听力练习

精听建议：

先完整地把一条新闻听一到三遍，争取掌握大意。然后，一句一句精听，力争每句话都听明白。遇到实在不懂的地方，再听写。

下面的文本材料中空缺部分里面要填的词都很简单，不过是一些值得注意的连读或者典型的美式发音哦，有些语速比较快。试试看，你能不能全部写对？

（参考文本，欢迎指正^^）

Lesson26 Come to a Party!

Most parties are quite relaxed these days, especially young people's parties. You don't have to wear a long dress or a 1 when you want to have a good time. In fact, you can usually wear what you like — anything from jeans to suits and dresses. British and American people are often quite 2 .

People will expect an answer even to an informal invitation.

Just 3 to say if you can or cannot come. Some people of course (especially older ones) still enjoy formal parties. An invitation to a smart party often has RSVP written at the bottom. This is short for the French phrase responde si vous plait. It means that you must write a letter or telephone to say if you can or cannot come. People often send out invitations weeks before a party. It's 4 to answer as soon as possible.

What do you do if someone asks you to 'tea'? For some British people, 'tea' means a cup of tea and a biscuit at 4:30 or 5 p.m. For others, 'tea' means a meal at 5 p.m. 'Formal dress' usually means a suit and tie for men, and a smart dress for women. 'Black tie' means that the men wear dinner jackets and the women wear evening dresses. 'Black tie' is only for very special occasions.

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中文翻译

聚会去！

今天的聚会大多相当随意，尤其是年轻人的聚会。想要玩得高兴，你不需长礼服或半正式礼服。事实上，你一般喜欢穿什么就穿什么——从牛仔到套装和礼服。英美两国的人常常穿得很休闲。

即使是一个非正式邀请，人们也会期待一个回复。

你只要打个电话告知会不会去。当然，有些人（尤其是年纪大些的）仍然喜欢正式的聚会。一个高雅聚会的邀请函经常在底部写着RSVP。这是法语responde si vous plait的简写。它的意思是你必须写信或打电话答复是否会来。邀请大都在聚会前几周发出。尽快答复是礼貌的做法。

如果有人邀请你“喝茶”，你会怎么做？对英国人来说，“喝茶”意味着在下午四点半或五点喝杯茶，吃点饼干。对有的国家的人来说，“喝茶”指在晚上六点半或七点吃饭。“正式礼服”一般指男人穿的套装和领带，以及女人穿的时髦的裙装。“小礼服”指男宾穿无尾礼服，女宾穿晚礼服。“小礼服”仅在非常特殊的场合才会穿。

重点词汇语法

1. People often send out invitations weeks before a party.

邀请大都在聚会前几周发出。

send out 的意思为“发送，派遣，放出”，例如：

The soldiersent outa signal the moment he found the enemies.

一发现敌人他就把信号发了出去。

The stovesent outa nice heat.

炉子发出怡人的热气。

2.Itmeansthat you must write a letter or telephone to say if you can or cannot come.

它的意思是你必须写信或打电话答复是否会来。

mean 的意思为“意指，意味着”，例如：

Imeanthat you are really attractive in that dress.

我是说你穿那件裙子真的很漂亮。

另外，mean还可以用作形容词，表达“吝啬的，小气的”的意思，例如：

I hate him because he is alwaysmeanand selfish.

我讨厌他，因为他自私且小气。