大学四级对话理解-22

W: Do you think we should invite¹ Tom over for dinner?
M: His mother is here for a visit.
Q: What does the man mean?

 

A)Tom can’t hear them. B)Tom is visiting his mother. C)Tom’s mother is coming for dinner. D)Tom will be unable2 to come .

 

答案 D

1 invite   

vt.邀请，引起，招致；n.邀请

参考例句：

• We'd better not invite him.我们最好不要邀请他。
• They invite us to have dinner.我们邀请他们去电影院。

2 unable   

adj.不能的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is unable to do the job for lack of experience.他缺少经验不能胜任这项工作。
• He was so angry as to be unable to speak.他是如此生气以至于不能说出话来。