文秘英语 Inviting the Guest to a Dinner 邀请

    Key Sentences（重点句子）76．I'd like to invite you to a dinner party.
    我想邀请你赴宴。
    77．I hope you'll come.
    希望你能光临。
    78．When will the dinner begin?
    宴会什么时间开始？
    79．This is your invitation card.
    这是你的请帖。
    80．Do you have anything special to do this evening?
    你今天晚上有别的安排吗？
    81．Why not go to dinner with us?
    同我们一道共进晚餐，好吗？
    82．Do you care for seafood¹?
    你喜欢吃海鲜吗？
    83．It seems we have come to the right place.
    看来我们是来对了地方。
    84．They are fresh from the sea.
    这些海产品都很新鲜。
    85．Are they delivered by air?
    是空运来的吗？
    Dialogue A(A: Mr. Warner; B: Mr. Li; C: Miss Yao)A: Shall we make a time for a talk?
    B: You are a man of action, Mr. Warner. But you have just made a recovery from influenza² and should still have a good rest. We can talk our business later. I'd like to invite you to a dinner party at the restaurant of the Jinjiang Hotel. I hope you'll come.
    A: It's very kind of you. Thank you for your invitation. When will the dinner begin?
    C: Tomorrow evening, at 6 o'clock. This is your invitation card, Mr. Warner.
    A: Thank you. I'll be delighted to come on time. But when shall we fix a time for a talk?
    B: We can fix a time at the dinner.
    A: Good. I will be all right at that time.
    B＆C: We must be going home now. Let us say good-bye.
    A: Thank you for your kindness. Good-bye and see you tomorrow evening.
    B＆C: See you tomorrow evening.
    Dialogue B(Miss Hu, the secretary of Mr. Green, is inviting³ their client Mr. Smith to have a dinner with them. )(A: Miss Hu; B: Mr Smith)A: Do you have anything special to do this evening, Mr. Smith?
    B: Nothing special.
    A: Why not go to dinner with us?
    B: Don't trouble, Miss Hu?
    A: No trouble at all. It's our pleasure.
    B: Thank you.
    A: Do you care for seafood?
    B: That's my favorite.
    A: Good. It seems we have come to the right place. In this restaurant you can have crabs⁴, prawns⁵, fish, shellfish and the like. They are fresh from the sea.
    B: Are they delivered by air?
    A: Certainly.
    B: That's fine.
    A: Here we are.

1 seafood   

n.海产食品，海味，海鲜

参考例句：

• There's an excellent seafood restaurant near here.离这儿不远有家非常不错的海鲜馆。
• Shrimps are a popular type of seafood.小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。

2 influenza   

n.流行性感冒，流感

参考例句：

• They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.他们采取措施
• Influenza is an infectious disease.流感是一种传染病。

3 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

4 crabs   

n.蟹( crab的名词复数 )；阴虱寄生病；蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 prawns   

n.对虾，明虾( prawn的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Mine was a picture of four translucent prawns, with two small fish swimming above them. 给我画的是四只虾，半透明的，上画有两条小鱼。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文
• Shall we get some shrimp and prawns? 我们要不要买些小虾和对虾？ 来自无师自通 校园英语会话