英语口语练习小对话 第215期:与......结伴

迷你对话：

A: Oh, Mum, may I come home late tonight？

妈妈，今晚我要晚点回来。

B: Why?

为什么？

A: I’m going to the party at Jack’s home.

我要去参加杰克的派对。

B: Tom, I’ve told you not to keep company with Jack.

汤姆，我已经告诉你不要和杰克来往。

A: I’m sorry, mum. This is the last time.

妈妈，对不起，这是最后一次。

地道表达：

keep company with

解词释义：

此处的company意为“交往，交际，陪伴”的意思，keep company with的意思为“和......结交，和......结伴”。

拓展讲解：

跟此短语意思相同的还有keep sb’s company，in company of。

支持范例：

Eg. I refused to keep company with those bad boys.

我拒绝与那些坏孩子为伍。

Eg. She stayed at home to keep company with her younger sister.

她留在家里陪伴她妹妹。

Eg. We'd better to keep company with the true friends.

我们最好和对我们有帮助的朋友交往。

Eg. He is so arrogant that no one will keep company with him.

他很狂妄自大，谁也不愿意与他交往。

词海拾贝：

1. go to the party：参加聚会

Eg. If I don't go to the party,I shall feel that I'm missing out.

如果我不去参加那个舞会,我就会感到失去享乐的机会。

Eg. I don't want to go to the party but I'd better put in an appearance, I suppose.

我不想参加那个聚会, 可是我最好还是要露一下面.

Eg. Mother let us go to the party, but when it came to staying overnight, she put her foot down firmly.

母亲允许我们去参加晚会, 但要说到过夜, 她可决不答应。

Eg. Cinderella can't go to the party because she doesn't have beautiful clothes.

灰姑娘不能参加宴会，因为她没有漂亮的衣服。

2. at one’s home：在某人家里

Eg. The man whom you met at my home is my music teacher .

你在我家遇到的那个人是我的音乐老师。

Eg. I'm going to host the party at my home.

我打算在家里举行这次聚会。

Eg. I'm having a party at my home this Saturday night. Are you free?

周六晚上我家里要举行聚会，你有空吗？