Invitation and Reply 邀请与回应 1. What are you doing tomorrow? 你明天要干什么? 邀请的前奏: Are you doing anything tomorrow? 你明天有什么事情要做吗? Are you busy tomorrow? 你明天忙吗? 根据自己的具体安排回答即可: I'm free tomorrow. 我明天有空。 I'm not doing anything tomorrow. 我明天没什么事情要做。 I'm busy tomorrow. 我明天比较忙。 2. Would you like to come over? 你想过来吗? 还可以这样发出邀请: Do you Want to come over? 你想过来吗? Do you think you could come Over? 你觉得你能过来吗? I'd like it if you come over. 如果你过来我会很高兴的。 接受: Okay, I can come over. 我能过来。 模棱两可: I don't know if I want to. 我不知道我是不是想过来。 拒绝:
I can't. I have work I need to get done. 我过不来了，我有工作得做。 ♦ come over 过来, 顺便来访 3. Can you come to my party? 你能来我的聚会吗? 类似的邀请: Can you go to the movies? 你能去看场电影吗? Would you honor me by corning to the party tonight? 请你赏光出席今晚的聚会好吗? Could I have the pleasure of dancing with you? 能请你跳支舞吗? 欣然接受邀请: Sure. I'd love to. 当然,我很愿意。 拒绝并说明理由: I'd very much like to, but I've already had plans for tonight. 我很愿意去,但我今晚己另有安排。 I wish I could, but I've promised to show Tom around. 我希望能来，但我已答应带汤姆转转。 4. We can do something else instead. 我们可以做点其它事情。 邀请方可以建议做些事情： We can go out if you Want 如果你想的话我们可以出去。 We don't have to hang out at my place. We can go out. 我们不一定就在我这里呆着,我们可以出去。 We don't have to stay here if you want to go out instead. 我们不一定得在这儿待着,如果你想出去的话。 对方的意见: It's okay, we can just hang out at your place. 好的，我们就在你那里待一会儿吧。 Alright, we can go out and do something. 好的，我们可以出去干点事情。 5. May we have the pleasure of your company at dinner? 我们看以请您一起共进晚餐吗? 邀请做其他的事情: Would you be free to come to a concert on Saturday? 你星期六有时间去音乐会吗? We should be delighted if you could spend an evening with us. 如果你能同我们一起度过一个晚上,我们将非常高兴。 Shall we get together sometime? 咱们抽个时间聚聚怎样? 好啊,正中下怀: That would be a great idea. 那太好了。 ♦ get together 聚会, 聚集
