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

假设你要准备个晚餐聚会。

But American dinner parties are pretty similar.

不过美国晚餐派对也很相似。

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

当然啦，他怨忿地想，父是在讲那个愚蠢的晚宴。

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

每次我们吃完晚餐他就发疯样打我？

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

个音乐偶会在晚宴上演奏什么音乐？

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

好吧，如果你要开个晚宴，客人们最期待什么？

I met her boss at a dinner party.

我在晚餐上碰到过老板。

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

坦白的讲，事实上你不会经常参加晚宴。

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

在同事家的晚餐聚会时，有整整 20 分钟魂游天外。

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

她为他组织晚宴，和他起去异国他乡度假。

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

事实上，我来这里是为我的晚餐派对买些海鲜。

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

我不想去，我不喜欢宴会。

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

保罗和我这个周末要办个宴会， 你能来参加吗？

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

他们在个晚宴上相识，然后就疯狂地爱上了彼此。

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晚宴？

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

Helen最后决定怎样准备晚宴呢？

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

妈妈，如果我们被隔离了，至少我们还能举行晚宴，对吧?

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

“我们只有几个朋友，但没有宴会、舞会等。”

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

接着，更多的朋友来参加晚宴，包括男士。

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

你说得对。晚餐派对之后，我总会觉得很饱。