Meeting Guests

謝穎

親朋好友相互邀約聚會串門，是日常生活中常有的事。歐美人若要邀請別人到家做客，一般都要提前打電話正式約請，而被邀者也應給予明確答復，不應模棱兩可；同時，還應約定好時間，客人不能遲到，但也不要到得過早，進餐時言談舉止都很有講究。

下面介紹一些賓主之間的常用禮貌用語。

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.（請隨便些）

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（拜訪）for a few minutes this evening.

下面提供兩組模擬訓練題，（A）為選擇最佳選項補全對話，（B）為在空白處填入一個適當的詞，使對話完整。

（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