会话指南（2）

Invitations and responses

邀请别人及回答一般有以下几种：

1．Will you come to．．．？

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肯定回答往往是“Yes，I'd like to ／I'd love to．或者Yes，that'svery kind ／nice of you．”

否定回答一般是I'd love to ／I'd like to，but．．．后面说明原因为什么不能接受邀请。

2．Would you like to．．．？

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3．I'd like to invite you to．．．

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邀请和回答是灵活多样的，除以上几种形式外，下面再列举几种常见、有用的邀请及回答形式：

1．Bob，are you free this evening？

—Yes，why？

—No，I've something to attend to．

2．Do you happen to be free this evening？

—Yes，I think so．

—Well，I'm fully engaged this evening．

3．Would you like to come to our party？

—Yes，I'd love to．／That's very kind ofyou，but I have to do my homework．

4．We're having a dinner this Saturday evening．Would you be able to come？

—That would be lovely．／Thanks very much．I'd love to，but

I'll have to wait for an important phone call．

5．When can we expect you for dinner？Can you come tonight？

—Thank you．I'd like to come very much．／Not tonight．I promised to go to a concert with my sister．

6．Would you care to have a meal with ustomorrow evening？

—That sounds very nice．／That's very kind of you，but I ought to study for the class test．

7．May we have the pleasure of your company at our party？

—I'll be looking forward to it．／Thankyou very much，but I'm afraid I have to go to a meeting．

8．How about Friday，then？

—That sounds fine．／I'm sorry．I've got to visit my aunt．

9．What about tomorrow evening，then？

—That sounds GREat．／I don't know．I've got so many things to do．

10．Oh，all right．Some other time then？

—Yes，fine．Thanks for the invitation．