Wang Fei: 大家好,欢迎收听《地道英语》节目,我是王飞。
William: And I'm William. Welcome to the programme. You look very smart today, Wang Fei.
你今天看起来很精神,王飞。
Wang Fei: (false modesty) Oh really? Do you think so?
真的吗?你真这么认为?
William: Very smart. Look at your bow tie! And your evening jacket!
很精神。看看你的领结和晚礼服。
Wang Fei: Ah yes, my bow tie 我新买的领结 and evening jacket 晚礼服。Well, this is just a little something I get out every now and then. I'm sure George and Jack and Tom will be wearing something similar.
William: Who? George, Jack...?
Wang Fei: Yeah, you know, George Clooney 乔治·克鲁尼,Jack Nicholson 杰克·尼科尔森 and Tom Cruise 汤姆·克鲁斯...
William: What? You're going to see George Clooney and Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise tonight?!
Wang Fei: 是的。明天戛纳电影节就要开幕了,所以我今天晚上要去一个小小的聚会。
William: Wow! That's incredible. How did you get a ticket?
Wang Fei: 恩。实际上我也没买票。不过,你看我这个打扮,你说他们见到我,能不让我进去吗!
William: Right... so basically you're going to gatecrash a celebrity party.
那么说,你将要不请自到地区参加开幕式?
Wang Fei: Gatecrash? What's that?
Gatecrash是什么意思?
William: To gatecrash a party. It means to go to a party even though you haven't been invited. Let's hear some more examples:
意思是虽然没邀请你,但是你还是去参加聚会。