dialogue 1

Jingjing:　Mark, you're looking ______ this afternoon.　How's life _____ you?

Mark:　I'm feeling ______.　Thanks for ______.　I'm afraid I might not be in such ______ condition tomorrow, though.

Jingjing:　______　What's the matter?

Mark:　Well, I've got to go to this _____ with my ----, as well as an ______ who I'm told likes _____.

Jingjing:　Oh, let me guess: you're _______ that you'll be ______ to drink ______.　Is that it?

Mark:　Yep, ______ because I'm one of the _____ guys in my office.　That investor might __ and get me to----- my ______.

Jingjing:　I hope that doesn't _______, Mark!

Mark:　We have a couple of ______ colleagues who work _____.　I'm trying to see if they're_ to the -------.

Jingjing:　Hmm, it's always _____ to know who's _______ and who's not.　But, actually, I think you might be _______if it's just you and the-------- who are male.　The trouble _____ when almost everyone is _____, and they try to get someone ____ while everyone_______.

Mark:　Yeah, that ______.　Anyway, I wouldn't be _______ if the investor ______ to be a _____ who _______ to the-----and therefore can't have a ______.

Jingjing:　I bet you'll _____, Mark.　Anyway, a little ________ at a party like that is---------for people to _______.　It's a sign of__ when you take big ______ and accept ______.

Mark:　I know.　I don't mind _______ my heart to these colleagues; and if that _____ to drinking--------e glasses of _____ liquor, ------------, I _______.

Jingjing:　Well, I hope you don't take it _____.　Next time we talk will be before that --------------.　So, I'll have a few ______ ready for you, to avoid ______.

Mark:　Thanks _______, Jingjing!

dialogue 2

Jingjing:　Mark, good to see you again.　You're still_____ for that banquet _____, right?

Mark:　I sure _____.　I got the _____ of the restaurant, and read _____ that it's famous for ______.

Jingjing:　Oh, that's cause for ______.　So, are you ready for my ______?

Mark:　Yeah, I'll even take ______!

Jingjing:　OK.　First of all, ---------- 干杯, it doesn't ______ mean that you have to ______ your glass, it's just a way of ______ cheers and _______ others to take_ sips.

Mark:　Yeah, I learned that the _____ several years _______.

Jingjing:　Here comes the ------- then: _____ your glass back and make it---------you're _ a big sip, but don't actually ______ much.　That way, _______ who are --------- the table for ________ will not choose you, as they see your glass still at _____after several _______.

Mark:　That's easier _____ than _____, Jingjing!　Folks always ask me, hey, ____your glass is still more than _____?

Jingjing:　Don't worry about it.　You just want to _________ at the beginning.　Don't be that guy who starts _____ before anybody else.

Mark:　______.　I'm much less ______, now that I have a ______ to talk about this with a friend.

Jingjing:　I'm glad to _____.　So, my ---------, if _______ comes to _______: ______ a little baijiu out into your _______, while----------------------.　The alcohol will _______ from there.

Mark:　That's kind of a _____.　I hope I won't have to use it, though.　I really want to _______ my host's _______.

Jingjing:　I don't think they're going to _______ you.　So, finally, my---------- is for you to _______ after the------and _______ have done it. ________ you're a little drunk, and _______ that you shouldn't have much more to drink, then take a-----------after your _______.

Mark:　I like that, especially if I they haven't ______ till then.

Jingjing:　Right.　Just _______ my three or --------------, and you won't have to have _______ or _______!

new words and phrases

chipper:　

to put away the booze:　

to single someone out:

tolerance:

to knock back <a drink>:　

to get toasted:　

a heavyweight:　

to get wasted:　

to antagonize <someone>:　

make like <something>:　

to drinking <someone> under the table:　

a wooden leg:　

a stomach pump: