Scott: hi, come on! May I take your coat?

Jenny: thank you! I brought a bottle of wine. I hope you like it.

S: oh, that's so nice of you.

J: what a lovely home! I really like the artwork.

S: that was a gift from a friend. He'll actually be here tonight. I am sure he'll be very happy to know his work is appreciated.

J: I'd like to meet him. How many people have you invited tonight?

S: ten, but Bob and Mary can't make it. Bob has to work overtime tonight and Mary had something urgent come up at the last minute. So there will be eight people all together.

J: I see. What a pity that they are not coming! They are always such good company.

S: yeah, but it should still be a night to remember.

J: it surely will. You always have the best get-togethers. Where do you get such great music? You definitely know how to set the ambiance.

S: oh that was Peter. He is right over there. You can ask him about it. He has great taste in music.

J: okay. I think there is somebody at the door.

S: oh,excuse. Make yourself at home!

参考翻译


请进,要把衣服脱了吗?
谢谢你,我带了一瓶葡萄酒,希望你能喜欢.
哦,真客气.
你家真漂亮,我特别喜欢这件艺术品.
那是一个朋友送的礼物,他今晚也会过来,我相信他要是知道有人喜欢他的作品一定会很高兴的.
我真想认识认识他.今晚你邀请了多少人呢?
十个,不过鲍勃和玛丽不能来了,鲍勃今晚要加班,玛丽最后一刻告诉我说她有急事,所以今晚一共就8个人来.
我知道了,他们不来太可惜了,有他们在总是很好玩.
是啊,不过今晚我们也会很开心的.
那是当然了,你办的聚会总是很有意思.你从哪儿找的这么好听的音乐? 你太会制造氛围了.
那个音乐是皮特弄的,他就在那儿,你可以问问他,他在音乐方面很有品味.
好的,我觉得好像有人在敲门.
哦,那我去看看,你自便.

核心词汇
Artwork: a work of art, especially one in a museum （尤指博物馆里的）艺术作品

Appreciate: to recognize the good qualities of sb/sth 欣赏；赏识；重视 VN
You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation.
看翻译作品不能真正欣赏到外国文学原著的美妙之处。
His talents are not fully appreciated in that company.
他的才干在那家公司未受到充分赏识。
Her family doesn't appreciate her.
她的家人不重视她。

Overtime: time that you spend working at your job after you have worked the normal hours 加班；加班的时间
to do/work overtime
加班
overtime pay/earnings/hours
加班费／收入／时间
The union announced a ban on overtime.
工会宣布禁止加班。

Company: the fact of being with sb else and not alone 陪伴；做伴 uncountable
I enjoy Jo's company(= I enjoy being with her).
我喜欢和乔在一起。
She enjoys her own company(= being by herself)when she is travelling.
她喜爱独自旅行。
The children are very good company(= pleasant to be with)at this age.
和这个年龄的孩子在一起很开心。
a pleasant evening in the company of friends
与朋友一起度过的愉快夜晚
He's coming with me for company.
他要陪伴我一起来.


核心词组
Come up: to happen 发生
I'm afraid something urgent has come up.
恐怕有紧急事情发生.
We'll let you know if any vacancies come up.
一有空缺,我们就会通知你.

Set the ambiance:调节气氛