Britons are increasingly entertaining guests at home with dinner, film and karaoke nights, inspired by television shows on cookery and home entertainment, according to a survey.

　　一项调查显示，受电视烹饪节目和家庭娱乐节目的影响，如今英国人越来越喜欢请客人来家里吃饭、看电影、唱卡拉OK。

　　More than half (53 percent) of the respondents to a poll of 1,000 Britons across the country said they now prefer to spend quality time with family and friends by inviting them over to their homes rather than meeting in bars and restaurants, the survey by mobile phone operator T-Mobile showed.

　　这项由手机运营商T-Mobile开展的调查显示，在来自全国各地的1000名受访者中，一半以上（53%）的人说他们现在更喜欢请亲朋好友来家里来玩，而不是去酒吧或餐馆。