办公英语 拒绝邀请

　　Key  Sentences(重点句子)
431． I am having some people over Saturday night-sort of ahousewarming party for the new place．
星期六晚上我有一些朋友来参加庆贺乔迁之喜的晚宴。
432． I was¹ wondering² if you would³ like to come．
我不知你是否愿意来。
433．That sounds great．
听起来相当不错。
434．I'm  afraid I won't be able⁴  to  make  it．
恐怕我去不了。
435． I'm going⁵ out  of town for the weekend．
我周末要出趟门。
436．I guess I'll have to take a raincheck on that．
我想得过些日子再去参观了。
437．Can I get the grand⁶ tour⁷ some other time？
没准儿我们能安排另一个时间？
438． Why  don't you drop  by sometime⁸？
何不有空顺便来一下？
439． I'll give you a call when I come back．
我回来再给你打电话。
440． No，come to think  of it，I don't．
是呀，实际上我也想到了，我没有你的地址。
441．How about coming out with me this evening？
今晚和我出去怎么样？
442． And I've  promised⁹  to meet  a friend．
而且我已答应去看一个朋友。
443．But I've arranged¹⁰ to go to Paris this weekend．
但这个周末我已安排去巴黎。
444．I have to hang¹¹ up now．Someone¹² want's to use the phone．
我得挂了，别人要用电话。
445． What's  the  matter？
什么事？
446．I met you last week on the Great Wall．
上星期我们在长城见过面。
447． There's a dance at the  International¹³ Student House Fridaynight．
星期五晚上在国际学生楼有场舞会。
448．Thank you for asking me，though．
不过还是感谢你的邀请。
449．And call me again sometime．
有空来电话。
Dialogue¹⁴ A
(A：Wang Tao    B：Mike)
A：Hello，Mike，this is Wang Tao．
B：Hi，Wang Tao．How've you been？
A：Just fine．I am having some people over Saturday night-sort of a housewarming party for the new place．I was wondering if you would like to come．
B：Oh，that sounds great．What time？
A：Um，eightish．
B：Oh，I'm afraid I won't be able to make it． I'm going out oftown for the weekend．
A：That's too bad．I want to show you what I've done with theplace．You haven't seen¹⁵ it since¹⁶ before the renovations started．
B：I guess I'll have to take a raincheck on that．Can I get thegrand tour some other time？
A：Sure．why don't you drop by sometime？
B：I'll give you a call when I come back．Maybe we can set¹⁷ some-thing  up．
A：Oh，and Mike－－you do have my address，don't you？
B：No， come to think  of it， I don't．Hang on while¹⁸ I get  a pen．
Dialogue B
(A：Sam    B：Jill)
A：Hello，is that Jill？
B：Yes，speaking．
A：This is Sam．How are things with you，Jill？
B：Oh——I'm very well，but very busy．
A：But you've finished¹⁹ your exams²⁰ now，haven't you？
B：Yes，but I've got²¹ a lot of things to do．
A：How about coming out with me this evening？
B：What's up？
A： I've got two tickets for a volleyball match  this evening． Whydon't you come？
B：Uh... no... thanks．I'm  not  very  interested²² in volleyball．AndI've promised to meet a friend．
A： That's what I thought²³．You don't know what you're missing²⁴．
It's very fast，with lots of action²⁵．
B：Oh．
A：What about the weekend？There will be two of the best wom-en's teams in the world． Are you free²⁶ then？
B：It sounds exciting．But I've arranged to go to Paris this week-end．
A：What a pity²⁷！But I must see you！ What about next week，some time？
B：I don't know．I've got so many things to do．
A：Oh．I see．
B：I have to hang up now．Someone wants to use the phone．Good-bye．
A：But－－Jill...
Dialogue C
(A：Jean Lane    B：Bill²⁸ Davis)
A：Hello．
B：Hello．May I speak to Miss Jean lane，please？
A：This is she．What's the matter？
B：This is Bill Davis here．I met you last week on the Great Wall．
A：Yes．
B：There's a dance at the International Student House Fridaynight．Would you like to go？
A：I'm sorry， I'm going to see some friends that evening．Thankyou for asking me，though．And call me again sometime．
B：All right．I'll do that．Good-bye．
A：Bye，now．

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 wondering   

adj.显出（或感到）惊奇，觉得奇怪，疑惑的

参考例句：

• Jane had been wondering that selfsame thing. 简也一直在为同一件事纳闷。
• She was wondering how to act to her superior. 她想知道怎样对待她的上司。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

4 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。

5 going   

n.去，离去，地面(或道路)的状况，工作情况；(复数形式）goings: 行为；adj.进行中的，流行的，现存的

参考例句：

• We're going to listen to a report this afternoon. 今天下午我们要去听报告。
• He hates leaving the office and going on holiday.他不愿离开办公室去度假。

6 grand   

adj.豪华的，宏伟的，壮丽的，主要的，重大的；n.(美俚)一千美元

参考例句：

• The pianist played several pieces of music on a grand piano.钢琴家在一架大钢琴上弹了几首乐曲。
• Come on,I'll give you the grand tour of the backyard.跟我来，我带你去后院来一次盛大的旅游。

7 tour   

n.旅行；旅游；参观；游览

参考例句：

• He has gone on a walking tour. 他徒步旅行去了。
• A tour guide took us around the city. 一个导游带我们环游了这个城市。

8 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。

9 promised   

vt.& vi.(promise的过去式或过去分词形式)；承诺；允诺；答应v.允诺( promise的过去式和过去分词 )；答应；有…希望；预示

参考例句：

• He promised to avenge his father's murder. 他发誓要报杀父之仇。
• They embraced and promised to keep in touch. 他们互相拥抱，许诺将保持联系。

10 arranged   

adj.安排的v.安排，准备( arrange的过去式和过去分词 )；把…（系统地）分类；整理；改编（剧本等）

参考例句：

• The party was arranged quickly. 聚会很快就安排好了。
• Chairs in rows are not as conducive to discussion as chairs arranged in a circle. 椅子成排摆放不如成圈摆放便于讨论。

11 hang   

v.处…绞刑，把吊…起，悬挂

参考例句：

• Why don't you hang up your clothes?你怎么不把衣服挂起来？
• Hang the picture on the wall.把画挂到墙上。

12 someone   

pron.某人，有人

参考例句：

• I can hear someone knocking.我听到有人敲门。
• Someone wants to see her.有人找她。

13 international   

adj.国际的

参考例句：

• International trade helps all nations.国际贸易有助于所有的国家。
• March 8 is the International Woman's Day.三月八日是国际妇女节。

14 dialogue   

n.对话；vi.对话；vt.用对话表达

参考例句：

• Practise the dialogue in pairs.两人一组练习对话。
• The dialogue went on until nine o'clock.谈话一直到九点。

15 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

16 since   

adv.后来；conj.既然，因为，自从；prep.自从

参考例句：

• He's been working in a bank since leaving school.自从毕业后，他就一直在一家银行工作。
• I have known him ever since I was a child.我自孩提时代起就已经认识他了。

17 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

18 while   

conj.当…的时候；而；虽然；尽管 n.一会儿

参考例句：

• In a short while,the cat ate up the fish.不久，那只猫便将鱼吃个精光。
• He teaches English in the school all the while.他一直在这所学校里教英语。

19 finished   

adj.完成的，精湛的；v.动词finish的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We finished up everything there was on the table. 我们把桌上的东西全吃完了。
• We can certainly have the job finished on time.我们肯定能按时完成任务。

20 exams   

abbr.examinations 考试n.考试( exam的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I made a real balls-up of my exams. 我考试考得一塌糊涂。
• Jake's passed his exams. We're going out to celebrate. 杰克已通过考试，我们要外出庆祝一下。

21 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

22 interested   

adj.感兴趣的；拥有权益的；有成见的v.使…感兴趣(interest的过去分词)

参考例句：

• to be interested in wildlife conservation 对野生动物保护感兴趣
• I told him I wasn't interested, but he wasn't deterred. 我已告诉他我不感兴趣，可他却不罢休。

23 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

24 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

25 action   

n.动作；情节；作用；举动

参考例句：

• The time has come for action.行动的时候到了。
• Is your machine still in action?你的机器还在运转吗？

26 free   

adj.自由的，免费的；v.使自由；adv.随意地

参考例句：

• I don't have much free time.我没有多少空闲时间。
• There really is no free lunch.天下果然没有免费的午餐。

27 pity   

n.遗憾，同情，可惜；v.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• I pity him from the bottom of my heart.我从心里怜悯他。
• It was a pity that the weather was so bad.天气这样恶劣，真遗憾。

28 bill   

(Bill)比尔(男名)；n.帐单，钞票，票据，清单；议案，法案；广告；鸟嘴，喙；vt.开帐单，用海报宣传，把...列成表

参考例句：

• Bill is both a good swimmer and a good cook.比尔不仅是个游泳好手，而且是个烹调能手。
• It will save trouble if you pay the bill now.如果你现在付账就没事了。