PROGRAMME 27

第一部分：邀請朋友吃飯

一對年輕夫婦Chris和Kerry決定請幾位親友星期六來吃晚飯。于是Kerry給他們打電話聯系。有兩位朋友說不能來．Charles是因為要去聽音樂會，Sal是因為感冒了。接著Kerry又邀請Aunty Doris和Uncle Norm。下面是她和Aunty Doris打電話的情況。

Dialogue 1
英語情景對話1

DORIS: Hello?
KERRY: Oh hello, Aunty Doris. It's Kerry.
DORIS: Oh hello, Kerry, dear. How are you?
KERRY: Oh, I'm fine, thanks. Are you free next Saturday?
DORIS: Yes, I think so.
KERRY: Oh, good. Chris and I were wondering if you and Uncle Norm would like to come and see us.
DORIS: Thanks. I'd love to come.
KERRY: We'd like you to come for dinner.
DORIS: That'd be fine. We'd both love to come What time should we get there?
KERRY: Oh... How about 6.30?
DORIS: Fine. Six-thirty's good for us... Now your new address, Kerry. I'll write it down.
KERRY: It's Flat 3...
DORIS: Flat 3...
KERRY: 97 Eastern Road, Green Valley.
DORIS: 97 Eastern Road, Green Valley.
KERRY: Eastern Road's near the station.
DORIS: Near the station. Mmm.
KERRY: ... and Number 97's opposite a big park.. You can't miss it.
DORIS: Mm Opposite a park. Thanks, dear. We'll find it.
KERRY: Good, Aunty Doris.
DORIS: Oh... And can I bring anything?
KERRY: Oh no, thanks. I'm glad you can come.
DORIS: Well, thanks for inviting us. Goodbye, dear.
KERRY: Goodbye. See you on Saturday.

第二部分：英語詞匯表達

a dining table 飯桌
opposite the park 在公園對面
glad 高興
terrible 厲害的、重的（指病）
Write... down 寫下來
Another time 另找時間
Can I let you know (later)? 我以后再告訴你好嗎？
I was wondering. 我想知道……；不知……
Six of us altogether 我們一共六個人
You can't miss it 你不會找不著的

NAMES:

(female)
Doris
Kerry
Sal(short for Sally)
(male)
Charles
Norm(short for Norman)
Chris(short for Christopher)

第三部分：課程

INVITATIONS 邀請

1．INVITING發出邀請
向別人發出邀請，首先要了解人家是否有空。可以這樣問：
Are you doing anything next Monday?
Are you free on Monday?
What are you doing on Monday?
Have you got anything on on Monday?
如果人家有空，我們接著就可以發出邀請。一種比較客氣的說法是：
I was wondering IF+ you'd like to go to the beach on Saturday.
I was wondering IF+ you'd be able to come to dinner on Saturday.
I was wondering IF+ you can come to dinner on Saturday.
I was wondering IF+ you could come to dinner on Saturday.
當然，我們也可以直接問對方：
Would you like to come to dinner?
Can you come to dinner on Saturday?
What about coming to dinner?
How about coming to dinner?
2．ACCEPTING接受邀請
如果接受邀請，就可以說：
Thanks,或That'd be great.
也可以用其他說法來回答，例如：
Would you like to come to dinner?
- Yes,I would!
How about coming to dinner?
- I'd love to come.
What about coming to dinner?
- Yes, O.K. Thanks for inviting us.
3．DECLINING謝絕邀請
如果不能接受邀請，通常先表示非常愿意來，可以說：
I'd love to come/I'd like to come...
然后表示謝絕，往往開頭用BUT例如：
BUT I'm afraid I can't.
這樣，整個句子就可以說：
I'd love to come BUT I'm afraid I can't.
或：
I'd like to come BUT I'm afraid I can't.
如果不能接受邀請，往往要說明理由，可以這樣說：
I'd love to come BUT I've got something on.
I'd love to come BUT I'm going to a concert.
I'd love to come BUT I don't feel the best．
4．HESITATING一時不能決定
有時不能肯定接受還是不接受邀請，比如自己也不知道有沒有空，就可以說：
I'd love to come but I'm not sura if I'll be free.
如果你想確定以后再通知對方，就可以說：
Can I let you know later?
5．PERSISTING IN THE INVITATION進一步邀請
如果客人不能接受邀請，我們還可以進一步表示希望他來：
Please try to come.
Are you sure you can't come?
6. DETAILS OF THE INVITATION其他有關的細節
接受邀請以后，就需要討論細節，如時間、地點等。關于時間，主人可以主動地說：
Come about 6．
如果主人沒說，客人就可以問：
What time would you like us to come?
如果應邀參加的活動并非十分正式，例如烤肉野餐，客人還可以問：
Can I bring anything?
意思是：我要不要帶點兒食品或飲料？
注意：
在澳大利亞人的口語里，“晚飯”往往不叫dinner，而叫tea。
Tea用在這個場合，當然就不是指一杯茶了。
invite+someone這個說法，后面可以跟to+名詞，例如：
I want to invite you TO a party
I want to invite you TO my place
I want to invite you TO dinner
也可以跟其他附加語，例如：
I want to invite her out 出去玩
I want to invite her round 到我這兒來
I want to invite her over 到我這兒來
I want to invite her home 到我家來

第四部分：練習

填空：
從每個句子下面所列的三個詞語中選一個填在空白處。這個練習
可以增強使用詞匯的能力。
1. Kerry invited Charles to dinner, but he wasn't able
to go. He...
a) accepted b) declined c) was free.
2. Then she invited Sal, but Sal couldn't come because
she was...
a) happy b) angry c) sick
3. Finally Kerry invited Aunty Doris. She said
she'd...to come.
a) love b) hate c) be frightened
4. I like going out to dinner because I like…
a) other people's cooking b) raw food c) my own cooking
5. My husband and I sometimes eat out in...
a) cinemas b) offices c) restaurants
6. When someone invites us to dinner we may ask if we
can...anything.
a) fetch b) bring c) carry.