交际英语热门话题203

Unit 3

Party

Conversation 1

A : It’s a wonderful party , Joan, The food, the drink , the atmosphere...Everyone is enjoying himself.

B : Thanks to your help.(raises her wineglass)To our friendship.

A : Bottoms up! By the way what kind of entertainment are we gonna have?

B : Dancing. The boys from the Campus¹ Band have promised to play music for us.

A : Oh, how wonderful! Every girl on the campus has a crush² on those handsome guys.

B : I'll surely³ make introductions⁴ for them.

Conversation 2

A : How was the party yesterday ?

B : Did you enjoy it ?

A : Oh, don't talk to me about yesterday! It was the most awful evening I've ever had.

B : Why !what happened?

A : Well. John had promised to be my date , but he stood me up. I waited for a full hour in the cold wind.

B : So how long did you stay ?

A : I left after the opening dance . I couldn't wait to get out of there.

Conversation 3

A : It gives me great pleasure to introduce Mr...eh Mr...

B : Miss!

A : Yeah! May I introduce Mis...eh...Miss...

B : My name is Jane Brown!

A : Oh yeah! Would you please welcome...Miss Jan Brown...

Conversation 4

A : May I have your attention please?(still noisy)

B : Would you please be quiet, Ladies and Gentlemen?(still noisy)

A : Well, my speech isn't very long. Would you please...(Even noisier)

B : Quiet everybody!

Conversation 5

A : Good evening, classmates and friends ! Welcome to our school! My name is Wang Yan.

B : Hi! Nice to meet you ! My name is Jack⁵.

A : Today , we invited so many friend to our school and to have a party together, It's our great pleasure , isn't?

B : Now , I'd like you to meet our school headmistress⁶ Madam Qiao Hong.

A : Madam, madam Qiao , would you like to say something for us !

B : Come to join us !(...)Let's have a good time together !

A : Time is really flying.

B : Yes , It's time for us to say good bye to each other. We hope that you've enjoyed yourselves tonight.

A : Good luck in your field. Good-bye .

1 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。

2 crush   

v.压垮，压倒，压服，镇压；压碎，碾碎

参考例句：

• This machine is made to crush the rock into powder.这台机器是用来把石头压成碎末的。
• You can't crush so many people into the classroom.不能让这么多人挤进教室。

3 surely   

adv.确实地，无疑地；必定地，一定地

参考例句：

• It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement.想必他们可以达成协议。
• Surely we'll profit from your work.我们肯定会从你的工作中得到益处。

4 introductions   

n.介绍( introduction的名词复数 )；引言；引进；新采用的东西

参考例句：

• With a smile, he makes introductions all round. 他微笑着将在场的人一一作了介绍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This book has a superfluity of introductions and summaries. 此本书中有多余的介绍和摘要。 来自辞典例句

5 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

6 headmistress   

n.女校长

参考例句：

• They voted her their headmistress.他们选她做校长。
• She is the deputy headmistress of the school.她是那所学校的代理校长。