今天的这段对话，在讨论聚会，
部门预算还有结余，搞点什么有趣的活动好
来听今天的讲解:
A: it seems the department still has some money left in the budget. Do you have any suggestions how to use it before the budget is renewed?
看来我们部的预算还有结余,趁现在还没有重新预算,搞点活动吧,你有什么建议?
B: what about renting a restaurant and treating the empployees to a nice dinner?
租一家餐馆，请员工们吃顿丰盛的晚餐怎么样？
A: but we've done that many times. We want something fresh this time.
我们以前已经吃过很多次了,这次来点新花样.
B: okay, let me think. What about a party-and-movie night? We can rearrange our reference room, invite a band to play some music, order in some food and watch a movie later.
好吧，让我想想。派对和电影之夜怎么样？我们可以重新布置我们的资料室，邀请乐队演奏一些音乐，点一些食物，然后看电影。
A: sounds like a good idea, but a band sounds too expensive.
想法不错,但是请个乐队太贵了.
B: well, we can ask people to make small contributions.
那我们可以让大家再凑点钱.
A: I don' t think so. I don't think people are going to like it if they have to pay to come. But we certainly can cut costs in other ways, such as make the party BYOB.
我不这么认为。我认为如果人们必须付费来参加，他们不会喜欢的。但我们当然可以通过其他方式削减成本，比如让派对成为BYOB。
B: BYOB? What's that?
BYOB?什么意思?
A: bring your own beverage. We can provide food, but people have to bring their own drinks.
自带饮料啊.我们来提供食物,但是大家要自己带喝的.
B: so we're just going to have a party where they bring their own drinks and we just give them some snacks? I don't know how well that will go over.
所以我们只是要举行一个聚会，他们自己带饮料，我们只是给他们一些零食？我不知道这会有多好。
A: maybe you have a point. How about having a party on a Friday afternoon? We'll stop early, order some pizza, and serve drinks. There'll be music but no band. Having the party in the office will make it cheaper and because it's the end of the week there won't be much work.
也许你说的有道理。星期五下午开个派对怎么样？我们会早点停下来，点一些披萨，供应饮料。会有音乐，但没有乐队。在办公室举办派对会更便宜，而且因为是周末，所以不会有太多工作。
B: oh, that sounds like fun!
哦,这听起来很有意思啊!
部门预算还有结余，搞点什么有趣的活动好
来听今天的讲解:
A: it seems the department still has some money left in the budget. Do you have any suggestions how to use it before the budget is renewed?
看来我们部的预算还有结余,趁现在还没有重新预算,搞点活动吧,你有什么建议?
B: what about renting a restaurant and treating the empployees to a nice dinner?
租一家餐馆，请员工们吃顿丰盛的晚餐怎么样？
A: but we've done that many times. We want something fresh this time.
我们以前已经吃过很多次了,这次来点新花样.
B: okay, let me think. What about a party-and-movie night? We can rearrange our reference room, invite a band to play some music, order in some food and watch a movie later.
好吧，让我想想。派对和电影之夜怎么样？我们可以重新布置我们的资料室，邀请乐队演奏一些音乐，点一些食物，然后看电影。
A: sounds like a good idea, but a band sounds too expensive.
想法不错,但是请个乐队太贵了.
B: well, we can ask people to make small contributions.
那我们可以让大家再凑点钱.
A: I don' t think so. I don't think people are going to like it if they have to pay to come. But we certainly can cut costs in other ways, such as make the party BYOB.
我不这么认为。我认为如果人们必须付费来参加，他们不会喜欢的。但我们当然可以通过其他方式削减成本，比如让派对成为BYOB。
B: BYOB? What's that?
BYOB?什么意思?
A: bring your own beverage. We can provide food, but people have to bring their own drinks.
自带饮料啊.我们来提供食物,但是大家要自己带喝的.
B: so we're just going to have a party where they bring their own drinks and we just give them some snacks? I don't know how well that will go over.
所以我们只是要举行一个聚会，他们自己带饮料，我们只是给他们一些零食？我不知道这会有多好。
A: maybe you have a point. How about having a party on a Friday afternoon? We'll stop early, order some pizza, and serve drinks. There'll be music but no band. Having the party in the office will make it cheaper and because it's the end of the week there won't be much work.
也许你说的有道理。星期五下午开个派对怎么样？我们会早点停下来，点一些披萨，供应饮料。会有音乐，但没有乐队。在办公室举办派对会更便宜，而且因为是周末，所以不会有太多工作。
B: oh, that sounds like fun!
哦,这听起来很有意思啊!
