Weekend dinner parties organized to lift his spirits led him to see cooking as a more fulfilling pursuit. He changed careers, and vowed to spend the rest of his newly-reclaimed life enjoying it.

在这段时间里，那些原本为他解闷的周末晚餐派对却令到他把烹饪视作一种更有意义的追求，他于是转行，并且发誓要用尽劫后余生来好好享受烹饪。

After a nice Sandbox dinner with fellow entrepreneurs, I'm now here at the LIFT conference in Geneva.

在一次与企业家同伴美好的Sandbox晚餐后，我现在参加在Geneva召开的LIFT会议。

Brown wants the dinner next week to reflect the emphasis of the London summit, which he hopes will lead to an agreement to lift the world out of recession.

布朗希望借下周的宴会来反映伦敦峰会的重点，他希望各国在这次峰会上能达成协议，共同应对世界经济衰退。