The dinner was often a riotous affair enlivened by superbly witty speeches.

宴会常常会因为妙趣横生的讲话而气氛活跃，热闹非凡。

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At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandizing himself.

吃饭时我父亲总是不停地夸耀和吹嘘自己。

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The dinner was a formal affair.

这是正式宴会。

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His trip would extend over more than Within a few days of the dinner party, Robert Fulton began his preparations.

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So obviously over the dinner, we will talk, work-related.

所以显然晚饭后，我们会讨论一些工作方面的事情。

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For example,I said this meal they have, it's called "the boss's dinner." We call it the Lord's Supper.

比如，我前面说他们聚餐，叫“老板请客“，我们现在称之为圣餐。

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The location and menu of the dinner is only revealed on the day of the event.

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' laughs Kurt Wiesenmaier, a 27-year-old New Yorker, who has organised the dinner for his mother's birthday.

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John briefed the President right after he left -- right after he left the dinner.

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