白领口语应急80主题 职场交往56 去同事家做客

56．去同事家做客

常用应急场景

范例一：Come to my new place

Are you doing something on Saturday evening? If not, welcome to my new apartment.

You moved to a new place?

Yes, I have been busy emptying the packing boxes and cleaning up the mats¹. Right now, it looks like a home. I would like to have a small celebration² party. Please do come.

Thank you for inviting³ me. Sounds lovely! I would like to come. Where is your new apartment?

It is in the DX community, Room 306, No.2 building. It is very easy to find. Just ask the guard at the entrance.

Who else will come?

I invited all the colleagues⁴ in our department and also my former neighbor, Paul. He is a very good person. You should meet him.

Ok, I will be there around 6. Is that ok for you?

Yes, great. I am happy you are coming.

范例二：My own design

Come on in. I am so glad you are here. We have been expecting you.

Am I late for the party? Looks everyone is already here. Hope I didn’t miss something interesting.

No, you are just on time. We haven’t really started yet.

Great, here are some flowers for you. I hope you like them. I was not sure if the color will suit your new apartment.

Thank you, they’re beautiful. You can hang your coat over there. Try this new couch⁵, it is so comfortable. You will love it. Want something to drink, tea, coffee, juice or Cola?

Don’t bother. I will help myself.

Make yourself at home.

It is such a nice place.

Well, I don’t mean to boast⁶ but all the designs are done by myself and some colleagues are already trying to copy some of them for their new apartments. Look, they are making photos now of my designed kitchen.

1 mats   

abbr.maintenance analysis test set 维修分析测试装置n.席子( mat的名词复数 )；（体育运动用的）厚垫子；（起装饰或保护作用的）衬垫；团

参考例句：

• The effect of MATS on blood-lipids in experimental hypercholesteremic rats was observed. 本文探讨了甲基烯丙基三硫(MATS)对实验性高胆固醇血症大鼠脂质代谢紊乱的影响。 来自互联网
• The hallway smelt of boiled cabbage and old rag mats. 门厅里一股子清煮白菜外带破草垫的味儿。 来自英汉文学

2 celebration   

n.庆祝，庆祝会；典礼

参考例句：

• The celebration passed off successfully.庆祝活动圆满结束。
• The celebration of Christmas is a custom.庆祝圣诞节是一种习俗。

3 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

4 colleagues   

n.同事，同僚( colleague的名词复数 )；同人

参考例句：

• He wanted to confer with his colleagues before reaching a decision. 他想与他的同事先商议一下再作出决定。
• She is held in high esteem by her colleagues. 她深受同事的敬重。

5 couch   

n.睡椅，长沙发椅；vt.表达，隐含

参考例句：

• Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
• The rabbIt'sprang from its grassy couch.兔子从草丛中跳出。

6 boast   

v.自夸；以拥有…而自豪；吹嘘；n.自吹自擂

参考例句：

• It is nothing to boast of.这没有什么可夸耀的。
• Talent is his boast.他以有才自豪。