lesson 08 邀请邀约

    invitation

    01 are you free this weekend?

    你这周末有空吗？

    类似表达

    do you have free time this weekend? / will you be free this weekend? / are you available this weekend?

    02 let's have dinner together.

    我们一起吃晚饭吧。

    语法提要

    let是使役动词，在主动句中要使用不带to的动词不定式，但是在被动句中，to一定要加上。

    03 i'm honored to be invited to the banquet.

    我很荣幸受邀参加这次的宴会。

    单词释义 banquet [?b??kw?t] n. 宴会，盛宴，款待

    04 please pay me a visit when you are free.

    有空请来我家做客。

    类似表达

    please come to visit me if you're free. / please drop over to my house for a visit if you're not going to be busy.

    05 let's fix a time for meeting.

    我们约个见面的时间吧。

    词组释义 fix a time for sth 确定时间做某事

    06 i sincerely hope you can make it.

    我真心希望你可以来参加。

    词组释义 make it 达成预定目标，赶到

    07 would you like to go surfing with me?

    你愿意和我一起去冲浪吗？

    类似表达

    do you want to go surfing with me? / would you care to join me to go surfing?

    08 we have arranged to meet each other at five o'clock afternoon.

    我们约好下午五点见面。

    注意事项

    相互代词each other和one another在现代英语中通常可以互换，另外，each other还可以分开来用，这个时候要在other前面加上定冠词the，如each wants to make joke of the other.表示双方都想开彼此的玩笑。

    09 shall we plan it for another day?

    我们可以再约时间吗？

    语法提要

    不定代词another泛指另一个同类的人或物。如：can you give me another example? 你能再举一个例子吗？

    10 i'm never too glad to accept your invitation.

    我十分开心能收到你的邀请。

    语法提要

    too...to...的基本意义是“太……而不能……”，但是当too前面有never, all, but，only，not修饰，且后面跟的是表示心情的形容词或副词时，too...to...要译为“非常……，十分……”，表肯定意义。

    11 i'd love to, but i have other plans.

    我很愿意去，但是我还有其他的安排。

    注意事项

    当别人邀请你吃饭或参加聚会时，如果你可以去就直接说i would like to.就行了，如果你没办法出席，首先要向对方表示感谢，然后再说出不能出席的理由。

    12 i appreciate your invitation very much.

    我非常感谢你的邀请。

    单词释义 appreciate [??pri:??e?t] vt. 感激，欣赏，领会

    13 shall we make a date to go to theater?

    我们可以约好一起去看电影吗？

    词组释义 make a date to do sth 约定做某事

    14 may i have the pleasure of dancing with you?

    我能请你跳支舞吗？

    类似表达

    may i have a dance. / may i ask you to dance with me? / can i invite you to dance with me? / shall we dance, please?

    15 do try to come.

    请一定要来。

    语法提要

    以动词原形开头的祈使句可以表示请求，这里的do可以体现出说话人邀请对方时的诚意。

    16 would you like to sit with us, susan?

    苏珊，你愿意和我们坐在一起吗？

    语法提要

    would you like... 表示“愿意……，想要……”，后面既可以直接加名词，表示“想要某物”；也可以加动词不定式，表示“愿意做某事，想要做某事”。

    17 we're looking forward to your coming.

    我们盼望着你的到来。

    词组释义 look forward to 期望，盼望

    18 i sincerely hope you will not decline my invitation.

    我真心希望你不会拒绝我的邀请。

    单词释义 decline [d?'kla?n] vt. 婉拒，谢绝

    19 would you like to come to my home tonight?

    你今天晚上可以来我们家吗？

    类似表达

    will you come to my home tonight? / do you want to come to my home tonight? / can you come to my home tonight? / i wonder if you can come to my home tonight?

    20 he invites me to go into partnership with him in the future.

    他邀请我将来和他一起合作。

    词组释义 go into partnership with 与……成为合作伙伴