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 A:     Hello sir, how may I help you?

 B:     I would like to buy some flowers, please. Some-
       thing really nice.

 A:     I see, may I ask whatthe occasion is?

 B:     It’s not really an occasion, it’s more like I’m sorry.

 A:    Very well. This arrangement here is very popu-
        lar among regretful husb ands and boyfriends. It
        has a dozenlong stem red roses with a couple of
       sunflowers and a single orchid¹ that stands out. It
        includes a small teddy bear to achievethe effect of
        immediate² forgiveness.

 B:     I think I’m gonna need more than just a dozen red
        roses and a bear. What else do you recommend?

 A:     Mmm, well this is our ” I’m sorry I cheated on you”
        package. Two dozen red  roses lined  with tulips,
       carnati ons and lilies. The fragrance³ and beauty
       of this flower arrangement is sure to make her for-
       give you.
 B:    I don’t think that’s gonna cut it.  I need something
       bigger and better!

 A:    I’m sorry sir but, what exactly did you do?

 B:    Well, I may have accidentally insinuated⁴ that she
       is getting chubbier⁵ .

 A:    Get out of my store you jerk!
 

1 orchid   

n.兰花，淡紫色

参考例句：

• The orchid is a class of plant which I have never tried to grow.兰花这类植物我从来没种过。
• There are over 35 000 species of orchid distributed throughout the world.有35,000多种兰花分布在世界各地。

2 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

3 fragrance   

n.芬芳，香味，香气

参考例句：

• The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
• The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。

4 insinuated   

v.暗示( insinuate的过去式和过去分词 )；巧妙或迂回地潜入；（使）缓慢进入；慢慢伸入

参考例句：

• The article insinuated that he was having an affair with his friend's wife. 文章含沙射影地点出他和朋友的妻子有染。
• She cleverly insinuated herself into his family. 她巧妙地混进了他的家庭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 chubbier   

adj.胖乎乎的，圆胖的，丰满的( chubby的比较级 )

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