Accepting an Invitation 接受邀請(qǐng)

You must have had the experience of giving and receiving invitations. Do you remember the last invitation from a friend? How did you settle the visit with your friend?

一般說來，你確定接受某個(gè)邀請(qǐng)之后，需要跟邀請(qǐng)人確認(rèn)date，time和place三項(xiàng)，并且表達(dá)你的pleasure or gratitude。

在上面的flash對(duì)話中，Liu接受了去Chris家里做客的邀請(qǐng)。下面展示了Liu和Chris之間兩個(gè)版本的對(duì)話。比較一下這兩個(gè)對(duì)話有何不同。

版本一：

CHRIS: Hi, Liu! How's it going?

LIU: Fine, thanks. You?

CHRIS: Can't complain. Listen Liu, I wonder if you would like to come round and have a meal sometime?

LIU: Yeah, thanks a lot, that would be great!

CHRIS: What about Saturday evening?

LIU: Sure, Saturday evening would be fine. What time?

CHRIS: Let's make it around six. That okay?

LIU: Great!

CHRIS: You know where I live, don't you?

LIU: Yeah. No problem. Thanks very much. I really look forward to that.

版本二：

Chris: Hi, Liu! How are you?

Liu: Fine, thanks. You?

Chris: Not bad. Listen Liu, I wonder if you would like to come to my home and have a meal sometime?

Liu: Yeah, thanks a lot, that would be great!

Chris: Would Saturday evening be fine for you?

Liu: Sure, Saturday evening would be fine. What time shall we meet then?

Chris: Let's meet at about six o'clock. Is that okay?

Liu: Great!

Chris: You know where I live, don't you?

Liu: Yeah. No problem. Thanks very much. I really look forward to that.

看出不同了嗎?版本一適用于相熟的朋友之間，而版本二則適用于正式場(chǎng)合。

除此之外，我們還應(yīng)該了解西方做客的一個(gè)小禮儀：如果你和主人約好一個(gè)時(shí)間見面，那么你最好準(zhǔn)時(shí)或者推遲5-7分鐘到達(dá)。It is polite in the West to arrive at the time specified or within five or seven minutes after that time. 不要提前到達(dá)哦。主人們正在抓緊最后的時(shí)間準(zhǔn)備一切，所以給他們多一些準(zhǔn)備時(shí)間吧。

由此可見，上面對(duì)話中when Chris says "Let's make it around six", he actually means "not before six"。

邀請(qǐng)典型例句：

I wonder if you would like to come around and have a meal sometime? 不知可否請(qǐng)您來家里吃頓便飯?

What about Saturday evening? 星期六怎么樣?

Let's make it around six. 咱們約在六點(diǎn)左右吧。