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party/ 派对/ (pai duì)

A: When do you think we should hold the party on Saturday? 

你认为我们周六应该什么时候开派对呢？

(nǐ rènwéi wǒmén zhōuliù yīnɡɡāi shenme shíhòu kāi paiduì ne?)

B: Five in the afternoon is good, that way I can prepare food and drinks ahead of time. 

不如下午五点,这样我们可以提前准备食物和饮料。

(bùrú xiàwǔ wǔdiǎn, zhèyànɡ wǒmén kěyǐ tíqián zhǔnbèi shíwù hé yǐnliào.)

A: Okay. What kind of food should be prepare? 

好的。我们应该准备些什么食物呢？

(hǎode.wǒmén yīnɡɡāi zhǔnbèi xiē shenme shíwù ne?)

B: I think we should buy some cakes, cookies, sandwiches, beer, wine, juice and some other stuff. This way everyone can help themselves. 

我想我们应该买些蛋糕,饼干,三明治,啤酒,葡萄酒和果汁等。这样人们就可以自便了。

(wǒxiǎnɡ wǒmén yīnɡɡāi mǎixiē dànɡāo, bǐnɡɡàn, sānmínɡzhì, píjiǔ, pútáojiǔ hé ɡuǒzhī děnɡ.zhèyànɡ rénmén jiù kěyǐ zìbiàn le.)

A: Sounds good. This way they can move around freely and talk to each other instead of sitting at a table and eating.

听起来不错。这样他们可以随意走动,互相交谈,而不是都坐在桌子旁吃饭。

(tīnɡqǐlái bùcuò.zhèyànɡ tāmén kěyǐ suíyì zǒudònɡ, hùxiānɡ jiāotán, ér bùshì dōu zuòzài zhuōzǐ pánɡ chīfàn.)

B: Yup. I really like organizing parties and inviting friends to join. It makes me feel really happy. We should do it more often. 

说的没错,我非常喜欢组织派对,并邀请喜欢的朋友们参加。这让我觉得很幸福。我们可以常聚。

(shuōde méicuò, wǒ fēichánɡ xǐhuān zǔzhī paiduì, bìnɡ yāoqǐnɡ xǐhuānde pénɡyǒu mén cānjiā.zhè rànɡwǒ juédé hěn xìnɡfú.wǒmén kěyǐ chánɡjù.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/Global Times