周末聚會邀請函

　　下面是由推薦的周末聚會的邀請函

　　an invitation for a house and weekend party dear [jane]: i hope [you and fred] haven’t any plan for the weekend of [july twenty-fourth] as we’d like you to spend it with us at [far acres]. it’s simply beautiful here now, with everything in bloom! i think we can promise [fred] some good fishing this year. the fish are biting better than ever! so bring your fishing clothes; and be sure to bring your tennis things, too, because [the owens] are coming and i’m sure you’ll want to get out on the courts with them. there’s a very good train [friday night]; i’ve marked it in red on the timetable. it gets you here about [seven-thirty] which is just in time for dinner. you can get a late train back [sunday night], or there’s an early express that [bob] usually takes on [monday morning]. we hope nothing will prevent you from coming, as we’re looking forward to your visit … and i know [the owens] are looking forward to seeing you again, too. be sure to let us know what train you are taking so that [bob] can meet you at the station. affectionately yours,

　　親愛的[簡]: 如果您[7 月 24 日]沒有什么活動安排，我希望[您和弗雷德]能同我們一起在[遠莊園]共 度周末，那里已經鮮花遍地，現正在最美麗的時節。

　　我想，今年我們能讓[弗雷德]釣魚釣得更快活。魚兒比過去任何時候都愛上釣魚。請把 釣魚的服裝帶來，也別忘記帶上打網球的用具，因為我們還邀約了[歐文]夫婦，我想，你們 是樂意同他們打網球的。 [星期五晚上]有一班舒適的火車，我已經在火車時刻表上做了紅色記號，火車大約在[7 點半鐘]把你們送到這里， 正是吃晚飯時間。[星期日晚上]你們可以乘晚車回來。或者， 在[星 期一早晨]也有一班快車，就是[鮑勃]常坐的那一班車。 我們希望沒有什么事情會阻礙你們，我們在等待著你們光臨……我知道[歐文夫婦]好盼 望再次見到你們。準備乘哪一班火車，請一定告訴我們，好讓[鮑勃]到車站迎接你們。