UNIT   ONE    ceremonial English

New words and phrases

         Distinguished guests             嘉宾

         On behalf of                   代表

         Propose a toast to                为。。。干杯

         Come all the way                远道而来

         On the occasion of               值此。。。之际

Take time off your busy schedule to  从百忙中抽空。。。。

         I'd like to extend my deepest appreciation to you for ....    对。。。表示衷心的感谢

         Gracious invitation              盛情邀请

         Gracious hospitality             盛情款待

         Thoughtful arrangement          精心准备

         She is out of your league.         你追不到她的。

         Farewell , my concubine           <霸王别姬>

Summary

Ladies and gentlemen, on the beautiful and moonlit evening ,I ,on behalf of Miss Mei,the general manager of the company and all my dear colleagues ,would like to extend my deepest thankfulness to you for taking time off your busy schedule to come to our party.

Especially,we are so fortune to have with us the friends with Bensen electronic company who have come all the way from Canada .And I feel great honoured and proud to celebrate the festival with such distinguished guests.

Tonight ,we have done and will continue to do our best to make the night the most relaxing ,enjoyable and memorable.I also hope that you can make yourself at home and taste these Chinese traditional cuisine and wine .Help yourself at home .And you will also enjoy the entertainment performed by the very talented young people with our company.We are going to have a lot of fun!

While at work,the domestic and foreign employees hardly have time to talk to each other .I hope the party can give us a golden chance to know more about each other and augment our friendship in a casual way.

Ladies and gentlemen ,let me thank you again for your gracious presence .Finally,I wish you a good health and all the best !