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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