想说就说(二)39

expressing gratitude¹ 表达感谢

Well,thanks so much for having me over,Maggie.麦琪，真是谢谢你请我来你家吃饭。

Oh,you're very welcome,Amy. What a friend is for? 呵，你太可气了，艾米。朋友是做什么用的呢？

And, thanks for the lovely dinner,Bob. I enjoy it a lot. 鲍伯，也要谢谢你这顿美味的晚餐，我很喜欢。

Any time,Amy. It's our pleasure. 欢迎你随时光临，艾米。这是我们的荣幸。

We must do this again sometime². Maybe dinner at my place next week. 我们什么时候一定要在一起吃饭。也许下星期到我家来。

Sure,that would be lovely. 当然好，那真是太棒了。

详细解说】

1.Thanks so much for having me over. 真是谢谢你请我来你家吃饭。

补充例句：

I'm going to have my sister over for dinner tonight. 我今晚要请我姐姐来我家吃饭。

I'm having my neighbours over for drinks tonight. 我今晚要请我邻居来我家喝一杯。

2. What a friend is for? 朋友是做什么用的？

3. Any time,Amy. It's our pleasure. 随时欢迎，艾米。这是我们的荣幸。

同义词句】

Not a problem at all. 没问题。

You're welcome. 不客气。

That's quite all right. 没问题。

4.We must do this again sometime. 我们什么时候一定要再办一次。

1 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

2 sometime   

adv.将来某一时候；改天

参考例句：

• He came sometime last month.上个月某个时候他曾经来过。
• It will happen sometime and somewhere.有朝一日这总会在什么地方发生的。