Do 聚會

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Neil: Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, I"m Neil Edgeller.

Feifei: 大家好，我是馮菲菲。Neil you look terrible! You"ve got red eyes, grey skin and your voice is so rough!

Neil: Oh, Feifei, you"re right. I feel terrible. I went to a leaving do last night and I drank too much beer… and wine…

Feifei: 原來Neil 不舒服是因為昨晚喝多了。A leaving do? Do?

Neil: Yes, a leaving do. A colleague has got a job at another company and had a party to celebrate his last day.

Feifei: So it was a party?

The noun "do" is another word for party.

Neil: Yes, yes, that"s what I said. It was a leaving do.

Feifei: Right, so "do" is a noun and it means party?

Neil: Yes, yes, that"s right, yes. It"s mainly used in British English. Urgh.

Feifei: 在英式英語中，當我們把單詞 do 做名詞使用的時候有聚會、社交活動的意思。

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A: Did you enjoy Mary"s wedding?

B: Oh it was an amazing do. The food was delicious and there was an excellent band playing. We danced all night!

A: Hi Dave. We"re having a bit of a do on Saturday and wondered if you and Sally would like to come over?

B: Thanks, that would be great. You two always put on a good do.

Neil: Yes, you"ll hear it all the time: especially in certain phrases.

Feifei: Like what?

Neil: Well, a leaving do.

Feifei: Do 這個詞在有些短語搭配中尤其常見，比如說 leaving do 歡送會，再見會。

Neil: And a bit of a do – we"re having a bit of a do.

Feifei: A bit of a do. 一個小聚會，小 party. So, was it a good leaving do last night?

Neil: Urgh, yes it was… I think… I can"t really remember!

Feifei: Go home and get some sleep!

Neil: That"s a very good idea. Bye for now.

Feifei: Bye!