How about going for afternoon tea with me?What about having afternoon tea with me?和我去喝下午茶怎么样？How/What about...?...怎么样？I want you to be my dance partner.I hope you can be my dance partner.我希望你能成为我的舞伴。I hope/want...我希望/想...I hope you won't turn down my invitation. 希望你不会拒绝我的邀请。Would you like to come and have dinner with us?你要不要来和我们一起用餐？Would you like to...?你愿意...吗？I wonder if you're free tonight?我想知道你今晚有空吗？I wonder if...我想知道是否...A: Are you free next weekend?下周你有空吗？Are you available?也可以表示“有空吗？”B: What's up?怎么了？是美语中一个非常常用的句子，有两个主要用法。一，表示询问别人有什么事；二，作为问候语，相当于how are you，表示询问对方的近况，有时也相当于Hi或者Hello.A: We're going on an outdoor expedition next weekend. Would you like tojoin us?下周末我们要去户外探险，你想加入吗？expedition表示“（以探险为目的的）有组织的旅行”B: It's a long-awaited activity. But I can't give you a clear answer, because I am not sure if I'm going to work overtime next weekend. 这可是我期盼已久的活动啊，但是我还不能给你明确的答复，因为我不确定下周末我是否要加班。A: What do you mean?你这句话指什么意思？What do you mean表示“你什么意思”？在口语中因为语气的不同而有不同的含义。一，表示对对方的话会行为不理解；二，表示反问对方对对方的话和行为生气。B: Well, we got a big order. All the people are busy with this recently, so maybe we have to work overtime. 是这样的，我们公司接了一个大的订单，最近所有的人员都在忙于此事，因此我们可能要加班。A: Well, the job matters. When can you fix the time? We are counting the numbers.好吧，工作重要，那你什么时候能确定呢？我们正在统计人数。fix除了表示“修”，比如：fix the computer修电脑；还可以表示“确定（时间；日期；价格；政策等）”，fix a time表示“确定时间”。B: Next Tuesday at the latest. How many of you are there now?最晚下周二，现在你们有几个人了？A: Six if you're in. We plan to invite ten persons in. 如果加上你就是六个人，我们计划邀请十个人。B: I've been longing for an experience like this. I really don't want to miss it. Thank you for telling me. 我一直期盼能有一次这样的体验，我真不想错过啊，感谢你告诉我这事儿。

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