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提出邀请 Making an invitation
Are you going to be busy this evening? Let's ...
We're going ... this Sunday. Do you want to join us?
I'm going to ... Do you want to go with me?
What would you like to do this weekend? How about ...?
Would you be free to come over for ... tomorrow?
I was wondering if you'd like to ...
We'll ... We'd love to have you join us.
May I expect you at ... this Friday? Do drop in if you have time.
I'd like to invite you to come around for ...
接受邀请 Accepting an invitation
I'd love to...
That'll be fun. I'd like to...
That sounds great.
How nice of you to ask me. It would be very nice to ...
拒绝邀请 Refusing an invitation
I wish I could, but ... I'd like to, but ...
I'm afraid I cannot make it.
Well, I have to ...
Thank you, but I've made another plan.
Sorry, I cannot. But thanks anyway.
What a pity! I have another engagement.
Sorry I cannot make it. Some other time, maybe.


“月上柳梢头,人约黄昏后。”,这是段多么浪漫的时光哪!可是该怎么邀请佳人呢?如果佳人不想赴约,却又不愿扫了男子汉的颜面,又该如何推辞呢?还有,如果有人问你"Are you free this evening?",这人是仅仅想知道你晚上有没有空还是另有所图?

别着急,咱们这次的话题就是怎么约人,应约或是拒绝。注意啦,当人家问你"Are you free this evening?" 的时候,隐含的意思就是想对你说:“我晚上想约你出来,你有没有空啊?”所以,如果你不想赴约,就千万不要说有空啊。要不然,愣愣生生地拒绝人家接下来的邀请,实在是伤了人家的自尊心哪。

接下来,让我们听一段PeteLinda之间的对话。Pete想约他的大学同学Linda去看电影《泰坦尼克号》。他有没有成功地约出Linda呢?


大家注意到了吗?Pete见到Linda之后并没有直截了当地提出邀请对方去看电影,而是通过四步走(打招呼——问对方是否有空——告知对方自己的安排——向对方发出邀请)才达到了自己的目的。猜猜看,Pete为什么要绕了这么个大弯子才发出邀请?

Peter doesn't make the invitation at the beginning because:

A  

he suddenly remembers this in the middle of the conversation.
B he is afraid that he might be refused.
C he wants to firstly check if Linda is free to see the movie. If Linda isn't, he will invite someone else.
D by asking if she is free first, he is securing himself against the embarrassment of the possible refusal from Linda.

  

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