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发表于 2003-7-25 03:45
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Invitations (Monday)
This morning, I received this invitation in the mail:
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Stewart Evans request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Jessica Evans to Rolando Gonzalez on Saturday, the tenth day of September, two thousand, at four o'clock in the afternoon at Grace Church, 123 Main Street, Vancouver. Reception and banquet to follow. RSVP.
VOCABULARY
Try to match the formal words to the informal definition:
We want you to come to the wedding.
A formal dinner
Please let us know if you can come.
A party.
RSVP
Banquet
Reception
We request the honor of your presence
RSVP is an acronym for the French expression, "Repondez s'il-vous- plait." On formal invitations, dates are spelled out in full.
ANSWERS: 1.(4) 2.(2) 3.(1) 4.(3)
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