76.I'd like to invite you to a dinner party.

　　我想邀请你赴宴。

　　77.I hope you'll come.

　　希望你能光临。

　　78.When will the dinner begin？

　　宴会什么时间开始？

　　79.This is your invitation card.

　　这是你的请帖。

　　80.Do you have anything special to do this evening？

　　你今天晚上有别的安排吗？

　　81.Why not go to dinner with us？

　　同我们一道共进晚餐，好吗？

　　82.Do you care for seafood¹？

　　你喜欢吃海鲜吗？

　　83.It seems we have come to the right place.

　　看来我们是来对了地方。

　　84.They are fresh from the sea.

　　这些海产品都很新鲜。

　　85.Are they delivered by air？

　　是空运来的吗？

　　Dialogue A

　　（A： Mr. Warner； B： Mr. Li； C： Miss Yao）

　　A： Shall we make a time for a talk？

　　B： You are a man of action， Mr. Warner. But you have just made a recovery from influenza² and should still have a good rest. We can talk our business later. I'd like to invite you to a dinner party at the restaurant of the Jinjiang Hotel. I hope you'll come.

　　A： It's very kind of you. Thank you for your invitation. When will the dinner begin？

　　C： Tomorrow evening， at 6 o'clock. This is your invitation card， Mr. Warner.

　　A： Thank you. I'll be delighted to come on time. But when shall we fix a time for a talk？

　　B： We can fix a time at the dinner.

　　A： Good. I will be all right at that time.

　　B＆C： We must be going home now. Let us say good-bye.

　　A： Thank you for your kindness. Good-bye and see you tomorrow evening.

　　B＆C： See you tomorrow evening.

　　Dialogue B

　　（Miss Hu， the secretary of Mr. Green， is inviting³ their client Mr. Smith to have a dinner with them. ）

　　（A： Miss Hu； B： Mr Smith）

　　A： Do you have anything special to do this evening， Mr. Smith？

　　B： Nothing special.

　　A： Why not go to dinner with us？

　　B： Don't trouble， Miss Hu？

　　A： No trouble at all. It's our pleasure.

　　B： Thank you.

　　* * * *

　　A： Do you care for seafood？

　　B： That's my favorite.

　　A： Good. It seems we have come to the right place. In this restaurant you can have crabs⁵， prawns⁷， fish， shellfish and the like. They are fresh from the sea.

　　B： Are they delivered by air？

　　A： Certainly.

　　B： That's fine.

　　A： Here we are.

　　Notes 注 释

　　1.Shall we make a time for a talk？

　　我们定个时间谈谈生意，好吗？

　　talk意为“生意谈判”。

　　2.a man of action 实干家

　　3.make a recovery from influenza 感冒初愈

　　4.I'll be delighted to come on time.

　　我一定按时赶到。

　　on time 意为“按时，准时”。

　　如：The train left on time.

　　火车按时开走。

　　5.fix a time for… 给……定时间

　　6.Do you have anything special to do this evening？

　　本句的意思还可以这样表示：

　　Do you have anything in particular to do？

　　7.Don't trouble？

　　不麻烦吗？

　　8.That's my favorite.

　　那是我最喜欢吃的东西。

　　9.come to the right place 来对了地方

　　10.and the like 等等；诸如此类。like是名词，意思为“同样（同类）的人（或事物）”。

　　如：He likes music， painting， and the like.

　　他喜欢音乐、画画等等。

　　I'll bet that you'll never see his like！

　　我敢打赌，你永远不会再看到像他一样的人。

　　Words and Expressions

　　influenza /in'fluenz+/                     n. 感冒

　　invite /in'vait/                                v. 邀请

　　delighted /di'laitid/                         a. 高兴的

　　fix /fiks/                                      v. 定下

　　favorite /'feiv+rit/                          n. 特别喜欢的东西

　　crab⁴ /kr$b/                                  n. 螃蟹

　　prawn⁶ /pr&： n/                              n. 对虾

　　shellfish /'MelfiM/                         n. 贝类

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