禮節(jié)美語:217 Attending a Black-Tie Event 1

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Jim在走廊上碰見同事Gary。

Jim: Gary, did you hear about my upcoming trip to New York?

Gary: I think I did hear something about it. You and Henry are attending some kind of function, right?

J: Yeah. It's an anniversary celebration for one of the companies we do a lot of work with, you know, Walcon Electronics.

G: Right! Walcon is one of our biggest clients.

J: It's Walcon's 120th anniversary and they're throwing a big party.

Jim 馬上要出差，到紐約去。Gary說，他聽說了Jim的 upcoming trip. upcoming is spelled u-p-c-o-m-i-n-g, upcoming, upcoming是即將發(fā)生的意思，Gary還知道，他們這次是要去參加什么活動，function 在這里指正式的社交活動。公司最大的客戶之一 Walcon Electronics 慶祝成立120周年，they're throwing a big party. 他們要辦個大派對。英語里說辦派對，經(jīng)常會用動詞 throw, t-h-r-o-w, throw.

G: Walcon Electronics is 120 years old?

J: Yep. They started out as a shoe manufacturer and then branched off into electronics in the late 1960s.

G: That's a big change, moving from shoes to electronics. But you have to give the company's founder credit for thinking ahead.

J: Absolutely. Today they're one of the world's top home electronics brands.

G: Well, you'll have fun. New York is always a great place to visit.

J: Yeah, but I'm a bit worried. I've never attended a function like this before. Look, here's the invitation.

Walcon 電器公司最開始是生產(chǎn)鞋的，60年代才改行生產(chǎn)電器。這里用到的兩個動詞詞組，一個是 start out 意思是起步，另外一個是 branch off 意思是改變前進的方向。Gary 說，You have to give the company's founder credit for thinking ahead. 咱們不得不佩服這個公司創(chuàng)始人有遠見，to give someone credit for something 意思是肯定某人的做法。紐約是個好玩的地方，可Jim卻很擔(dān)心，他拿請柬給Gary看。

G: Oh my! It's a black-tie event. That means you have to wear a tuxedo.

J: A tuxedo? I don't own a tux!

G: Not very many people do....you can rent one, though.

J: Oh wow. That means it's going to be a very formal event, huh?

G: A black-tie event is about as formal as it gets. Men wear tuxedos and ladies wear evening gowns.

J: What else should I expect?

G: There will probably be a band playing soft music. Waiters will walk around serving drinks. Most of the guests will mainly stand around socializing with each other.

原來，這次活動是 a black-tie event參加者要穿禮服、打黑領(lǐng)結(jié)的正式活動，男賓要穿燕尾服，tuxedo, tuxedo is spelled t-u-x-e-d-o, tuxedo, 女賓要穿 evening gown 晚禮服。Gary說，A black-tie event is about as formal as it gets. 這基本上要算是最正規(guī)的活動了。as....as it gets 是指最徹底的表現(xiàn)，兩個as之間加形容詞。Jim會喜歡這種活動嗎?