Mr. Marker and his wife have invited me to a Christmas dinner.
马克先生和他妻子邀请我吃圣诞晚宴。
Don't be offended by his haste, he is a very busy man.
别为他的轻率介意,他是个大忙人。
When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some woman assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.