Scott: hi, come on! May I take your coat?
Jenny: thank you! I brought a bottle of wine. I hope you like it.
S: oh, that's so nice of you.
J: what a lovely home! I really like the artwork.
S: that was a gift from a friend. He'll actually be here tonight. I am sure he'll be very happy to know his work is appreciated.
J: I'd like to meet him. How many people have you invited tonight?
S: ten, but Bob and Mary can't make it. Bob has to work overtime tonight and Mary had something urgent come up at the last minute. So there will be eight people all together.
J: I see. What a pity that they are not coming! They are always such good company.
S: yeah, but it should still be a night to remember.
J: it surely will. You always have the best get-togethers. Where do you get such great music? You definitely know how to set the ambiance.
S: oh that was Peter. He is right over there. You can ask him about it. He has great taste in music.
J: okay. I think there is somebody at the door.
S: oh,excuse. Make yourself at home!
請進,要把衣服脫了嗎?
謝謝你,我?guī)Я艘黄科咸丫?希望你能喜歡.
哦,真客氣.
你家真漂亮,我特別喜歡這件藝術品.
那是一個朋友送的禮物,他今晚也會過來,我相信他要是知道有人喜歡他的作品一定會很高興的.
我真想認識認識他.今晚你邀請了多少人呢?
十個,不過鮑勃和瑪麗不能來了,鮑勃今晚要加班,瑪麗最后一刻告訴我說她有急事,所以今晚一共就8個人來.
我知道了,他們不來太可惜了,有他們在總是很好玩.
是啊,不過今晚我們也會很開心的.
那是當然了,你辦的聚會總是很有意思.你從哪兒找的這么好聽的音樂? 你太會制造氛圍了.
那個音樂是皮特弄的,他就在那兒,你可以問問他,他在音樂方面很有品味.
好的,我覺得好像有人在敲門.
哦,那我去看看,你自便.
Artwork: a work of art, especially one in a museum (尤指博物館里的)藝術作品
Appreciate: to recognize the good qualities of sb/sth 欣賞;賞識;重視 VN
You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation.
看翻譯作品不能真正欣賞到外國文學原著的美妙之處。
His talents are not fully appreciated in that company.
他的才干在那家公司未受到充分賞識。
Her family doesn't appreciate her.
她的家人不重視她。
Overtime: time that you spend working at your job after you have worked the normal hours 加班;加班的時間
to do/work overtime
加班
overtime pay/earnings/hours
加班費/收入/時間
The union announced a ban on overtime.
工會宣布禁止加班。
Company: the fact of being with sb else and not alone 陪伴;做伴 uncountable
I enjoy Jo's company(= I enjoy being with her).
我喜歡和喬在一起。
She enjoys her own company(= being by herself)when she is travelling.
她喜愛獨自旅行。
The children are very good company(= pleasant to be with)at this age.
和這個年齡的孩子在一起很開心。
a pleasant evening in the company of friends
與朋友一起度過的愉快夜晚
He's coming with me for company.
他要陪伴我一起來.
Come up: to happen 發(fā)生
I'm afraid something urgent has come up.
恐怕有緊急事情發(fā)生.
We'll let you know if any vacancies come up.
一有空缺,我們就會通知你.
Set the ambiance:調節(jié)氣氛