遼寧 曲永華
邀請(qǐng)和被邀請(qǐng)是社交活動(dòng)中經(jīng)常遇到的事情。邀請(qǐng)所表達(dá)的內(nèi)容很明確,確定了目的、時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、請(qǐng)求回復(fù)等事宜。而日??谡Z(yǔ)中那些隨口說(shuō)出的話,你千萬(wàn)別當(dāng)真,這些話只是結(jié)束交談的信號(hào),而并非向你發(fā)出邀請(qǐng);如果拒絕邀請(qǐng),千萬(wàn)要把握好你的語(yǔ)氣和方式,不要傷了對(duì)方的感情。東方人做事比較拘謹(jǐn),剛開(kāi)始時(shí)總會(huì)推辭、客氣一番,所以在招待客人時(shí)也同樣如此。西方人則不同,他們?cè)诖私游锷舷喈?dāng)直率,所以,如果你向他們發(fā)出邀請(qǐng)而被拒絕了,你就不要再說(shuō)了。
1.發(fā)出邀請(qǐng)時(shí)的用語(yǔ):
①Would you like to...?
②Will you come to...?
③May I invite you to dinner?
④What/How about going swimming?
⑤Shall we...?(邀請(qǐng)對(duì)方參加某種活動(dòng)或詢問(wèn)對(duì)方是否愿意做某事的客氣說(shuō)法。)
⑥Why not...?(含蓄委婉地向?qū)Ψ桨l(fā)出邀請(qǐng)時(shí)的句型。)
2.接受邀請(qǐng)時(shí)的用語(yǔ):
①Yes,I'd love to./Yes,I'd be glad to./I'll be glad to./OK./All right./Lovely./I'd like nothing better.
②Yes,it's/that's very kind of you./Thank you,I'd like to very much./Yes,thank you for having/asking me./Thank you for your kind invitation./With pleasure.(接受邀請(qǐng)的常用答謝語(yǔ))
③That sounds great(fun).
④I'd like to.Thanks.
⑤That would be nice.
3.拒絕邀請(qǐng)時(shí)的用語(yǔ):
①I'd love to,but...
②No,thank you.
③It's very nice of you,but...
A:Hello!
B:Hello,is that Miss Smith?
A:Yes.
B:This is Mr.White.How are you?
A:Not too bad,thanks.And you?
B:Fine.Listen.Are you free on Wednesday night?I'd like to invite you to dinner.
A:I'm terribly sorry,but I've already made arrangements for Wednesday.
B:That's a pity.How about Thursday?
A:That would be fine.
B:Great.What time would you like to meet?
A:Whenever is suitable for you.I have no plans for that day.
B:OK,let's say 6:30 p.m.
A:And where would you like to meet?
B:I can pick you up at the gate of your company.Also,what kind of food do you like?
A:I'm not very familiar with Chinese dish.What can you recommend(推薦)?
B:Well,have you heard of Peking Duck?it's a local specialty(地方特產(chǎn)).
A:Of course!Peking Duck is world-famous.I would love to try it.
B:OK,let's have that then.
A:All right.Well,I'll see you later.
B:See you later,goodbye.
A:Bye.
1.—Will you go to the picnic this Saturday?
—I'd like to,______I'll have to help look after my baby sister.
【2018.安徽中考題】
A.but B.or
C.and D.so
【答案與解析】A but但是;or或者;and和;so所以。根據(jù)句意可知空白前后句間是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。故選擇A項(xiàng)。
2.—Would you please come to my birthday party with me tonight?
—_______.I suppose we will have a wonderful night!
【2018·濱州中考題】
A.No way B.Have a good time
C.Not exactly D.My pleasure
【答案與解析】D No way沒(méi)門(mén);Have a good time玩得開(kāi)心;Not exactly并非如此;My pleasure我很樂(lè)意。根據(jù)句意判斷對(duì)方樂(lè)意參加生日派對(duì)。故選擇D項(xiàng)。
3.—Would you like to see the movies with me tonight?It's said to be a science fiction film.
—_______.
【2011·綿陽(yáng)中考題】
A.Thank you very much
B.Yes,I'd love to
C.No,I don't think so
D.You're welcome
【答案與解析】B Would you like to do sth.?句型的肯定回答是Yes,I'd love/like to;否定回答是I'd love/love to,but+理由的句子。
4.—Will you go to________school-leavers'party tomorrow?
—Certainly.I'm going with my parents.
【2018·溫州中考題】
A.a B.an
C.the D./
【答案與解析】C句意:——你明天會(huì)去參加離校生的派對(duì)嗎?——當(dāng)然。我要和父母一起去。這里指的是“那個(gè)”離校生的派對(duì),不是隨便的某一個(gè)派對(duì),屬于特指,故選定冠詞the。
根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容,從方框中選擇適當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)補(bǔ)全對(duì)話,使對(duì)話內(nèi)容完整通順(其中有兩項(xiàng)是多余的)。
Mary:Hi,Alice!Next Saturday is my birthday.___1
Alice:Oh,I'd love to. _2_
Mary:At 3:30 p.m.
Alice:OK.I'll remember it.
Mary:Don't forget to tell Peter.I hope he can come,too.
Alice:Peter?Look!There he is.Let's go and tell him.
Mary:Hello,Peter.__3_
Peter:Nice to see you,too.
Mary:I hope you can come to my party next Saturday.
Peter:Party?What kind of party?
Mary:_4__Would you like to come?
Peter:5_
Mary:Thank you very much.See you then.
Peter:See you.
A.Nice to see you!
B.I'm afraid I can't come.
C.Can you come to my party?
D.Sure,I'd love to.
E.What time does the party start?
F.Thanks a lot for the invitation.
G.It's my birthday party.