英国人越来越喜欢在家里与客人娱乐
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Britons are increasingly entertaining guests at home with dinner, film and karaoke nights, inspired by television shows on cookery and home entertainment, according to a survey.

一项调查显示,受电视烹饪节目和家庭娱乐节目的影响,如今英国人越来越喜欢请客人来家里吃饭、看电影、唱卡拉OK。

Britons are increasingly entertaining guests at home with dinner, film and karaoke nights, inspired by television shows on cookery and home entertainment, according to a survey.
Britons are increasingly entertaining guests at home with dinner, film and karaoke nights, inspired by television shows on cookery and home entertainment, according to a survey.

More than half (53 percent) of the respondents(回答者,调查对象) to a poll of 1,000 Britons across the country said they now prefer to spend quality time with family and friends by inviting1 them over to their homes rather than meeting in bars and restaurants, the survey by mobile phone operator T-Mobile showed.

Popular television shows such as "Come Dine With Me," where amateur(外行的,业余的) chefs attempt to wow each other with their culinary(厨房的,烹调用的) skills, "Master Chef" where ordinary people compete to cook to Michelin standards and a number of celebrity2 cookery shows have inspired Britons to entertain at home.

The poll showed that nearly a third of respondents had splashed out(滥花钱) cash for home entertainment improvements such as sofas, dining tables, games consoles and bigger televisions to impress the guests.

"Over the last couple of years, my clients have increasingly asked for home parties rather than ones at independent venues," party planning expert Liz Brewer3 said in a statement accompanying the poll's results.

"This is not only due to the recession but because many have become increasingly house-proud and keen to show off their cooking skills, in addition to their latest home entertainment purchases."

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver was the top choice for dream host of respondents, while Prime Minister Gordon Brown was one of the least favored, alongside his rival Conservative leader David Cameron.



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1 inviting CqIzNp     
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
参考例句:
  • An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
  • The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人,使人感到亲切温馨。
2 celebrity xcRyQ     
n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望
参考例句:
  • Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
  • He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。
3 brewer brewer     
n. 啤酒制造者
参考例句:
  • Brewer is a very interesting man. 布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
  • I decided to quit my job to become a brewer. 我决定辞职,做一名酿酒人。
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