How To Host The Perfect Party

Planning a party? Check out these helpful tips!
舉辦完美派對的祕訣 - 打算辦個派對？試試這些有用的訣竅吧！

It's the season for holiday parties - a time for celebration! But if you're planning the party, it might feel more like a time for stress! Avoid the anxiety, and host a party your friends won't forget with these simple tips. 

* Think about how many guests you have room for.

* decide what you will do at your party. Will your guests be eating a meal, or will they be doing some kind of activity?  Let them know in advance.

* Prepare for your event. If it's in your home, clean the rooms that people will be using. If it's at a restaurant, reserve enough tables for everyone.

* If you are providing food - be prepared! choose food that is easy to make and serve. Better yet, prepare the meal with your guests. Is the party on short notice? Tell your guests which dish they can bring to share!

* And the final tip? After all your hard work, relax for about a half hour before the party begins.

* After the party, it's better to write down a summary about the party: how many came, who came to the party, what went wrong, what missed, what can be improved, what food was good for the party and what wasn't a good idea to serve at the party.....- Can help you have better planning next time.

Grammar Tips:
Better yet, prepare the meal with your guess.
"better yet" -an even better idea would be....
"better yet " - there was a good idea just mentioned but you have even better idea you want to mention....
Since it's rare that all of us have the day off, let's go out for dinner! Better yet, let's watch a movie afterwards!
We should send Becky a birthday card because it's her birthday today. Better yet, let's go to her house and surprise her with a cake!.

Vocabulary Tips:
anxiety (不可数n)- exciting and worry about it.焦虑。
*Max was full of anxiety after hearing about possible layoffs.
anxious (adj)- 感到焦虑不安的。
*Victor is very anxious about his test results.
on short notice - short amount of time before the thing happen. 临时通知。
"notice "- notify people.-通知。
*Sorry that I asked to have this meeting on such short notice.
*We changed our meeting schedule on short notice because the boss suddenly decided to join us.
relax -放松，休息。
*Why don't you take the day off to relax with your family?
relaxed -感到很放松的。
*I felt so relaxed during vacation.
potluck- a party that everyone bring a dish to joint.

Chat Room:
dish - 盘子，碟子。
dishes/ plates -菜肴。佳肴 / 盘子，碟子
a dish -一道菜，一道佳肴。
Tell your guests which dish they can bring to share. （可以）告诉宾客要带什么菜来分享。
dishes -菜肴， 也指盘碟等。
the dishes - 加定冠词“the ”在dishes之前。 ，意思是包刮了所有餐桌上的杯，盘，碗，筷，汤匙，调羹，刀叉等。
clear away the dishes.- 收拾（干净）桌上所有的碗盘。
to do the dishes -清洗（干净）用餐时所有的餐桌上的杯，盘，碗，筷，汤匙，调羹，刀叉等。
do the dishes - wash the dishes.