Meeting Guests

谢颖

亲朋好友相互邀约聚会串门，是日常生活中常有的事。欧美人若要邀请别人到家做客，一般都要提前打电话正式约请，而被邀者也应给予明确答复，不应模棱两可；同时，还应约定好时间，客人不能迟到，但也不要到得过早，进餐时言谈举止都很有讲究。

下面介绍一些宾主之间的常用礼貌用语。

1. —Would you like to come over for dinner this coming Saturday？

—Yes， I？蒺d love to.

2. Come in， please. We are very glad you could come.

3. We？蒺ve been waiting for you.（一直在等你）

4. Make yourself at home.（请随便些）

5. Thanks for asking me over tonight.

6. I hope you can come back again sometime.

7. Thanks for the wonderful meal.

8. Would you like something to drink？

9. Thank you for a very pleasant evening.

10. Do you mind if I take off the coat？

11. What do you think of the food？

12. Help yourself to some fish.

13. Why not make it seven and have dinner with us？

14. I was wondering if you？蒺d mind if I dropped in（拜访）for a few minutes this evening.

下面提供两组模拟训练题，（A）为选择最佳选项补全对话，（B）为在空白处填入一个适当的词，使对话完整。

（A）

A： 1 Come in. We？蒺re awfully glad you could come.

B：Thank you very much for inviting me.

A：That？蒺s all right. I？蒺ve wanted to have you over before this.

B： 2

A：Thanks. Please sit down and have something to drink.

B：OK. 3

A： 4 Please make yourself at home.

B： 5

（B）

A：Good evening ， Rose. I？蒺m glad you come for our thanksgiving dinner.

B：Thanks for 1 me.

A：Are you 2 ？Look， we have a 3 to eat.

B：Wonderful. Look at that 4 ， it？蒺s so big.

A：No， it？蒺s a turkey. Would you 5 to have a taste？

B：Thanks. I？蒺d love to. Oh， it？蒺s very 6 .

A：And have something to drink？

B：Yes， I？蒺m 7 and hungry.

A：What would you like？

B：A cup of tea 8 nothing in it.

A：Wait a minute， and help 9 to some fish and pumpkin pies.

B：Thanks a lot. They？蒺re very delicious.

A：I？蒺m very 10 you liked it.

KEY（A）BECDA（B）1. asking 或 inviting 2. hungry 3. lot

4. chicken 5. like 6. delicious 7. thirsty 8. with 9. yourself 10. glad