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Neil: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Neil Edgeller.
尼爾：大家好，歡迎收聽地道英語節目。我是尼爾·埃杰勒。
Feifei: And I'm Feng Feifei. Neil, you look terrible! You've got red eyes, grey skin and your voice is so rough!
菲菲：我是馮菲菲。尼爾，你看起來很糟糕！你的眼睛發紅，膚色發灰，聲音沙啞！
Neil: Oh, Feifei, you're right. I feel terrible. I went to a leaving do last night and I drank too much beer... and wine...
尼爾：菲菲，你說得沒錯。我感覺很糟。我昨晚參加了一個歡送會，我喝了太多啤酒，還有紅酒……
Feifei: A leaving do? Do?
菲菲：一個leaving do？Do？
Neil: Yes, a leaving do. A colleague has got a job at another company and had a party to celebrate his last day.
尼爾：對，一個歡送會。一個同事在另一家公司找到了份新工作，所以他辦了個聚會來慶祝他在這里的最后一天。
Feifei: So it was a party?
菲菲：所以那是個派對？
Neil: Yes, that's what I said. It was a leaving do.
尼爾：對，就是我剛才說過的，一個歡送會。
Feifei: Right, so 'do' is a noun and it means party?
菲菲：好，所以do在這里是個名詞，意思是聚會？
Neil: Yes, that's right. It's British English. Urgh.
尼爾：對，沒錯。這是英式英語。
Feifei: Ah, so in British English, another word for party is 'do'.
菲菲：所以在英式英語中，派對也可以用do來表示。
A: Did you enjoy Mary's wedding?
A：你在瑪麗的婚禮上玩得開心嗎？
B: Oh, it was an amazing do. The food was delicious and there was an excellent band playing. We danced all night!
B：哦，那真是個非常精彩的宴會。食物非常好吃，而且樂隊演奏非常棒。我們整晚都在跳舞！
A: Oh, hi Dave. We're having a bit of a do on Saturday and wondered if you and Sally would like to come over?
A：你好，戴夫。我們打算周六舉行一場小型宴會，不知道你和薩莉愿不愿意來參加？
B: Thanks, that would be great. You two always put on a good do.
B：謝謝你，那真是太好了。你們兩個人總是舉辦精彩的宴會。
Feifei: So is this a common word?
菲菲：所以這個詞很常用嗎？
Neil: Yes, you'll hear it all the time: especially in certain phrases.
尼爾：對，你會經常聽到這個詞；尤其是在特定的詞組中。
Feifei: Like what?
菲菲：舉例來說呢？
Neil: Well, a leaving do.
尼爾：比如歡送會。
Feifei: A leaving do.
菲菲：歡送會。
Neil: And a bit of a do–we're having a bit of a do.
尼爾：還有小型聚會，我們計劃辦場小型聚會。
Feifei: A bit of a do. So, was it a good leaving do last night?
菲菲：小型聚會。那昨晚的歡送會精彩嗎？
Neil: Um, yes, yes, yes it was very good... I think. I can't really remember...
尼爾：嗯，很棒，非常精彩……我想，其實我不太記得了……
Feifei: Go home and get some sleep!
菲菲：回家睡一會兒吧！
Neil: That's a very, very good idea. Bye for now.
尼爾：這是個非常棒的主意。現在該結束節目了。
Feifei: Bye!
菲菲：再見！
