外国人常用的英语短语 第563期:be asked to

释义：

be asked to 被邀请来做某事，听某人的话

be asked to 表示“被邀请来做某事，听某人的话”，为 ask somebody to do 的被动形态，be asked to do 就表示对别人说“我接到了……的邀请”。be told to do 可以表示相近的含义，只不过指示别人的性质稍微强烈一些。

例句：

I was asked to go there instead of Karl.
我接到了替代卡尔去那里的邀请。
I thought you were asked to come home.
我想你应该收到了来我们家的邀请。
I was asked to give this to you.
有人让我把这个转交给你。
Two of you will be asked to leave.
你们两个要被赶出去了。

对话：

A: Why is Alice so excited today?
今天爱丽丝为什么会这么兴奋？
B: Someone asked her out to the dance。
有人约她出去舞了。