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

dìngto order
sòngto send
过生日guò shēngrìto have a birthday
hǎogood
玫瑰méiguirose
代表dàibiǎoto represent
爱情àiqínglove
百合bǎihélily
lǎoalways
yàng[measure word for types of things]
特别tèbiéspecial
兰花lánhuāorchids
捣乱dǎoluànto make trouble
天堂鸟tiāntángniǎobirds of paradise
自由zìyóufreedom
幸福xìngfúhappiness
duǒ[measure word for flowers]
求婚qiúhūnpropose

Supplementary Vocabulary

三个代表Sān ge dàibiǎoThe 'Three Represents' of the Communist Party of China
长长久久chángchángjiǔjiǔa very long time
菊花júhuāchrysanthemum
康乃馨kāngnǎixīncarnation
郁金香yùjīnxiāngtulip
马蹄莲mǎtíliáncalla lily
向日葵xiàngrìkuísunflower
非洲菊fēizhōujúgerbera

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