Receiving Guests We are glad you could make it today.; U$ A3 v0 A. v4 e: T$ B, M
I am so pleased you cold come.
& | `' L8 S) m) d, y We have been expecting you.& p5 p7 j7 n' M7 j, o
Let me have your coat., G0 M- X8 @2 q9 G; |
You can leave your overcoat here, it is quite warm inside.
) V' R( O' U8 F$ h7 i You can see I have been on tiptoe all this while.
0 v7 H. }2 s* J3 z The reception is in your honor.
5 y& {; C: I" W e( i We will be serving in a minute.
% f3 v9 g; Q! ^6 |/ u1 j Mr. Brown is at the gate with some guests.
! o, [! J& c9 t1 h Mrs . Jones has been busy talking to the other ladies somewhere in the hall.
2 ?+ o" d9 y1 m8 s9 l& Y* N6 k David will be here tonight.* H% K, x- q' G: {
They will join us later.
5 W7 m5 E$ t6 Z+ ~* \# t8 U% { Mr. Jukes is on his way here." a/ w$ T1 ?6 `3 g1 m/ ?
We have sent a car for him.5 N- ^! L% C' {
I am expecting him here in time for dinner., q5 a" N: [$ X/ \! L6 T. R1 E
I image you would like to make some new friends here.. ^2 b6 j1 `2 p7 k4 Q
Please find a place where you can get better acquainted.
9 g3 M$ o$ c9 B/ x It will be difficult to locate him right now in such a crowd.
7 Z- n1 G- _9 r0 C2 ~% @! a Shall I get you a drink or something?
; t6 H# |0 u- K' V Would you please carry on? I will be seeing some other guests to the gate.
7 a J0 c+ t) n( S, _ You can join them for chat, since you are in the same line, Shall I introduce you ?0 _# y) m* L7 T. @' V4 T- \
I must apologize for coming so late.4 f- q6 u$ f' k
Mr .Smith was held up at the last minute , so he asked me to come on his behalf.; L7 j5 O0 }8 l, Q5 T+ k/ H9 T$ @
待客
: n- _& C: ?5 n, _" q 很高兴今天您能光临。0 T! i5 m) Y7 C9 T: }' ~
很高兴您们能来。
- q9 L) l( h' q# ?* S& r8 b" i ]/ Q. W 我们一直在恭候您。3 N0 V& W2 s% ?/ U, Q0 e% [
把您的外衣给我。
" K5 u' b# \- \ 里面比较暖和,您可以把大衣留在这。) c1 v; Y9 c2 h
您看,我一直在殷切盼着您呢。9 m4 h8 s: [* l8 Q" i0 i& I
今天的招待会是为您们举行的。
% v; L) q7 H7 o5 ` 一会儿我们就上菜。
: q! ~5 v* g: m" E. _8 q' I0 m 不朗先生在门口和客人说话呢。0 U9 _5 p% r* v
琼斯太太正在大厅里忙着和其他女士们交谈。
2 O# [, `$ F2 l4 t4 k! @; S 大卫今晚会来的。
% \1 }& z! j1 Y( y5 c 他们一会儿来。
e0 ^* a" d6 C+ i6 d+ f; j 朱克斯先生正在路上。; ~; e' \% c3 C- J/ [8 d- y. `
我们已派车去接他了。
1 x8 y4 s' y4 v 我想他会及时来这儿用晚餐的。
7 o V0 V: j! W% g( w" ~/ Y 我想您一定愿意在这儿交朋友吧。3 E( a4 \, u' `0 v
请再找个地方好同客人们聊聊。' s$ A0 M( {4 w+ h/ I( r
这会儿在人群里很难找到他。( \: P: G# i: c. D C7 {
要不要给您来一杯喝的什么的?
6 Z6 b& R6 Q+ |# g# F4 @/ W7 E 您们接着谈吧,我还要去门口迎客。
4 I' y# r+ k% i) R7 D 既然您们是同行,您可以和他们聊聊。要不要我给您引见一下?
3 s4 {% P7 j) O0 g+ J 对不起,我来迟了。! P! J- H ^. O3 \* M2 [
史密斯先生临时有急事要处理,他让我替他前来做客。 |