Getting Invited to a Friend's House 受邀到朋友家
P = Pam M = Mary
P: Mary, why don't you come to my house this Saturday?
潘:玛丽,这个星期六来我家如何?
M: I don't know. I'll have to ask my host mom.
玛丽:不知道可不可以耶。我得问一下我的接待妈妈。
P: Come on, Mary. This is America. You make your own decisions here.
潘:拜托,玛丽。这里是美国。在这里你替你自己做决定。
M: But I still have to tell her.
玛丽:不过,我还是必须告知她一声。
P: Of course.
潘:那当然。
M: Tell you what, give me your phone number.
玛丽:这样吧,把你的电话给我。
P: It's 555-4321.
潘:电话号码是555-4321。
M: Got it. I'll call you later tonight and we can talk about what to do on Saturday.
玛丽:我记住了。今天晚上晚一点我会打电话给你,我们可以讨论礼拜六要做什么。
注释:
host :n 接待、 主任
例句:Apart from my host, I didn't know a single person there.
除了主人,那儿的人我一个也不认识。
make your own decisions:做你自己的决定
例句:With this skill, you can form your own opinions and make your own decisions.
由于掌握这种技巧,你可以迅速在心中形成你自己的观点而作出决定。
talk about:讨论、谈论某事
例句:What should we talk about?
我们该讨论些什么呢?