应用会话部分:
六、社会生活:
1. Diplomacy (2)
10) Please call me and let me know.
请打电话告诉我。
* let me
know 是“通知我”,and 是类似 to 的用法。
11) We are having a party and would like
you to come.
我们要开派对,能请您光临吗?
*
是邀请的表达,would you like to come 是“希望您能光临”。
若关系亲密时,是说“How about joining us?”亦可。
12) We'd love to have you.
我们很想邀请您。
* would love
to...和would like to...都是“很想……”,love 在口语上是作 like very much
的意思。
13) We're having a little get-together
Friday night.
周五晚上我们有个小派对。
* a little
get-together 是指“小派对”、“小宴会”的意思。
14) Feel free to bring your brother if he
would like to come.
如果喜欢的话,你不妨带令兄一起来。
* feel free
to...是“随意、不拘束”的意思。
15) Shall I come by early to help you get
ready?
我提早一点来,帮忙准备宴会好吗?
* get ready
是“准备”的意思。
Shall I...? 是“我……好吗?”问对方意向的问法,使用的很广泛。
e.g. Shall
we all go to the film tonight?
我们今晚都去看电影吗?
16) Please come in; you're right on
time.
请进,你正好准时到来。
* on time
是“按时、准时”的意思。
right 在这里用于强调(准时)。
17) I'm so glad you could make it.
我很高兴赶上时间。
* make it
是“成功”,“赶上时间”等的常用措辞。
18) Please make yourself at home.
请随意一点。
* at home
是“如同在自己家里,宾至如归”。