Leonard:Good afternoon, Penny.So, hi... hey. I was wondering if you had plans for dinner.

Penny:You mean dinner tonight?

Leonard:There is an inherent ambiguity in the word "dinner." Technically it refers to the largest meal of the day whenever it's consumed. So to clarify here,by dinner I mean supper.

Penny: Supper?

Leonard:Or dinner. I was thinking 6:30 if you can go.Or a different time.

Penny:6:30's great.

Leonard:Really? Great.

consume
【释】to eat or drink something
【例】Before he died he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol.

so to clarify here
【释】to make something clearer or easier to understand
【例】so to clarify here, I don't have a girlfriend, what you saw just now is just a friend of mine.

if you can go
【释】这里是指如果你有空的话,如果你能去的话
【例】I want to invite you to my party at 6 pm,if you can go.

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