天天口语营－用英语如何邀请朋友

如果你身边有外国同事和朋友，而恰好你又希望他可以来参加你的home party 或者birthday party. 应该如何正确的邀约呢？ 别发愁， 学会这几句， 就ok啦 Ask for availabity 询问是否有时间 Are you doing anything… Are you free..... Formal phrases to make an invitation 正式邀请 Would you like to join me for dinner ? Would you care to join us for dinner? I was just wondering if you would like to come over for dinner tonight? We'd be pleased/delighted/very happy to have you over for dinner tonight. 以上这几句话都是“你想来参加我们的宴会么？” Formal phrases to accept an invitation 接受邀请 Thank you! I'd love to. Thank you! I'd be delighted to. What time should I be there? Yes, thank you. That would be wonderful/great. Oh certainly! Thank you. 以上这几句话都是“我可以参加”。 Formal phrases to decline an invitation 拒绝邀请 I'd love to, but I'm afraid I'm busy tonight. I'm terribly sorry. I have other plans. Thanks for asking. I'm afraid I'm busy tonight. 以上这几句话都是委婉的拒绝。 Another useful sentence Gina：Would you like to come to my birthday party this sunday？ 你愿不愿意来参加生日聚会？ Susan：Rain check/May I take a rain check？ 改天吧 Rain check 是美国流行口语，出现于19世纪80年代，典故出自露天举行的棒球比赛。最初指“棒球赛因下雨延期举行时观众得到的‘未来’入场券” 。棒球是最受美国人欢迎的运动之一。如果球赛进行时天公不造美，骤然倾盆大雨，不得不暂停，观众可领“雨票”，或用原票存根作为“雨票”(rain check)，球赛改期举行时可凭之入场。