Question

In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining (請客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party or just for coffee and conversation (談話).

Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their homes:

“Would you like to come over for dinner this Saturday night?” “Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”

To reply (回答) to an invitation , either say ‘thank you’ and accept (接受), or say you’re sorry and give an excuse. “Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “Oh, sorry . I’ve tickets for a movie.”

Sometimes, however, people use expressions (習慣用語) that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations . For example; “Please come over for a drink sometime.” “Why not get together for a party sometime?” “Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon?”

They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention (提到) a certain time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say “Sure, that would be great!” or “OK. Yes, thanks.”

So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

Title: Real 1. or not

Situations	Answers
Canadians and Americans often invite friends for 2. at home	Because they 3. entertainment at home.
Someone says “I’ve two movie tickets, 4. you go with me after supper?”	You want to go, and your answer should be “Thanks, I’d 5. to.”
Someone invites you to dinner, but doesn’t mention the time or the 6. .	You’d better answer “Sure, that would be 7. .”
8. people use “an unreal invitation” in their everyday conversation.	They really mean to be 9. .
So remember, next time when you hear something that sounds like an invitation, you should listen 10. and pay attention to the time and the date.

 

Answer 1

1.invitation

2.meals

3.enjoy

4.will

5.love/ like

6.date

7.great

8.If/ When

9.friendly

10.carefully

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述在美國或者加拿大，哪種邀請是真正地邀請，哪種只是禮貌的表達。真正的邀請要告訴你具體時間或日期，所以當你聽到有表示邀請的語言時，一定要認真分析喲。

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