Some people of course( especially older ones) still enjoy formal parties.

当然，有些人（尤其是年纪大些的）仍然喜欢正式的聚会。

First, you should ask if it is a formal or casual party.

首先，你应该询问这是正式聚会还是休闲聚会。

At more formal parties like birthdays, a small gift will be sufficient.

在生日派对等更正式的聚会上，一份小礼物就足够了。

It's a formal party, so you'll have to dress up.

那是正式的派对，因此你必须盛装出席。

I was advised to pay attention to etiquette before I attended the formal party.

我在参加正式晚会之前要求注意礼仪。

Here's the thing. We've thrown a very formal surprise party for you.

事情是这样的 我们替你办了一个惊喜宴会。

It is going to be a very formal party, white tie and tails for men, full-length gowns for women.

这是非常正式的宴会，所以男人要打领带，穿燕尾服，女人要穿拖地长裙。

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。

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” 。

Okay, here's the thing. We have thrown a very formal surprise party for you in there!

事情是这样的 我们替你办了一个惊喜宴会！

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。

The problem is that I have to go to this very formal dinner party next week and I haven't got a dinner suit here.

问题是下周我必须去参加这个非常正式的晚宴， 我这里没有晚礼服。

At a party – sometimes at a formal party, people will hit the spoon against a glass to make loud dings to get other people's attention.

在聚会上——有时在正式聚会上，人们会用勺子敲打玻璃杯发出响亮的叮当声以引起其他人的注意。

READING TABLE MANNERS AT A DINNER PARTY People who go to a formal Western dinner party for the first time may be surprised by table manners in Western culture.

阅读晚宴上的餐桌礼仪 第一次参加正式的西方晚宴的人可能会对西方文化中的餐桌礼仪感到惊讶。

" Eveningwear" means very nice clothes that you would wear to a special event, such as a wedding or a formal party at night – a New Year's Eve party, for example.

“晚装” 是指您会在特殊活动中穿的非常漂亮的衣服，例如婚礼或晚上的正式派对 - 例如除夕派对。