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britons are increasingly entertaining guests at home with dinner, film and karaoke nights, inspired by television shows on cookery and home entertainment, according to a survey.

一项调查显示，受电视烹饪节目和家庭娱乐节目的影响，如今英国人越来越喜欢请客人来家里吃饭、看电影、唱卡拉ok。

britons are increasingly entertaining guests at home with dinner, film and karaoke nights, inspired by television shows on cookery and home entertainment, according to a survey.

more than half (53 percent) of the respondents（回答者，调查对象） to a poll of 1,000 britons across the country said they now prefer to spend quality time with family and friends by ¹ them over to their homes rather than meeting in bars and restaurants, the survey by mobile phone operator t-mobile showed.

popular television shows such as "come dine with me," where amateur（外行的，业余的） chefs attempt to wow each other with their culinary（厨房的，烹调用的） skills, "master chef" where ordinary people compete to cook to michelin standards and a number of ² cookery shows have inspired britons to entertain at home.

the poll showed that nearly a third of respondents had splashed out（滥花钱） cash for home entertainment improvements such as sofas, dining tables, games consoles and bigger televisions to impress the guests.

"over the last couple of years, my clients have increasingly asked for home parties rather than ones at independent venues," party planning expert liz ³ said in a statement accompanying the poll's results.

"this is not only due to the recession but because many have become increasingly house-proud and keen to show off their cooking skills, in addition to their latest home entertainment purchases."

celebrity chef jamie oliver was the top choice for dream host of respondents, while prime minister gordon brown was one of the least favored, alongside his rival conservative leader david cameron.