英文原版对话1000个:1124 Katia's Party

 　　Katia: Hey Todd. How was the party last Saturday?

 

　　Todd: It was fun, you should have come.

 

　　Katia: I know but I had too many things to do so I just decided¹ not to go.

 

　　Todd: In the end it was a lot of fun. There was a lot of good food and everybody ate too much and drank too much a little bit but maybe next year.

 

　　Katia: All right, well it sounds great, maybe for next year. But listen, I have a party this coming Saturday, perhaps you want to join us?

 

　　Todd: Ooh, I'm always ready for a party.

 

　　Katia: But you do have to bring food.

 

　　Todd: OK. Well you know I'm not a very good cook so can I just buy something?

 

　　Katia: That's not a problem. There will be maybe about ten to fifteen people.

 

　　Todd: OK.

 

　　Katia: And we'll have music, we'll have food and there will be students, there will be local people.

 

　　Todd: So is there anything that you can recommend that I bring?

 

　　Katia: Perhaps something without meat, so everybody can eat.

 

　　Todd: OK. Are you a vegetarian²?

 

　　Katia: Actually no, I'm not a vegetarian but I believe there will be some people that cannot eat certain kinds of meat, so just to be on the safer side maybe just vegetables or a fruit salad.

 

　　Todd: OK. Maybe I'll make a vegetable tray, a vegetable platter or whatever and maybe cut up some carrots, cucumbers, maybe get some dip, how's that?

 

　　Katia: That sounds really good. I'm getting hungry already.

 

　　Todd: Then of course I can maybe just bring a cake or a pie. There's a nice bakery shop that I know about, they make really good cakes.

 

　　Katia: OK. That sounds really good especially as I don't think anybody else will be bringing dessert.

 

　　Todd: Fantastic. Actually that's what I did last week at the party is I brought a chocolate cake so maybe I'll get the same one, it was really good.

 

　　Katia: OK, that's sounds really good. I would like to try the chocolate cake.

 

　　Todd: So this party is it going to be just kind of a casual party, will people sit around and talk and drink or is it going to be dancing, what's going on?

 

　　Katia: I really don't know, whatever people feel like doing, it's more like a spontaneous³ thing. If people want to talk, there'll be talking, there will be some music of course and different kinds of people so I'm not sure what will be expected but as long as everybody enjoys a good time and talk and meet new people, so really no expectations just a good time.

 

　　Todd: Actually I've never been to your place. Is this at your apartment?

 

　　Katia: Yes, it's going to be at my apartment which is not very far from here.

 

　　Todd: OK. Do you have a big apartment?

 

　　Katia: Considering the norm⁴, it's a little bit bigger but not big considering other houses or other apartments.

 

　　Todd: Big enough for fifteen people?

 

　　Katia: We can all fit.

 

　　Todd: OK. What about alcohol? Is it BYOB?

 

　　Katia: Yes.

 

　　Todd: Oh really so just bring wine or beer?

 

　　Katia: Yes, yes. Anything that you want to bring that you want to drink yes, but food will be provided, the main food.

 

　　Todd: The main food, just the side stuff we bring?

 

　　Katia: Yes.

 

　　Todd: And the dress, is it casual?

 

　　Katia: Just casual, yes casual, yes casual.

 

　　Todd: All right, yeah. Actually when does it start?

 

　　Katia: OK, it starts, you can come between eight thirty or nine, that's the time that people will be arriving or any time after or before really, so you can come any time but that's the time that people will be gathering⁵.

 

　　Todd: All right and what time do you think it will be over?

 

　　Katia: That's a very difficult question. It depends how people are enjoying it or not.

 

　　Todd: And how nice your neighbors are maybe?

 

　　Katia: Exactly. It should be all right though with the neighbors.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 vegetarian   

n.素食者；adj.素食的

参考例句：

• She got used gradually to the vegetarian diet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。
• I didn't realize you were a vegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。

3 spontaneous   

adj.自发的，不由自主的

参考例句：

• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。
• Spontaneous applause broke out as soon as she finished speaking.她一讲完，大家不约而同都鼓起掌来。

4 norm   

n.标准，规范，平均数

参考例句：

• Of his age,the child is above the norm in arithmetic.在他那个年龄，这个孩子的算术能力是超过标准的。
• These events were aberrations from the norm.这些事件不合常规。

5 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。