英语口语：十天美国口语突破（七）

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　　第七天 Going to a Party
　　When planning to go to a party， we need to consider two things. 1） Who will we be talking to， and 2） What are some likely topics. In this lesson you will see three sample conversations. Conversation A ， Dan is calling Kay to confirm the partys information and accept the invitation. In Conversation B， Dan arrives at the party， greets Kay， the hostess， and offers her some wine he brought. Finally in Conversation C， Dan meets the other guests， then makes “small talk” and future plans with them. Requests are also made and received. Remember， any conversation needs to incorporate clarification strategies to be sure of the information. Many miscommunications have not only resulted in embarrassment， but even disaster. Various clarification strategies are used throughout the three conversations. Please read the notes， which will help you understand the text.
　　Conversation A
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　　（Dan calls Kay）
　　Dan： Hello Kay. Its Dan. I just received the invitation to your party.
　　Kay： Can you make it？
　　Dan： Well， lets see. Its next Saturday night， 7：00 pm， at 201 Liberty Lane， Champaign. Right？
　　Kay： Thats right. I hope you can come？
　　Dan： It would be my pleasure. Can I bring anything？
　　Kay： Just yourself.
　　Dan： Ok， Ill be there with bells on. Im looking forward to it. Thanks.
　　Kay： Bye.
　　Dan： See you then.
　　Conversation B
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　　（Dan and Kay upon his arrival.）
　　Dan： Hello.
　　Kay： Hi， come in. Glad to see you.
　　Dan： （inside） Thanks for inviting me. I brought some wine.
　　Kay： Oh， how nice. Let me take it to the kitchen. Go on into the living room. I think you know most everyone.
　　Conversation C
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　　（Dan and the other guests.）
　　Bill： Hi！ How are you？
　　Dan： Fine. How about you？
　　Bill： Super！ Let me introduce you to my niece， Claire.
　　Claire， this is Dan——he works with me at the office.
　　Claire： Hello， Dan.
　　Bill： Dan， this is my brother Johns daughter， Claire.
　　Dan： Pleased to meet you. I didnt know John had a daughter？ Wheres he been hiding you？
　　Bill： Shes been living out East with his wifes sister. She just moved back.
　　Dan： What part of the East， Claire？
　　Claire： Boston， near the harbor.
　　Dan： It must be quite a change——coming back here？
　　Claire： It is， but Im glad to be back and see all my freinds.
　　Bill： Hey， Dan. Do you still play golf？
　　Dan： Not as much as I would like.
　　Bill： Claire plays. Maybe we could all play sometime soon？
　　Dan： That sounds great. How about tomorrow morning？
　　B.&.C.： Sure， say 7：00， out at Harrison Park？
　　Dan： Great， 7 A.M. at Harrison. Ill look forward to it.
　　Kay： （rejoining the group） I see youve met Elizabeth.
　　Dan： Elizabeth？ I thought your name was Claire？
　　Claire： It is. My aunt just calls me by Elizabeth.
　　Dan： Well， Ive not only met Elizabeth， but the three of us are off to the greens in the morning.
　　Kay： Shell probably whip the both of you！ Ha Ha.
　　Bill： Dan， could you pass me that newspaper？ Lets see what the weathers supposed to be.
　　Dan： Sure， here you go.
　　Bill： Thanks.
　　Claire： How often do you play， Dan？
　　Dan： Well， this year Ive only played twice. How about you？
　　Claire： I was playing weekly in Boston—— with my aunt， but since I came home I havent played once.
　　Bill： The report is a humdinger. I guess the leftovers from hurricane Opal are gone.
　　Dan： So are you saying it is supposed to be nice tomorrow？
　　Bill： I sure am. It says it will be sunny and dry——perfect weather.
　　Kay： Enough about golf. Hows your dancing？ Hey， Pete. Would you turn up the stereo？ Weve got a party going on！