考研听力基本功1 Passage19

The first a that they make it possib
[00:17.50]to entertain more peop
[00:26.44]than could otherwise be accommodated¹ in the same spac
[00:46.16]At our house,for exampl
[00:56.29]we can seat about eight people at our dinner tabl
[01:17.45]If we want to entertain more than tha
[01:30.17]a cocktail² party is often the best alternativ
[01:48.85]Another advantage of cooktail parti
[02:04.00]is that there is less work for the hosts than dinner partie
[02:24.51]Most foods can be prepared well in advan
[02:42.64]and kept in the refrigerator until party tim
[03:00.17]There's little or no cooking to d
[03:13.02]you don't have to set the table or wash the dishe
[03:30.42]and the entire affa
[03:40.58]is more informal and relaxed than most dinner partie
[04:01.79]Because of the numbers of guests that can be invite
[04:19.29]cocktail parti
[04:26.03]are particularly useful for introducing peopl
[04:42.17]For examp
[04:49.07]when a new family moves nearly,
[05:00.90]a cocktail party is a fine wa
[05:13.31]to have them meet the neighbor

1 accommodated   

v.容纳( accommodate的过去式和过去分词 )；使适应；向…提供住处；帮忙

参考例句：

• The guests are well accommodated. 待客周到。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Students are accommodated in homes nearby. 学生被安置在附近的住家中。 来自辞典例句

2 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。