第47课 买花

　　F: Welcome to Flower Power, sir. What can I get for you?

　　花商：先生，欢迎光临动力花店。您要些什么吗？

　　C: I'd like a dozen long-stemmed roses.

　　顾客：我想要一打长梗玫瑰。

　　F: Would you like them delivered?

　　花商：需要帮您外送吗？

　　C: Yes, I'd like them sent to this address.

　　顾客：要，我想送到这个地址。

　　F: Do you want to sign the card?

　　花商：您想要写张卡片吗？

　　C: No, could you just write "your secret admirer" on it for me? I don't want her to recognize my handwriting.

　　顾客：不用，可以只帮我写上“你的神秘的仰慕者”吗？我不想让她认出我的笔迹。

　　F: Ah... very well, sir. I'll have them delivered this afternoon.

　　花商：哦……非常好，先生。今天中午花就会送出去了。

　　1．a dozen N 一打的……

　　dozens of N 很多的……

　　例：Mrs. White bought a dozen eggs at the supermarket.

　　（怀特太太在超市买了一打蛋。）

　　Our library has dozens of books on that subject.

　　（我们图书馆有好几本和那主题有关的书。）

　　2．stem n．（植物的）茎；（树木的）干

　　long-stemmed a. 长梗的

　　3．deliver vt. 递送，传送

　　例：Can you deliver this package for me?

　　（你可以帮我送这份包裹吗？）

　　4．admirer n. 爱慕者

　　5．recognize vt. 认出

　　例：She had changed so much that I couldn't recognize her.

　　（她改变很多以致我认六出她来。）

　　6. handwriting n. 笔迹