英语博客：ESL Podcast 705 – An Exclusive Guest List

　　Catherine: Do you have a draft of the guest list? We need to get the invitations out next week.
Ralph: It’s not quite done yet. I keep going back and forth¹ about a few people I’m not sure about, like Lacy Say.
Catherine: Lacy Say? She’s a has-been. She hasn’t been in a movie for years. We only want people on the A-list at this party.
Ralph: What about Jess McGillan? I’m on the fence about him.
Catherine: He’s definitely a D-lister. This party is very exclusive and we don’t want any D-listers rubbing elbows with VIPs.
Ralph: I understand that, but what if we don’t get enough A-listers to come?
Catherine: That will not happen. This party has to be a success!
Ralph: And if we don’t have enough guests because we’ve excluded so many D-list celebrities²?
Catherine: There will always be gatecrashers. We can let in a few to buff up the numbers, if push comes to shove.
Ralph: What happens to the exclusivity of the party if that happens?
Catherine: If that happens, this party has bombed and I don’t care if we even let in podcasters!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目