BBC Learning English - Dinner Parties 晚宴聚会

　　Jean: 下面就是 Cathy 给我们做的解释。

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　　You’re stuck, for two and a half, sometimes three hours, in the company of people you might actually loathe! I mean once I was at a dinner party, and the hostess hadn’t realised that she had invited an ex-couple, and they’d had a terribly acrimonious divorce, and they were seated right near each other, and they had a terrible row!

　　John: So that explains why the popularity of the British dinner party is declining, why less and less people are holding dinner parties!

　　Jean: 你可能实际上是非常的厌恶对方， you might loathe the person. 看来并不是所有的晚宴聚会都是能够和好朋友一起享受的。在英国有的时候你需要邀请自己的老板上司，而这样的聚会很可能是不能每个人都能开心度过的！

　　John: And there might be an incident like Cathy described.

　　Jean: Sounds nasty John! 一对配偶可能是正在针锋相对的办理他们的离婚手续 an acrimonious divorce, 邀请他们来你的晚宴，说不定这两位会当场大吵一架， a terrible row!

　　John: Well, I hope that never happens to me – I like dinner parties.

　　Jean: So do I. 好了，我们今天的节目就到这里了， and if you’re having a dinner party good luck!

　　John: See you!