舌尖上的美國(50):邀請舞會

A:Who are you going to invite to the prom?

A:你要邀請誰去參加畢業舞會?

B:I'm thinking about asking Mary.

B:我在考慮邀請瑪麗.

A:I heard she was going with John.

A:我聽說她要跟約翰去.

B:I heard that too,but it's not 's going with Jessica.

B:我也聽說了,但那不是真的.約翰要跟潔西卡去.

在美國口語中可以表示學校的班級舞會。

eg：On the night of the prom the seniors were on a cloud. 舉行學生舞會的晚上，四年級學生都興高採列。

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invite sb to some place邀請某人去...

eg：Jake invites me to his house this Friday.

invite還有名詞性質，解釋爲“邀請函”。

eg:He has got an invite to the fashion show.

invite還有招致，引起的意思。

His carelessness invited this bad result.

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a.伴隨

Happiness doesn't necessarily go with money.

b.與...相配

Do you think this hat would go with my new dress?

c.與...約會

He goes with the girl every week.

學生們在星期六晚上要去參加一個舞會。

[誤] The students are going to a dance party on Saturday night.

[正] The students are going to a dance on Saturday night.

Notice:舞會應該說dancing party，不要說dance party，但一般只說dance也就夠了。

開舞會就說give a dance，

去參加舞會就說go to a dance。

那旅館每晚舉行舞會：At the hotel dances are held nightly.

我第一次遇見她是在一個舞會上：She and I first met at a dance.

他們請我參加舞會：They asked me to a dance.

規模較大的舞會，英語又可說ball，是從拉丁文來的。