Going to Home Party
参加家庭宴会

　　欧美人士多半喜欢在自己的家中举行宴会，因此在参加之前一定要熟记一些应付用语。例如，在刚抵达时先表示感谢对方诚意的邀请：It  was  very kind of you to invite us. 而在宴会进行中，一句：You took perfect in that dress. 就可立即打开话匣子了。当然宴会结束后可别忘了向主人说: I really

enjoyed the party this evening.

　　Hello! Here we are.　嗨!我们来了。
　　Hi! It’s been a long time.　嗨!好久不见。

　　How have you been? Come on in.　近来如何？请进。
　　Please come in.　请进。
　　Come right in.　请进。

　　Thank you. I’ve been busy. How about you?　谢谢。我一直很忙。你呢？
　　Pretty busy, too. Just recently I was thinking that we should
 　　　　　get together.　也很忙。最近才想到我们应该聚聚了。

　　Did you have any trouble finding us?　来这儿的时候有没有遇到什么麻烦？
　　Any problems getting here?　到这儿来有没有困难？
　　No. Your directions were great.　没有。你说得很清楚了。
　　No, none at all.　不，一点也没有。

　　Please make yourself at home.　请不要拘束。
　　Make yourself comfortable.　尽量让自己觉得舒服些。

　　I’d like you to meet my wife, Lily.　见见我太太，莉莉。
　　This is Lily, my wife.　这是莉莉，我太太。