02 聚会
�这个礼物。

  julie: herees the birthday cake.

  朱莉:蛋糕来了。

  susan: i must first make a wish.

  苏珊:我要先许个愿。

  julie: but don't tell us, or the wish won'te true.

  朱莉:但是别告诉我们哟,否则愿望就不会实现了。

  karl: oh, the candles all went out. i wish your dreams wille to fruition.

  卡尔:噢,蜡烛全吹灭了。希望你的愿望能实现。

  susan: thank you. now let's enjoy the cake.

  苏珊:谢谢。现在我们一起吃蛋糕吧。

  notes

  1. thoughtful ['θ?:tf?l] adj. 深思的;体贴的

  2. make a wish 许愿

  3.e true(预言、期望等)实现,成为事实

  4. go out 外出;过时;(潮)退;(灯)熄;终止;公布

  5. fruition [fru:'i??n] n. 取得成果,成就;实现,完成

  小贴士

  如何拒绝聚会上的“劝吃劝喝”:

  1. sorry, i'm not used to drinking.

  我不喝酒。

  2. i have quit drinking.

  我已经戒酒了。

  3. i'm on diet.

  我在节食。

  4. i have had quite enough. i can't take another bite.

  我吃撑了,一口都吃不下了。

  5. no, thank you. i'm really up.

  不用了,谢谢。我真的吃饱了。

  6. i cannot drink because i will have to drive back home after the party.

  我不能喝酒,聚会结束后我还得开车回家呢。

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  dialogue

  tom and karl are discussing how to treat their partners.

  汤姆和卡尔正在讨论怎么犒劳他们的搭档。

  tom: the project was a big success. now it's finished, all credit goes to our coworkers.

  汤姆:这个项目很成功。现在已经完成了,这都归功于我们的同事。

  karl: yeah, i think we should take them out to celebrate this weekend.

  卡尔:是的,我觉得这个周末应该带他们去庆祝一下。

  tom: do you have any g