情景对话 　　A: Mark, Susan and I are going to get married next month. 　　B: Wow, that's great news! Congratulations, John. 　　A: Thanks. Mark, we'd like you to come to our wedding party. 　　B: I'm glad to come. What date is that? 　　A: The first day of next month. Could you afford the time? 　　B: Yeah, sure. By the way(顺便问一下)，what time will be wedding begin? 　　A: At 8:30 in the Hilton Hotel. There will be the receptionist to take you there. 　　B: That's wonderful. I'm looking forward to(期待)it. Please remember me to I wish you two a long and happy married life. 　　A: Thank you for your wishes, indeed.
　　A:马克，我和苏珊下个月就要结婚了。 　　B:太好了，真是个好消息!恭喜你，约翰。 　　A:谢谢。马克，我们想请你参加我们的婚礼。 　　B:我很乐意参加，哪一天呢? 　　A:下个月的1号。你能抽出时间吗? 　　B:当然，顺便问一下，婚礼什么时间开始? 　　A:八点半，在希尔顿酒店。会有专人接你入内。 　　B:太好了。我期待着那一天。请代我向苏珊问好。祝你们长长久久，幸福美满。 　　A:真的谢谢你的祝福。
[图片0] 　　单词过关 　　news n.新闻:消息 　　congratulation n.祝贺;庆贺 　　wedding n.结婚典礼 　　date n.日期;日子 　　afford vt.买得起;有足够的……(去做……) 　　receptionist n.接待员 　　wish n.祝福 　　indeed 真的
　　语言贴士 　　(1) afford常接在一些助动词后面，如:can, could, be able to等。afford后面所跟动词的形式经常是afford to do sth.，可以直接跟名词，但是很少用于被动语态。 　　如:I can't afford a new car，我买不起一部新车。 　　(2) Please remember me to Susan.句型remember me to sb.意为“代我向某人问好”。