Conversation Barbara is inviting Daniel, her classmate, to a Halloween party on October 31. (B = Barbara, D = Daniel) B: Hi, Daniel. Would you like to come to a Halloween party at Jane’s house on October 31?

D: I’d love to. Thanks. Is everybody going to dress up? B: Of course, it’s Halloween! We have to wear costumes. It’s an important part of the holiday. D: Right. I think I’ll go as a vampire. What do you think?

B: Good idea. You will look pretty scary at the party. D: I hope so. Are you going to be a witch? That’s always a popular costume for girls. B: Actually, I want to surprise people. I’ve decided to be a skeleton this year.

D: Wow, you might frighten some people with that costume. How about coming over to my house tomorrow night to work on our costumes? B: Sounds good. I am really looking forward to this party. D: Me, too. 結束放映

invite  vt. 邀請

vampire  n. [C] 吸血鬼

skeleton  n. [C] 骨骼，骨架

1. invite sb to 表示「邀請某人去……」。 例： ‧ Michelle invited many friends to her place to celebrate her birthday.

2. Would you like to...? 為表達邀請的 常用語。

3. I’d love to (V)... 表示「我想要……，我 很樂意……」解，通常用來接受他人邀 請，但後面若加上 but ，就有推託的意思 了。例： ‧ A: Would you go swimming with me today? B: I’d love to, but I have to write a report today.

4. We have to wear costumes. wear 、 have...on 和 dress 都是表示「穿著」， 以下一一說明其用法： wear + 衣服 → have + 衣服 + on → dress in + 衣服 ‧ Sophia wore a pink sweater. → Sophia had a pink sweater on. → Sophia dressed in a pink sweater. 此外， put on 是「穿上」的意思，強調動 作。例： ‧ I put on the coat right after I bought it.

5. Good idea. 表示「好主意」，是由 That’s a good idea. 簡化而來，表示贊成對方的 想法。 ‧ I agree. ‧ Right./You’re right. ‧ Right on. ‧ That’s true. ‧ That’s what I think. ‧ I couldn’t agree more.

6. I hope so. 為表達「希望如此」的用 語，否定為 I hope not. 。

7. surprise 表示「使……感到驚訝」，此 為動詞，其與形容詞的代換用法如下 所示： ‧ The news surprised me. → The news was surprising to me. → I was surprised at the news.

8. How about coming over to my house... work on our costumes? (1) How about + N/V-ing? = What about + N/V-ing? ，意為「……如何呢？」，常 用來詢問對方的意願。例： ‧ How about a cup of iced coffee? (2) come over 表示「來訪」。例： ‧ If you want to come over, please call me in advance. (3) work on 表示「致力，從事」。例： ‧ Although Ben was tired, he continued to work on his homework.

9. Sounds good. 意為「聽起來不錯」，常用 來回應對方說的話，也可以寫成 sounds great/terrific/wonderful 。例： ‧ A: How about going out for dinner tonight? B: Sounds great.

10. look forward to + N/V-ing 表示「期 待……」。例： ‧ Philip is looking forward to seeing Ivy tomorrow.