, nà nǐ zìjǐ kàn ba.
Oh. Look yourself then.
B: 好,我再看看。哎,天堂鸟代表什么?
hǎo, wǒ zài kàn kan. āi, tiāntángniǎo dàibiǎo shénme?
OK, I'll look some more. Hey, what do birds of paradise represent?
A: 代表自由、幸福。
dàibiǎo zìyóu、 xìngfú.
They represent "freedom" and "happiness."
B: 也挺好的。那我就订天堂鸟吧!
yě tǐng hǎo de. nà wǒ jiù dìng tiāntángniǎo ba!
Also not bad. Then I'll just order birds of paradise!
A: 小剑,你快看外面!那么多玫瑰!
Xiǎojiàn, nǐ kuài kàn wàimian! nàme duō méigui!
Xiao Jian! Look outside! So many roses!
B: 有999朵吧?有人要求婚吗?
yǒu jiǔbǎi jiǔshí jiǔ duǒ ba? yǒurén yào qiúhūn ma?
Are there 999? Is someone going to propose?

Key Vocabulary

dìng to order
sòng to send
过生日 guò shēngrì to have a birthday
hǎo good
玫瑰 méigui rose
代表 dàibiǎo to represent
爱情 àiqíng love
百合 bǎihé lily
lǎo always
yàng [measure word for types of things]
特别 tèbié special
兰花 lánhuā orchids
捣乱 dǎoluàn to make trouble
天堂鸟 tiāntángniǎo birds of paradise
自由 zìyóu freedom
幸福 xìngfú happiness
duǒ [measure word for flowers]
求婚 qiúhūn propose

Supplementary Vocabulary

三个代表 Sān ge dàibiǎo The 'Three Represents' of the Communist Party of China
长长久久 chángchángjiǔjiǔ a very long time
菊花 júhuā chrysanthemum
康乃馨 kāngnǎixīn carnation
郁金香 yùjīnxiāng tulip
马蹄莲 mǎtílián calla lily
向日葵 xiàngrìkuí sunflower
非洲菊 fēizhōujú gerbera

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