Let's pretend you're curating a dinner party.

假设你要准备餐聚会。

But American dinner parties are pretty similar.

不过美国餐派对也很相似。

Of course, he thought bitterly, Uncle Vernon was talking about the stupid dinner party.

当然啦，他怨忿地想，弗农姨父是在讲那愚蠢的。

That he was beating me senseless after every one of our dinner parties?

每次我们吃完餐他就发疯样打我？

What music does a music icon play at a dinner party?

乐偶会在演奏什么乐？

Ok, so you're having a dinner party. What are guests going to expect?

好吧，如果你要开，客人们最期待什么？

I met her boss at a dinner party.

我在餐碰到过老板。

Actually, you're not often at dinner parties, frankly.

坦白的讲，事实你不会经常参加。

Totally checked out for 20 minutes during the dinner party at a colleague's house.

在同事家的餐聚会时，有整整 20 分钟魂游天外。

She organised his dinner parties and went on exotic foreign holidays with him.

她为他组织，和他起去异国他乡度假。

In fact, I am here to buy some seafood for my dinner party.

事实，我来这里是为我的餐派对买些海鲜。

I don't want to go. I don't like dinner parties.

我不想去，我不喜欢会。

Paulo and I are going to give a dinner party this weekend. Could you come?

保罗和我这周末要办会， 你能来参加吗？

They met at a dinner party and fell head over heels for each other.

他们在相识，然后就疯狂地爱了彼此。

So, hang on – why didn't I get an invite to your dinner party?

等等，为什么不邀请我参加你的？

And, what final decision does Helen make about her dinner party.

Helen最后决定怎样准备呢？

Mom, if we're quarantined, at least we can still have dinner parties, right?

妈妈，如果我们被隔离了，至少我们还能举行，对吧?

“We had few friends, but no dinner parties, dances, etc.”

“我们只有几朋友，但没有会、舞会等。”

Then more friends came along, including men, for a dinner party.

接着，更多的朋友来参加，包括男士。

You're right. I always feel full after a dinner party.

你说得对。餐派对之后，我总会觉得很饱。