2015年公共英语考试二级口语对话：邀请友人

　　这个周末你有空吗?

　　Are you free this weekend?

　　我们还可以再见面吗?

　　Could I see you again?

　　能给我你的电话号码吗?

　　Could you give me your phone number?

　　我们在哪儿见面?

　　Where shall we meet?=Where shall I meet you?

　　要我开车去接你吗?

　　Shall I come to pick you up? *pick up“开车去接某人”。

　　你今天下午有安排吗?

　　Are you doing anything this afternoon?=Do you have plans for this afternoon?=Are you busy this afternoon?

　　和我一起吃晚饭，好吗?

　　How about having dinner with me?=How about dinner? =Let’s have dinner together.

　　我们干嘛不去看棒球比赛呢?

　　Why don’t we go to see a baseball game?

　　真对不起，我另有安排。

　　Sorry, I’m tied up. *be tied up“受(时间的)约束”。=I’m sorry, but I have other plans.

　　实在对不起，恐怕不行。

　　I’m afraid I can’t.=I’m sorry but I can’t.

　　谢谢您的邀请，可是……

　　Thanks for asking, but...=Thanks for the invitation, but...

　　另找时间可以吗?

　　How about a rain check? =Let’s do it another time. =Could we plan it for another day? =Some other time.

　　由因雨天中止或延期比赛而发给观众“rain check” 引申为被邀请者因故不能接受邀请，而邀请继续有效的意思，“以后方便的时间”、“下次还有机会”。

　　我希望你能来。

　　I hope you can come.

　　你什么时候方便?

　　When is it convenient for you?=What is a good time for you?=When is good for you?

　　Answer: I’m free on Friday.

　　什么时候?

　　About what time?

　　什么时候都行。

　　Whenever.=Whenever,I’m free all day. =Whenever you are free. =Any day is okay. =Any day of the week is fine. =Anytime is fine.

　　等你有时间的时候吧。

　　When you have time.

　　我今天有空。

　　I’m free today. =I have a lot of free time today.=I have nothing to do today.

　　明天我会很忙。

　　I’ll be busy tomorrow.

　　Question: How about tomorrow? (明天怎么样?)

　　10号怎么样?

　　How about the tenth? “～号”，在数字的后面加上-th。

　　你什么时候有空?

　　When are you free? =When are you available?

　　那天我不行。

　　That’s a bad day for me.

　　那天我可以。

　　That day is fine.

　　我什么时候去合适?

　　When can I come over? *come over“顺便拜访”。=When can I visit? =When can I stop by? =When can I drop by?

　　你定时间吧。

　　You decide when.=I’ll leave it up to you. =It’s your decision.

　　你定地点吧。

　　You decide where.=Wherever you want is okay.

　　7点行吗?

　　Is seven convenient for you?=Is seven okay for you?

　　Question: When should I come? (我什么时候来合适?)

　　你几点能来?

　　When can you come over?=What time can you make it?

　　太早了吗?

　　Is it too early?

　　太晚了吗?

　　Is it too late?

　　就那个时间吧。

　　It’s a date.

　　Answer: Okay, see you then. (行，到时候见。)

　　回头见。

　　See you then.