职场口语 接受邀请(2)
详解实用对话 Accepting an Invitation Frank:Hi, Alice. What are you doing this Sunday? Alice:Nothing really. Why? What's up? ❶ Frank:If you're free, maybe you would like to come to a small party I'm having for my birthday. It should be fun. You'll get to know lots of people. Alice:Sounds great. I'd very much like to accept your invitation. Thanks. When? Frank:Around 6:00 pm. Alice:Do you need help setting up ❷ or anything? I don't mind. I like to do that kind of thing. It's fun and I have a good eye for ❸ decorating. Frank:No. Thank you. I can handle it. But thanks for the offer. Alice:OK. I'll see you then. Frank:Great. Have a good day! Thanks again for the offer. 详细解说 ❶ “What's up?”在这里表示“怎么啦?发生什么事了?”,相当于“What's the matter? What's wrong?”。另外,“What's up?”还可以用作问候语,用于熟人 之间,和“What's new?”相似,表示“有什么新鲜事情发生吗?有没有什么新 鲜事儿?”,例如:-Hey Chris. What's up? -Not much.(-嘿,克里斯。有什 么新鲜事吗?-没什么新鲜事。) ❷ “set up”在这里的意思是“(为活动等)做安排,组织”,例如:There's lots of work involved in setting up the festival.(节日安排涉及的工作很多。) ❸ “have an eye for sth.”表示“对……有眼光,对……有鉴赏力”,例如:She has an eye for beauty.(她很有审美眼光。)I've never had much of an eye for fashion.(我对时尚从来就没有太多的鉴赏力。) 接受邀请 弗兰克:嗨,爱丽丝。你这周六打算干什么? 爱丽丝:没什么。怎么了?有什么事吗? 弗兰克:如果你有空的话,也许你会愿意来参加我为庆祝生日而举办的小型聚会。应 该很有意思的。你可以结识很多人。 爱丽丝:听起来不错啊。我非常愿意接受你的邀请。谢谢啊。什么时候开始? 弗兰克:大约下午六点吧。 爱丽丝:你需要帮忙布置或其他什么吗?我不介意的。我很乐意做那些事的。做室内 布置很有趣,而且我对此很有眼光。 弗兰克:不用了。谢谢。我自己可以应付得来。但还是要谢谢你的好意。 爱丽丝:好吧。那到时候见。 弗兰克:好。祝你一天好心情!再次感谢你的好意。 单词 ☆ fun[fʌn]a. 有趣味的 ☆ decorate['dekəreit]v. 装饰 ☆ handle['hændl]v. 应付,处理 |