社交英语对话-Inviting Your Boss(2)

A: Mr. Lee, would¹ you and your wife² be free³ next Friday night?
B: I don't think we have any plans⁴, but I would need to see what my wife has planned⁵. Why?
A: My wife mailed⁷ a written invitation⁸ to your wife asking you both to our dinner party.
B: It would be our pleasure⁹ to join you for dinner. What type¹⁰ of party is it?
A: We've always wanted to have a formal¹¹ dinner party.
B: I think we would enjoy that, especially¹² our wives¹³!
A: Four other couples¹⁴ are coming, so I'm hoping¹⁵ for some interesting conversation¹⁶.
B: I am sure we will have a great time. Will some of the couples be from our company¹⁷?
A: Yes, you will know all of our guests¹⁸.
B: I'll make sure to check the mail⁶ for our invitation. Your dinner plans sound wonderful.
 

1 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

2 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

3 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

4 plans   

n.计划( plan的名词复数 )；打算；平面图；示意图v.计划，打算，设计( plan的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• We have to discover his plans and act accordingly. 我们得找出他的计划，照着办。
• There are plans afoot to increase taxation. 正在拟订增税方案。

5 planned   

adj. 计划了的, 根据计划的 动词plan的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• an expedition planned down to the last detail 计划详尽的探险
• Everything was planned in fastidious detail. 样样都一丝不苟地计划好了。

6 mail   

n.邮件；v.邮寄

参考例句：

• He has a large amount of mail to answer every day.他每天有大量的信件要回复。
• Please forward my mail to me.请把我的邮件转寄给我。

7 mailed   

adj. 披着铠甲的, (动物)有甲壳的, [动]有锁子甲状鳞的

参考例句：

• Catalogues of our books will be mailed on request. 书目承索即寄。
• He mailed the package to me. 他给我邮寄了一个包裹。

8 invitation   

n.请帖；邀请

参考例句：

• Thank you for your invitation.谢谢你的邀请。
• You didn't send me an invitation!你没送我请帖！

9 pleasure   

n.愉快，快乐，高兴，乐事，乐趣，意志，愿望

参考例句：

• It's a pleasure talking to you.同您谈话很愉快。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

10 type   

n.类型，型号，样式；v.打字，用打字打出

参考例句：

• He is a fine type of the youth.他是青年人的一个典范。
• She can type 70 words a minute.她一分钟能打70个字。

11 formal   

adj.正式的，正规的，形式的

参考例句：

• The letter is written in a formal style.这封信是用正式文体写的。
• Today's trend is toward less formal clothing.眼下时尚趋向于穿着随便。

12 especially   

adv.特别，尤其，格外；专门地，主要地

参考例句：

• I like to swim,especially in the sea.我喜欢游泳，尤其喜欢在大海中游泳。
• I am especially by math problems.我对数学问题特别感兴趣。

13 wives   

n.妇人；妻子( wife的名词复数 )v.娶妻( wive的第三人称单数 )；嫁；与…结婚

参考例句：

• Husbands are discouraged from voting as proxy for their wives. 不主张丈夫代妻子投票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All are good lasses,but whence come the bad wives? 姑娘个个好，泼妇何处来？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 couples   

n.一对( couple的名词复数 )；一双；一些；夫妻

参考例句：

• a campaign to encourage childless couples to adopt 鼓励无子女夫妇领养孩子的运动
• a small-scale study of couples in second marriages 对再婚夫妇的小范围研究

15 hoping   

v.希望，期望( hope的现在分词 )；[俚语]相信，认为；希望，盼望，期待

参考例句：

• We're hoping for better weather tomorrow. 我们希望明天天气转好。
• We are hoping for good weather on Sunday. 我们盼望着星期天天气好。

16 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

17 company   

n.公司

参考例句：

• Is this your company?这是你的公司吗？
• Which company was that?那是哪家公司？

18 guests   

n.客人；来宾；旅客 vt.招待；款待 vi.作客；客人( guest的名词复数 )；旅客；特邀嘉宾；[动物学]客虫

参考例句：

• The hotel can accommodate up to 500 guests. 这家旅馆可供500位旅客住宿。
• The guests left in an alcoholic haze. 客人们醉醺醺地离去了。