情景会话口袋书人际篇27:邀请(2)

 　　10. Would you like a cup of tea?

　　你想喝杯茶吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　What about a cup of tea?

　　Let's have a cup of tea?

　　谚语：

　　A full cup must be carried steadily¹.

　　器满则溢。

　　11. May I have a dance with you?

　　可以请你跳个舞吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Shall we go to dance together?

　　What about going for a dance with me?

　　应用解析：

　　begin the dance 带头跳舞；倡导、带头；

　　a social dance 交谊舞；

　　dance upon nothing 被吊死，被处绞刑

　　12. Would you like to climb the mountain with us?

　　你要不要跟我们一起去爬山？

　　还能这样说：

　　Do you like to go climbing with us?

　　Would you care to joing us to climb the mountain?

　　谚语：

　　He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.

　　千里之行，始于足下。

　　13. You must join us for supper.

　　你一定要和我们一起吃晚饭。

　　还能这样说：

　　Please have supper with us.

　　Please don't leave us alone for supper.

　　应用解析：

　　sing for one's supper 为吃饭或报酬而干活；

　　the Last Supper （耶酥被钉于十字架前与其12门徒的）最后晚餐

　　14. Would you like to join our group boating this Friday?

　　你要不要参加我们这周五的集体划船？

　　还能这样说：

　　Do you like boating with us this Friday?

　　Would you please go boating with us this Friday?

　　应用解析：

　　join hand in hand 同心协力；

　　join in 参加（某活动）；和……一起（做某事）；

　　join up with 汇合

　　15. I would love to, but I have to do my homework first.

　　我很想去，但是首先我要写完作业。

　　还能这样说：

　　I am willing to after I finish my homework.

　　I'd love to, but I can't until I finish my homework.

　　谚语：

　　One love drives out another.

　　新的爱情来，旧的爱情去。

　　16. I appreciate your invitation very much.

　　我很感谢你的邀请。

　　还能这样说：

　　Thank you for inviting² me.

　　Thank you for your warm invitation.

　　应用解析：

　　appreciate sb.'s assistance 感谢某人的支援；

　　apprecaite sb.'s kindness 感谢某人的厚爱；

　　sppreciate the value of 体会……的价值

　　17. I refused the invitation politely.

　　我礼貌地拒绝了邀请。

　　还能这样说：

　　I declined³ the invitation politely.

　　I politely turned down the invitation.

　　应用解析：

　　recycle refuse iron 回收废铁；

　　refuse one's consent 不同意；

　　refuse a suitor 拒绝求婚者

1 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

2 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。

3 declined   

v.辞谢，谢绝（邀请等）( decline的过去式和过去分词 )；（道路、物体等）下倾；（太阳）落下；（在品格、价值上）降低

参考例句：

• We asked her to come to our party, but she declined. 我们请她来参加我们的晚会，但是她谢绝了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He declined to charge his memory with so many details. 他不愿在脑中记这么多细枝末节。 来自《简明英汉词典》