一起学EnglishPod-30-新邻居的惊悚邀约

New Guy in Town II (C0030) 

A: Oh, Armand, thank you for such a thoughtful invitation! It’s really very nice of you to invite us over for dinner, don’t you think so, Ellen?

thoughtful： kind, considerable. 

showing concern for the needs and feelings of other people， 贴心的，善意的，为人着想的， 

B: Oh, yes of course! We’d love to come over. Can I bring anything?

C: No, don’t worry about it; I’ll take care of everything. I’ll see you tonight. Come with an appetite... I know I will!

appetite:  a physical desire of food

healthy appite, 胃口不错， 

small appetite, 胃口很小

have a big appetite: 胃口不小呀

lose your appetite.  没什么胃口

give me an appetite. 让我有胃口

B: I don’t want go over to his place for dinner! He gives me the creeps! Why on earth did you accept?

give me the creeps: make me feel scared 

Stop it, you give me the creeps. 

I thought it was a really scary story, you give me creaps. 

on earch: 

Where on earth is my phone?

How on earth did you learn english in one month?

what on earth is it?

在提问时用上on earth, why on earth, how on earth, what on earth, where on earth,  it looks like you are showing a lot of supprise. （这到底是怎么回事？ what on earth is it?  你是怎么在一个月里学英语呢？ how on earth did you learn English in one month? )

A: Oh come on Ellen, it will be nice to get to know him. Besides, he’s new to the neighborhood, and it would be rude to decline his invitation.

get to know someone: you are getting familiar with someone by talking to them,  interacting with them. 

if you get to know me, you will see I am not a bad guy. 

If you got to know me, you would see that I'd like to become a person who have the capacity to help others.

B: I guess so... You always rope me into things like this!

rope me into sth: you convince me to do sth that I don't really want to do. 

You rope me into going out for beer after work. 

C: Ladies! Thank you for coming! You look delicious... I mean beautiful. Please come in.

A: Oh Oh Armand! You are too kind!

B: How did I get myself into this...