Enterainment Activities 娱乐活动
413.We are having a weekend dance party. 我们正举办一个周末舞会。
414. I hope you will enjoy yourself.
希望你玩得开心。
415.Let's do the disco.
咱们来跳迪斯科吧！
416.But I'd like social dance.
但我更喜欢跳交谊舞。
417.Can you oblige me with a dance？
你能赏光和我跳舞吗？
418.I don't care for the fox-trot.
我不太喜欢跳狐步舞。
419.May I have the pleasure of a waltz or a tango？
能请你跳华尔兹舞或探戈舞吗？
420.Will you accept my arm？
请你挽着我的手臂。
421.I suppose you dance often.
我猜你经常跳舞吧。
422.Still you dance wonderfully well.
可你跳得不错。
423.There is no room for improvement of your dance.
你的舞跳得再好不过了。
424.Thank you for your compliment.
谢谢你的夸奖。
425.This is the first time I've ever attended a concert in China.
这是我在中国第一次听音乐会。
426.I like to listen to classical music very much.
我很喜欢听古典音乐。
427.Now let's see what we have on the programme.
我们来看看今天有些什么节目。
428.I suppose all the compositions are world famous pieces.
我想所有的曲子都是世界名曲吧。
429.Are there any songs at the concert？
这次音乐会上有没有什么歌曲？
430.Did you enjoy it？
你喜欢这场音乐会吗？
431.I think it was a very good performance.
我认为这是一场非常出色的演出。
432.I especially like the piano concerto.
我特别喜欢那首钢琴协奏曲。
433.Thanks for your inviting me to have enjoyed the wonderful concert.
谢谢你邀请我来听了这么精彩的一场音乐会。
Dialogue A
（A dance party is held in the company's hall. The manager's secretary Miss Wang invites Mr. Green to attend their party. ）
（A： Miss Wang； B： Mr. Green）
A： Do you have anything in particular tonight， Mr. Green？
B： Nothing special.
A： Then would you like to join us at the party？
B： I'd like to.
A： It's necessary to strike a proper balance between work and leisure.
B： I can't agree more.
* * * *
A： I'm so glad you have come， Mr. Green. This way， please.
B： Thank you. Are your people all here？
A： Yes， they are all in the dance hall， waiting for you. Now come in， please.
B： Thank you， Miss Wang.
A： We are having a weekend dance party. I hope you will enjoy yourself.
B： Thanks.
A： （the music begins. ） Oh， it's tune for disco. Do you like playing disco？
B： Yes， disco is a good exercise for health.
A： Yes， but I'd like social dance.
B： Can you oblige me with a dance？
A： Sure. Let's. But I'm a poor dancer. I don't care for the foxtrot.
B： May I have the pleasure of a waltz or a tango？
A： Of course. Let's try the waltz. Now the music is going on. Will you accept my arm， Mr. Green？
B： With pleasure. I suppose you dance often.
A： Oh， no. To be frank， I haven't danced for a long time.
B： Still you dance wonderfully well.
A： Thanks， I'm glad you say so. But I should say you dance often.
B： Sometimes， but I have no brains for this thing. I never improve.
A： You're so modest， Mr. Green. Actually， there is no room for improvement of your dance.
B： Thank you for your compliment.
A： Mr Green， you must be tired and thirsty. Let's take a rest and go for some drink.
B： Good idea.
A： What would you like to drink？ Lemonade， orangeade or port？
B： Orangeade， please. Thank you.
Dialogue B
（Miss Lang invites their cooperator on business Mr. Jimmy from America to attend a concert. ）
（A： Mr. Jimmy； B： Miss Lang）
A： This is the first time I've ever attended a concert in China. I'm so excited.
B： I know you're a great music lover. Do you play any instruments？
A： I play the piano. As a matter of fact， I nearly became a pianist.
B： Is that so？ I'm sure you would have been a very good one.
A： But I'm not sorry I became a businessman. I still play the piano， just for fun， and I like to listen to classical music very much.
B： Now let's see what we have on the prograrn. A string orchestra， a violin solo， a piano duel， a piano concerto， and some other interesting items.
A： I suppose all the compositions are world famous pieces.
B： Of course. They are Beethoven's “Moonlight Sonata”； One of Mendelssohn's masterpieces； Johann Strauss's “By the Beautiful Blue Danube”and some famous light music.
A： Is there any songs at the concert？
B： Yes. Some are Chinese songs and some are foreign songs. All of them are adapted from some famous movies， such as “Midnight”， “Guerrilla of Honghu Lake”， “Dances with Wolves”and“Waterloo Bridge” etc.
A： Well， just now you said there is a piano concerto at the concert. I really hope it'll be“Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai”。
B： Yes， it is.
A： How lovely！ I heard it the other day over the radio， and I liked it immediately.
（After the performance）
B： Did you enjoy it？
A： Yes， very much. I think it was a very good performance. How about you？
B： I enjoyed it very much， too. I especially like the piano concerto.
A： Yes， the pianist was marvelous. I wonder whether he learned to play the piano.
B： In Shanghai， I think. I heard he has been practicing for over twenty years now， ever since he was five.
A： No wonder he played so well.
B： There will be another several excellent concerts these days. We can attend all of them if you like.
A： Great！ Thanks for your inviting me to have enjoyed the wonderful concert.
B： You are welcome. And you must play something for us some time.
Notes 注释
1.strike a proper balance between work and leisure
（谚）劳逸结合
2.dance hall 舞厅
3.social dance交谊舞
4.I can't agree more. 我太同意了。
5. to be frank说实话
6.have no brain for sth. 对……不用心
7.There is no room for…没有……的空间或余地
8.go for some drink 喝点什么
9.This is the first time I've ever attended a concert in China.
动词 attend在此作“出席；参加”讲。
10. I play the piano.我弹钢琴。
动词play在句中意为“演奏，弹，拉，吹”。乐器名前必须加定冠词the.
如： play the violin 拉小提琴
play the flute吹笛子等。
11.just for fun. 只是为了玩玩；玩玩而已
12.a violin solo 小提琴独奏
13. a string orchestra管弦乐合奏
14.a piano duel钢琴二重奏
15. Moonlight Sonata月光奏鸣曲
16. By the Beautiful Blue Danube蓝色多瑙河
17. Dances with Wolves与狼共舞（电影名）
18. Waterloo Bridge 魂断蓝桥（电影名）
19. the other day在不久前的有一天
20.No wonder he played so well.
难怪他钢琴弹得这么好。
21.over the radio
在广播中、从收音机里“通过广播”也可用 on the radio
如：hear sth. on the radio
从广播里听到某消息
22.no wonder难怪；怪不得。有时可以说 little wonder（难以令人吃惊）、small wonder（不太令人吃惊）。
Words and Expressions
proper/'pr&p+/ a. 适当的
leisure/'le{+/ n. 悠闲，安逸
oblige/&'blaid{/ v. 施恩于
Waltz/w&： lts/ n. 华尔兹舞
tango/'t$Rg+u/ n. 探戈舞
suppose/s+'p+uz/ v. 猜想
improvent/im'pru： vm+nt/ n. 改进
thirsty/'I+： sti/ a. 口渴的
lemonade/？lem+'neid/ n. 柠檬汁
orangeade/'&rind{eid/ n. 桔汁
port /p&： t/ n. 葡萄酒
conert/'k&ns+t/ n. 音乐会
instrument/'instrum+nt/ n. 乐器
masterpiece/'ma： st+pi： s/ n. 杰作；代表作
adapt/+'d$pt/ v. 改编
guerrilla /g+'ril+/ n. 游击队员
violin/？vai+'lin/ n. 小提琴
solo/'s+ul+u/ n. 独奏；独唱
concerto/k+n'tM+： t+u/ n. 协奏曲
promising/'pr&misiR/ a. 有前途的
excellent/'eks+l+nt/ a. 优秀的；极好的