Assigning Dish Categories & Avoiding Duplication
The group coordinates who will bring appetizers, main courses (e.g., meat, vegetarian sides), salads, desserts, and drinks to ensure variety and prevent too many similar dishes.
团队协调谁来带开胃菜、主菜（如肉类、素食配菜）、沙拉、甜点和饮料，以确保多样性并防止太多重复的菜品。
对话
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词汇
对话中的必备词汇和短语
potluck
A potluck is a meal where each person brings a dish to share, common in Western cultures for parties or gatherings like Thanksgiving.
Potluck 是一种每人带一道菜分享的餐食，在西方文化中常见于派对或聚会，如感恩节。
appetizers
Appetizers are small foods served before the main meal to stimulate the appetite, like spring rolls or dips.
开胃菜是主菜之前提供的的小食物，用来刺激食欲，比如春卷或蘸酱。
main course
The main course is the primary dish in a meal, usually hearty and central, such as roasted chicken or stew.
主菜是餐点中的主要菜肴，通常丰盛且居中，如烤鸡或炖菜。
vegetarian
Vegetarian means food without meat, important to consider for guests with dietary restrictions to ensure everyone can eat.
素食意味着不含肉的食物，对于有饮食限制的客人很重要，以确保每个人都能吃。
salads
Salads are dishes made with vegetables, often fresh and light, served as a side to balance heavier foods.
沙拉是用蔬菜制成的菜肴，通常新鲜而清淡，作为配菜提供，以平衡较重的食物。
desserts
Desserts are sweet foods eaten at the end of a meal, like apple crumble, to finish on a satisfying note.
甜点是餐后食用的甜食，如苹果脆饼，以满足的口感结束一餐。
duplication
Duplication means having too many of the same thing, like multiple pasta salads, which you want to avoid in planning to keep variety.
重复意味着拥有太多相同的东西，比如多个意大利面沙拉，你在规划时想要避免以保持多样性。
crowd-pleaser
A crowd-pleaser is a dish that most people like and enjoy, useful for events to make everyone happy.
大众喜爱的菜肴是指大多数人喜欢并享受的菜肴，对于活动很有用，能让每个人都开心。
关键句型
需要记住和练习的重要短语
Let's make sure we don't end up with five pasta salads!
This sentence uses 'make sure' to emphasize planning to avoid repetition; it's useful for organizing group events to ensure variety. The phrase 'end up with' means resulting in something unwanted.
这个句子使用 'make sure' 来强调规划以避免重复；这对于组织团体活动以确保多样性很有用。短语 'end up with' 意思是导致某种不想要的结果。
Who wants to sign up for appetizers first?
This is a polite way to volunteer or assign tasks using 'sign up for' which means to register or agree to do something; great for group coordination like parties.
这是使用 'sign up for' 来礼貌地自荐或分配任务的方式，它的意思是注册或同意做某事；非常适合像派对这样的团体协调。
I can definitely handle appetizers.
'Handle' here means to take responsibility for; 'definitely' adds strong agreement. Use this to offer help confidently in planning situations.
这里的 'Handle' 意思是承担责任；'definitely' 添加强烈的同意。在规划情况下使用它来自信地提供帮助。
That sounds perfect!
A simple expression of strong approval using 'sounds' for opinions on ideas; very common in casual conversations to show enthusiasm and agreement.
使用‘sounds’来表达对想法的意见的强烈赞同的简单表达；在随意对话中非常常见，用于显示热情和同意。
You read my mind!
This idiom means someone guessed your thoughts exactly; use it informally to express surprise and agreement, like when plans match what you wanted.
这个习语的意思是某人准确猜中了你的想法；非正式地用它来表达惊讶和同意，比如当计划符合你的愿望时。
That's a solid start.
'Solid start' means a good beginning; useful for positive feedback in planning, showing progress without issues. 'That's' is a contraction for 'that is'.
'Solid start' 意思是一个好的开始；在规划中用于积极反馈，显示没有问题的进展。'That's' 是 'that is' 的缩写。
This potluck is going to be epic!
'Epic' means outstanding or memorable; 'going to be' expresses future prediction. Use this to express excitement about upcoming events casually.
‘Epic’意思是杰出或难忘；‘going to be’表达未来的预测。用这个来随意表达对即将发生事件的兴奋。