白领英语口语速查 第61期:聚会庆祝:庆祝会(1)

 　　庆祝会

　　Celebrating a Party

　　新年宴会

　　New Year banquet

　　A: Are we going to have a New Year banquet on Friday evening？

　　B: Yes.I've made a list about what we need.

　　鸡尾酒会

　　cocktail¹ party

　　A: Hello, Nancy.How about a cocktail party on New Year's Eve?

　　B: Good idea.I like cocktail parties very much.

　　自助餐

　　buffet²

　　A: It's great to have a buffet in the New Year celebration.

　　B: We have a lot of things to prepare.

　　The first important thing is the food,kinds of drinks,too.Let's sit down and talk about it.

　　庆功会

　　celebration party

　　A: Nancy,could you prepare some invitation cards for the celebration party?

　　B: Yes.No problem.

　　我打电话是想邀请您…

　　I'm calling to invite you to...

　　A: Mr.Green,this is Emma from Mail Company.

　　I am calling to invite you to the celebration of our 20th anniversary.

　　B: Congratulations.This is really a great event deserving celebration.What about the time?

　　A: December 28th.

　　B: Wait a moment,let me check my calender.Ok,no problem.I'm free.

1 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。

2 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？