【英文导学】做东请客

Short Conversation¹ 作东请客 Play the Host³

Mary:Thanks for lunch.It was⁴ delicious⁵.

Shirley:It's OK.

Mary:Next time lunch is on ,e².

Shirley:Don't be silly⁶.

Mary:I'm serious⁷.

Shirley:All right.Next time you'll treat⁸.

Mary:It's a deal⁹.

 

 

1.口语i“It's a deal."是很常见的，尤其是遇到谈话双方对某一交易或事情达成一致以意见，就会用到这句话， 表示”一言为定“。

2.play the host做东请客

3.Next time lunch is on me.下次午饭我请客。

Next time you'll treat.下次你请客。

1 conversation   

n.谈话，交谈

参考例句：

• Conversation is one of pleasures of life.交谈是人生一大乐趣。
• We'll carry on a conversation with her tomorrow.我们将于明天与她会谈。

2 e   

n.英语字母表的第5个字母；C大调音阶中的第三音

参考例句：

• The "e" in " time" is a silent letter. time中的e不发音。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• You've made a mistake -- you've left out the letter e. 你出了一个错，把字母e 落了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 host   

n.主机，主人，主持人，东道主；v.主持，做东

参考例句：

• Who will be the host for tonight's program?谁是今晚的节目主持人？
• The host greeted us at the gate.主人在大门口迎接我们。

4 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。

5 delicious   

adj.美味的，可口的

参考例句：

• The apples are big and delicious.苹果又大又好吃。
• The beer tastes very delicious.这啤酒尝起来很可口。

6 silly   

adj.傻的，愚蠢的

参考例句：

• It was silly of him to do it.他那么做真是太傻了。
• How silly of you to do that!你做那事多愚蠢呀！

7 serious   

adj.认真的，严肃的，重大的，严重的

参考例句：

• You know I am serious.你知道我是认真的。
• He is a serious boy.他是个严肃的孩子。

8 treat   

n.宴请，款待，请客；vt.视为，对待，论述，治疗，款待；vi.交涉，谈判，协商，款待，作东

参考例句：

• As you treat me,so will I treat you.我将象你对待我那样对待你。
• We had better treat it as a joke.我们最好把它当作玩笑。

9 deal   

n.交易，协定，份量；v.(dealt,dealt[delt])处理，应付，分配

参考例句：

• Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.可得当心，她很难对付。
• Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道，还治其人之身。