Receiving Guests We are glad you could make it today.9 R# \2 B) {' C+ J& y9 G
I am so pleased you cold come.0 h/ b* [4 H- J2 z! Q
We have been expecting you. B' B! j, }, v/ h* G4 t5 z5 X
Let me have your coat., L" d' N$ F- Z, ]' @
You can leave your overcoat here, it is quite warm inside.
1 }# x% d J$ v: S& i! M7 B You can see I have been on tiptoe all this while.. k! Y; u, Z1 m# |+ L
The reception is in your honor.
; g/ w7 t# X6 B6 ?. Q- x2 F: y We will be serving in a minute.+ U, Y/ C" R/ P
Mr. Brown is at the gate with some guests.
; N9 z* X7 Z- C. @* a Mrs . Jones has been busy talking to the other ladies somewhere in the hall.! m5 A* r! k G
David will be here tonight.# u- P: E$ N2 H# N5 x0 l* W1 Q" ?3 z: `
They will join us later.
8 T+ d; d4 y m Mr. Jukes is on his way here.2 h/ w* N/ J7 N6 z
We have sent a car for him.
3 B5 d5 B0 U- q. V! z I am expecting him here in time for dinner.
9 ]4 ?' r) M* I# G. ? I image you would like to make some new friends here./ ]- a, S+ k+ r& a) l
Please find a place where you can get better acquainted.
) {* s9 Y/ c; v It will be difficult to locate him right now in such a crowd.
- v& a& l8 V5 v0 w& o Shall I get you a drink or something?
7 b8 j! r# R+ y3 z. }# z8 j Would you please carry on? I will be seeing some other guests to the gate.$ C+ W2 l' T6 }
You can join them for chat, since you are in the same line, Shall I introduce you ?
7 A9 D) P/ t/ Q4 J$ ^ I must apologize for coming so late.
' H. K3 `0 b# e+ _ Mr .Smith was held up at the last minute , so he asked me to come on his behalf.
- U9 u. B1 N2 u 待客
9 T( J) D- `, d8 q6 O3 B 很高兴今天您能光临。" v! q" I/ h' p- W7 y
很高兴您们能来。
% ]+ M* k; o( I) u( X 我们一直在恭候您。: S( T" h K- r7 r: b- O
把您的外衣给我。
- a9 z. M0 e+ {/ l- E 里面比较暖和,您可以把大衣留在这。+ ?" G1 i O: _
您看,我一直在殷切盼着您呢。: U# w' v9 N# |$ k
今天的招待会是为您们举行的。
5 @3 L, Y+ p; K5 h- Y2 n 一会儿我们就上菜。
1 j9 v* w3 a/ C; R2 j$ G2 _4 B 不朗先生在门口和客人说话呢。$ r4 l6 Y( w2 I" o. ?" n @
琼斯太太正在大厅里忙着和其他女士们交谈。 y2 Y9 L* A) B4 h% o
大卫今晚会来的。
7 E6 M' ?7 \7 W" c" e 他们一会儿来。
9 s, ^) g0 m2 T) _+ G 朱克斯先生正在路上。
3 f; K: O; O, e1 \ 我们已派车去接他了。
5 p; \/ ~& T& o( O- u 我想他会及时来这儿用晚餐的。
+ W9 b) q6 R" [8 E6 n5 T, v 我想您一定愿意在这儿交朋友吧。
! f0 u& V' }% m: _: G 请再找个地方好同客人们聊聊。0 }3 ?6 x! a3 R( B! P
这会儿在人群里很难找到他。
: n9 H6 c" [4 b+ T, H& [9 Q 要不要给您来一杯喝的什么的?0 `! |, l( q O" }4 d% T" O
您们接着谈吧,我还要去门口迎客。2 i% Z1 x$ q: d& J% P
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?& ~( P% {) b1 m0 l. H% _
对不起,我来迟了。
! f8 ~. o; K( F: V) P, } 史密斯先生临时有急事要处理,他让我替他前来做客。 |