邀请与回复 Invitation and Reply
在社交生活中,朋友或同事之间的邀请与被邀请是时常发生的。因此,邀请与回复别人也是十分重要的社交生活,一起学习吧!
Dave: Now, I have a surprise. We’ve booked the Hilton Cafeteria to celebrate our partnership. We’d like to invite you to dinner.
Lily: The Hilton Cafeteria? It’s too popular to book a table there. That’s amazing!
Dave: Ah yes...but because of the influence of our company in California, we’ve booked a table at 7 o’clock. Our boss Caroline and her secretary Kim will be there too.
Lily: How wonderful! We’d love to come.
Dave: The Hilton Cafeteria is a revolving restaurant where we can overlook the whole city.
Lily: Oh, fabulous!
戴维: 现在我有一个惊喜。为了庆祝我们之间的合作关系,我们已经预订了希尔顿餐厅。我们邀请你们共进晚餐。
莉莉: 希尔顿餐厅?那里太受欢迎了,很难订到位置。太好了!
戴维: 啊,是的……但是因为我们公司在加利福尼亚的影响力,我们还是预订到了晚上七点钟的座位。我们的老板卡洛琳和她的秘书金也会去。
莉莉:太好了!我们很愿意去。
戴维: 希尔顿餐厅是一家旋转餐厅,在那里我们可以俯瞰整个城市。
莉莉:啊,真是太好了!
高频词汇
surprise [sə'praɪz] n. 惊喜
cafeteria [kæfɪ'tɪərɪə] n. 自助餐厅
celebrate [ˈseləbreɪt] vt. 庆祝
invite [ɪn'vaɪt] vt. 邀请
overlook [əʊvə'lʊk] vt. 俯瞰,俯视
实用表达
①Would you like to have dinner with me?
你想和我一起共进晚餐吗?
可以这样回答:
I’d love to, thanks.
我很乐意,谢谢。
②How about watching a movie?
去看电影怎么样?
还可以这样表达:
What do you say to watching a movie?
你觉得去看电影怎么样?
③Thanks for your invitation. I’d be happy to go.
谢谢你的邀请,我很高兴前往。
回复别人的邀请,也可以这样表达:
I was thrilled upon hearing your invitation.
听到你的邀请我很兴奋。
·thrilled adj. 感到兴奋的
④I’m afraid I have to turn down your invitation.
恐怕我不得不拒绝你的邀请。
拒绝别人的邀请,也可以这样表达:
I have no choice but to say no to your invitation.
我别无选择,只好拒绝你的邀请。
·say no to 拒绝
⑤ I really hate to turn you down, but I already have a social engagement.
我真的不想拒绝你,但我已经有了应酬。
·turn down 拒绝
·engagement 正式约会
⑥I have a lot of work to catch up on.
我有很多工作要做。
补充拒绝邀请的理由,也可以这样表达:
I’ve been swamped / very busy.
我已忙得不可开交。
I have to take care of my mother.
我必须照顾我妈妈。
⑦Should I ask Sara to the party?
我该邀请莎拉来参加派对吗?
可以这样回答:
I would if I were you.
如果我是你的话,我会邀请她。
⑧Do you have time next Monday?
你下周一有时间吗?
可以这样回答:
Yeah, what’s up?
有啊,什么事?
⑨I want to show my gratitude for your hospitality.
我想要对各位的热情表示感谢。
也可以这样表达:
I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks for your hospitality.
知识加油站
★ 一般正式的邀请要给对方发送邀请函,其英文是 invitation letter。
★ like to do和like doing的区别:
like to do表示偶尔一次喜欢做某事
like doing 表示长期性地喜欢做某事