Chapter 2 聚会邀请

邮件速览

From: Noah Cody

To: Jacob Cohen

Subject: Invitation to the Party

Dear Jacob,

Thanks so much for your E-mail of congratulation on my promotion. It is really a little beyond my expectation that I should have got promoted in such a short time. Our director said that my performance had been the best in the company during the first half year and I deserved the promotion. Anyway, I will continue to work hard and undertake the responsibility of a supervisor.

My family is going to hold a celebration party at home for me on Sunday, 10th August. We would be very pleased to invite you to come and join us. The party will begin at half past seven that night, at which excellent beverage and lavish buffet will be served.

I would appreciate it if you could spare your time for it. Looking forward to your enthusiastic reply very soon.

Yours sincerely,

Noah

寄件人：诺亚·科迪

收件人：雅各布·科恩

主旨：邀请参加聚会

亲爱的雅各布：

非常感谢你这封邮件来恭贺我这次升职。我能在这么短的时间内得到升职，这确实让我感到有一点儿意外。我们总监说，在前半年我的业绩是公司里最好的，我应该得到提拔。不管怎样，我都会继续努力工作，并担负起作为一名主管的责任。

我的家人准备在家里为我举办一个庆祝聚会，时间是8月10日星期天。我们很高兴能邀请你前来参加。聚会将于当晚7点半开始，还会提供可口的酒水饮料和丰盛的自助餐。

如果你可以抽空前来参加，我将不胜感激。期待早日收到你的肯定回复。

真诚的

诺亚

学以致用

1. It is really a little beyond my expectation that I should have got promoted in such a short time.

我能在这么短的时间内得到升职，这确实让我感到有一点儿意外。

★ 解析：

句首的It is really a little beyond my expectation that..．可以视为习惯用法，表示“……这确实让我感到有一点儿意外”。其中的代词it是用作形式主语，真正的主语是其后的that从句；而beyond one's expectation则是表示“出乎预料，意外”。

★ 套用：

It is really a little beyond my expectation that I should be invited to your birthday party.

我竟然受邀参加你的生日聚会，这确实让我感到有一点儿意外。

It is really a little beyond my expectation that they should decline your invitation to the party.

他们竟然拒绝了你的聚会邀请，这确实让我感到有一点儿意外。

It is really a little beyond my expectation that you should accept her invitation to the ball.

你竟然接受了她的舞会邀请，这确实让我感到有一点儿意外。

2. I would appreciate it if you could spare your time for it.

如果你可以抽空前来参加，我将不胜感激。

★ 解析：

句首的I would appreciate it if you could..．可以视为习惯用法，表示“如果你可以……不胜感激”。其中的代词it指代的是if引导的条件状语从句；而从句中的spare one's time for..．可以视为固定用法，表示“抽出时间……”。

★ 套用：

I would appreciate it if you could accept our invitation to the party.

如果你可以接受我们的聚会邀请，我将不胜感激。

I would appreciate it if you could spare your time for preparations for the party tomorrow evening.

如果你可以抽出时间来为明天晚上的聚会做准备，我将不胜感激。

I would appreciate it if you could help us prepare food and drinks for the party the day after tomorrow.

如果你可以帮助我们为后天的聚会准备食物和饮料，我将不胜感激。

句式集锦

1. Would you do me a favor by joining my birthday？请参加我的生日聚会，好吗？

2. I hope you could take part in our anniversary party．我希望您能参加我们的周年纪念聚会。

3. I am going to have a birthday party this weekend．我这个周末要举行生日聚会。

4. I've already sent the birthday party invitation to you．我已经把生日聚会邀请函给你寄去了。

5. We plan to postpone the party to Saturday evening．我们打算把聚会推迟到星期六晚上。

6. I'm going to throw a party for Sandy; would you come？我要为桑迪办个聚会，你要来吗？

7. We've been so wrapped up in baby shower planning．我们一直忙着筹备新生儿庆祝聚会。

8. It's a pity that you can't come to the party．你不能来参加这次聚会，真可惜。

9. At my birthday party, he always seemed sort of out of place.在我的生日聚会上，他总显得有点不自在。

10. He's really the life and soul of the party．他真是这个派对的灵魂人物啊。