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Dashan: Hi. Glen. It's Dashan. Thanks again for yesterday. We really enjoyed visiting your office and learning more about your company.
大山：格伦，你好。 我是大山。再次感谢你昨天的款待。我们为能拜访、加深了解你们公司感到非常高兴。

Glen: Oh, you're welcome. Everybody at Capital enjoyed meeting you and your friends. Listen, are you free this evening?
格伦：啊，不用客气。 首都电子公司的每个人都为能见到你和你的朋友感到高兴。喂，你今天晚上有空吗？

Dashan: Yes.
大山：有。

Glen: Well, how about coming over to our house for dinner? Kathy's going to make her vegetarian lasagna tonight.
格伦：那到我家来吃晚饭，怎么样？今天晚上凯西准备做素卤意大利宽面条。

Dashan: That sounds great. I'd really like to come.
大山：听起来不错，我很愿意来。

Glen: And please invite Rumei and Yunbo, too.
格伦：请邀请如梅、云波一起来。

Dashan: That's very kind of you, Glen.
大山：格伦，谢谢你。

Glen: Come around at 6:00. We're going to have an early dinner. It's a school night for Christopher.
格伦：6点左右到我这里吧。今天晚饭我们要早点吃，克里斯托弗晚上要去学校参加活动。

Dashan: Great. I'm looking forward to it. See you then. Oh, Glen, what's your address?
大山：好的，我期待着这一刻。回头见。噢，格伦，你住什么地方？

Glen: 555 North Hinton Avenue. That's Hinton near Main. Ours is the house with the big tree in front of it.
格伦：欣屯街北路555号，欣屯街挨着美因街。我们家房子前边有一棵大树。

Kathy: Hello, everyone. It's wonderful to meet you all. Please come in.
凯西：你们好。见到你们太高兴了。请进。

Rumei: These flowers are for you, Kathy.
如梅：凯西，这花是送给你的。

Dashan: And here's a bottle of wine. Thanks for your kind invitation.
大山：还有一瓶酒。谢谢你们的邀请。

Kathy: Quite welcome. The pleasure is ours.
凯西：不用客气，你们能来我们感到很荣幸。

Kathy: Sit down, please. Make yourselves at home. I'm going to get Christopher. He's doing his homework in his bedroom.
凯西：请坐吧。请不要拘束。我去把克里斯托弗叫来。他在卧室里正做作业呢。

Glen: Would anybody care for a drink before dinner? I have rum, gin, scotch, wine...
格伦：吃饭前有谁想喝点什么吗？我这儿有朗姆酒、杜松子酒、苏格兰威士忌、葡 萄酒……

Yunbo: I'll have a gin and tonic, please.
云波：我想喝点杜松子酒加苏打水。

Glen: OK.
格伦：好的。

Rumei: I'd like some ginger ale, please.
如梅：我想喝点姜汁汽水。

Dashan: Could I have a scotch on the rocks?
大山：给我点加冰块的苏格兰威士忌，好吗？

Glen: Sure.
格伦：好的。

Kathy: This is our Christopher.
凯西：这是我们的儿子，克里斯托弗。

Everybody: Hi, Christopher.
三人一起：你好。克里斯托弗。

Christopher: Hi,everybody.
克里斯托弗：你们好。

Kathy: Christopher, this is Rumei. This is Yunbo and this is Dashan. Dad and Dashan went to school together.
凯西：克里斯托弗，这是如梅，这是云波，这是大山。爸爸和大山是大学同学。

Christopher: Hi, everybody.
克里斯托弗：你们好。

Dashan: What grade are you in, Christopher?
大山：克里斯托弗，你上几年级？

Christopher: I'm in Grade Five.
克里斯托弗：我上五年级。

Kathy: Christopher's going to attend a hockey camp this summer.
凯西：克里斯托弗今年夏天要参加冰球夏令营。

Rumei: Sounds like fun.
如梅：听起来蛮有趣嘛。

Christopher: Yeah. Mom, when are we going to eat dinner? I'm hungry.
克里斯托弗：是。妈妈，我们什么时候吃晚饭啊？我饿了。

Kathy: Very soon, honey. Glen, how about taking everyone into the dining room? I'm going to take the lasagna out of the oven.
凯西：亲爱的，马上就吃饭。 格伦，你带大家到餐厅好吗？我去把面条从烤箱里取出来。

Rumei: Kathy, can I help with anything?
如梅：凯西，有什么要我帮忙的吗？

Kathy: Oh, that's all right. Just make yourself comfortable.
凯西：噢，没什么事，别拘束就行。

Glen: I think everything is just about ready now.
格伦：我看我们可以准备开饭了。

Dashan: Mmm. Everything smells delicious.
大山：啊，每道菜闻着都是那么香。

Yunbo: And it looks great, too.
云波：样子也都好看。

Kathy: Would anyone like some more lasagna?
凯西：还有谁想再吃点面条吗？

Dashan: No, thanks. I'm fine. I couldn't eat another bite.
大山：我不要，我吃饱了。 再多一口也吃不下了。

Yunbo: I'd like another piece, please. But just a small one.
云波：我想再要一块，就要一点。