She was extremrly surprised at such a question because in Amirican culture it would be regarded as an indirect invitation to lunch.

她以过样的问题感到目瞪口呆，因为在美国文化，这表示间接地邀请吃午饭。

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First of all, he accepted our invitation to go to lunch with some of you.

首先，他接受了我们的邀请，同意和部分同学共进午餐。

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Google has yet to offer an official invitation but Lunch 2.0 is spreading to other cities, including Los Angeles and Seattle.

谷歌目前尚未发出正式的免费午餐会邀请，但“午餐2.0”的模式正在蔓延至洛杉矶和西雅图等美国其它城市。

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First of all, he accepted our invitation to go to lunch with some of you.

首先,他接受了我们的邀请,同意和部分同学共进午餐

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He was not, I would later remember, talking about the refusal of an invitation to lunch.

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Too often we fail to question why we accept an invitation to meet with someone for coffee or lunch, not thinking through the possible result of the meeting nor even having a goal in mind for it.

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