52. A Thanksgiving Get-together p.357

Larry, who is from Taiwan, is studying in America. His classmate, Sue¹, who is American, is having a
Thanksgiving Day party at her house.
S: Hi, Larry. Are you doing anything for Thanksgiving?
L: I don't have any plans.
S: Good. I'm having a get-together² at my house. Would you like to come?
L: Sure, I'd love to. Should I bring anything?
S: No. There will be plenty of salad, ham, corn, potatoes, wine and, of course, turkey.
L: That sounds great. Do you want me to come by early to give you a hand?
S: That's not necessary. Just come over at around two in the afternoon.

everyone out there (by the radio可省略)
Well, Peter, after work, let's get together for lunch at a restaurent. It's your turn to treat.
We'll have a get-together after the basketball. Do you come here?  聚会party
miser  铁公鸡,吝啬鬼
He is (a) Chinese.
one Chinese, two Chinese 不说：two Chineses       one American, two Americans
auditorium³ 大礼堂    accommodate⁴ 容纳       Our school of auditorium can accommodate(hold) 1000 students.
make plan to do sth
I'll be seeing movie tonight.   or: am seeing, will see 都可以
pot luck party  每人带一个菜的party
plenty of    plenty可看成adj.
turkey 火鸡肉   turkeys 活火鸡    chicken 鸡肉   chickens 活鸡
cucumber 黄瓜   lettuce 莴苣
fantastic 很棒的
come by = come over

1 sue   

vt.控告，起诉；vi.请求，追求，起诉

参考例句：

• If you don't pay me the money,I'll sue you.如果你不付给我钱，我就告你。
• The war criminals sue for peace.战犯求和。

2 get-together   

n.(使)聚集；(使)集合

参考例句：

• Well,Miss Huang,we are planning to have a casual get-together.嗯，黄小姐，我们打算大家小聚一番。
• Will you help me prepare for the get- together of the old classmates?你能否帮我为这次老同学聚会做好准备工作？

3 auditorium   

n.观众席，听众席；会堂，礼堂

参考例句：

• The teacher gathered all the pupils in the auditorium.老师把全体同学集合在礼堂内。
• The stage is thrust forward into the auditorium.舞台向前突出，伸入观众席。

4 accommodate   

vt.容纳，向...提供住处，使适应，顺应

参考例句：

• You should soon accommodate yourself to the new circumstance.你应尽快适应新环境。
• Are there enough shelves to accommodate all our books?有足够的书架容纳我们所有的书吗？