And when exactly would this formal dinner take place? -Uh, day after tomorrow.

那么这个正式晚宴要在什么时候举办呢？-呃，后天。

Andrew thought it would be nice to have a formal dinner tomorrow night.

安德鲁希望在明晚举行正式的晚宴比较合适。

Most Anglo-Americans enjoy entertaining at home, but they don't enjoy stuffy, formal dinners.

大部分英美人士喜欢在家里招待客人，而不喜欢沈闷的正式晚宴。

You think? How am I supposed to pull off a formal dinner with no warning?

你认为？我怎么可以在毫无准备的情况下 举办一个正式的晚宴？

How am I supposed to pull off a formal dinner with no warning? -I don't know.

我怎么才能在毫无预告的情况下准备好一场晚宴呢？-我不知道。

Yes, believe it or not, it is okay actually to eat certain foods with your fingers even at a formal dinner.

是的，信不信由你，即使是在正式的晚宴上，某些食物其实也是可以用手拿着吃的。

Besides, table manners are only important at formal dinner parties.

此外，餐桌礼仪只在正式晚宴上才重要。

I'm a messy eater, I've never walked in heels before, and I would not know how to conduct myself at a formal dinner.

我吃东西狼吞虎咽，之前我从没穿高跟鞋走过路，我也不知道在正式晚宴中如何行为得体。

When exactly would this formal dinner take place?

具体是什么时间呢？

Other nights, he might attend a formal state dinner.

其他晚上，他可能会参加正式的国宴。

I thought we could make a formal dinner for six...

我们可以举办个正式的六人晚餐。

My mother told me to behave because I was running around at the formal dinner.

我妈叫我守规矩， 因为我在正式晚宴上到处乱跑。

Formal dinners in fine homes and hotels in the US are much the same as formal dinners anywhere in the world.

美国高档住宅和酒店的正式晚宴与世界任何地方的正式晚宴大同小异。

The table was set with elegant cutlery for the formal dinner.

餐具： 餐桌上摆满了用于正式晚宴的优雅餐具。

We never have formal dinner parties so we never need catering.

我们从来没有正式的晚宴，所以我们从来不需要餐饮。

These are not " dinner parties." I said that we don't have " formal dinner parties."

这些不是“晚宴” 。 我说我们没有“正式晚宴” 。

How am I supposed to pull off a formal dinner with no warning?

突然让我办个正式晚餐 我怎么做得到？

No host enjoys seeing nervous or fearful guests who are struggling to " do the right thing" at his home or expensive formal dinner party.

作东的人都不乐于见到客人在他家中或昂贵的正式晚宴上，神情紧张或害怕地努力要让自己的举止合宜。

A " dinner party" is a dinner, but a little more formal dinner – usually a dinner with several people.

“dinner party” 是聚餐，但更正式一点的聚餐——通常是几个人聚餐。

You've got to wait until everyone else is served and in really formal dinners, you would actually wait to get a cue from the host or hostess.

但你也必须等到其他人的菜都上齐才能吃，而在真正正式的晚宴上，实际上是要等待男主人或女主人的许可才可以。