Make Invitations

提出邀請

What are you doing next Saturday? We’re having some people over for a meal. Would you like to come?

下周六你有什么打算?我們要請人來家吃頓飯，你愿意來嗎?

Are you free next Thursday?

下周四你有空嗎?

Are you doing anything next weekend?

下個周末你有事嗎?

Would you be interested in coming to the cinema with me tonight?

你有沒有興趣今晚和我一起去看電影?

How do you fancy going out for a meal at the weekend?

你想周末出去吃頓飯嗎?

Accepting

接受邀請

I’d love to, thanks.

我想去的，謝謝。

That’s very kind of you, thanks.

你真好，謝謝。

That sounds lovely, thanks.

聽上去不錯，謝謝。

What a great idea, thanks.

真是個好主意，謝謝。

Declining

拒絕邀請

That’s very kind of you, but actually I’m doing something else on Saturday.

謝謝你的好意，但是周六我確實還有別的事要做。

Well, I’d love to, but I’m already going out to the cinema.

雖然我很想去，但是我已經想好去看電影了。

I’m really sorry, but I’ve got something else on.

真是非常抱歉，但我已經另有安排了。

I really don’t think I can – I’m supposed to be doing something else.

我想是沒法去了，我應該還有別的事要做。

Speaking Tip

提示

It’s important to be polite when you decline an invitation. We normally give a reason why we can’t do something and either apologize, or use words like actually or really.

在拒絕邀請時要表現得禮貌，這一點很重要。通常我們會給出一個不能去的理由，此外要么向對方表示道歉，要么用上像actually 或really這樣的詞。