关于聚会的英语词汇和阅读

10 Part I Topic-related Expressions (preview before class)

arrange a party 安排聚会

throw/give/have a party 举办一个派对、聚会

attend sb’s party 参加某人的聚会

birthday party 生日聚会

breakfast party 早餐会

bachelor/bachelorette party 结婚前告别单身的派对

baby shower 孩子出生前给准妈妈办的聚会

Christmas party 圣诞聚会

cocktail party 鸡尾酒会

coming-out party 介绍少女初进社交界的交谊会

costume/dressing up/masquerade party 化装舞会

dinner party 宴会

evening party 晚会

farewell party 告别会

garden party 游园会

lavish party 丰盛的宴会

luncheon 午宴

New Year’s Eve party 元旦除夕夜派对

party animal 狂热喜爱派对的人

picnic party 野餐会

surprise party 惊喜派对

tea party 茶会

wedding party 婚宴

weekend party 周末聚会

It is a party hosted by Jane.

They tried to crash her birthday party. (crash: enter uninvited; crasher: someone who

gets in (to a party) without an invitation or without paying. For example: wedding

crasher.)

On her birthday she threw a birthday party and invited her friends.

She likes parties because she enjoys meeting people.

The party did not break up/end until two in the morning.

The party went well.

When does the party take place?

He called off a cocktail party he had planned.

We are planning a weekend party.

Let’s open the birthday presents.

This gift is what I have been dreaming for since last Christmas.

Alice’s friends are having a birthday party for her at about 8:00.

I wonder if you’d like to come to our party tonight.

If you are not doing anything tonight, why not come to our party?

Would you like to attend our wedding ceremony?

10 We are having a dance on Sunday. I hope you can make it.

I do hope you can come to our costume party tonight.

That is very nice of you. I’d love to come.

I’d love to, but I will be a little late. Is that OK?

I’d love to, but I am afraid I can not.

10 Part II Reading (preview before class)

Passage 1

A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes

of socializing,conversation, or recreation. A party will typically

feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well.

Some parties are held in honor of a specific person, day, or event, such as a birthday

party, a Super Bowlparty, or a St. Patrick’s Day party. Parties of this kind are often

called "celebrations". A party is not necessarily a private occasion. Public parties are

sometimes held in restaurants, pubs, beer gardens,nightclubs or bars, and people

attending such parties may be charged an admission fee by the host.

Birthday party

A birthday party is a celebration of the anniversary of the birth of the person who is

being honored. The tradition started in the mid-nineteenth century but didn't become

popular until the mid-twentieth century.

Birthday parties are a feature of many cultures.

In Western cultures, birthday parties include a number of common rituals. The guests

may be asked to bring a gift for the honored person. Party locations are often

decorated with colorful decorations, such as balloons and streamers. A birthday

cake is usually served with lit candles that are to be blown out after a "birthday wish"

has been made. The person being honored will be given the first piece of cake. While

the birthday cake is being brought to the table, the song "Happy Birthday to You" or

some other dedicated birthday song is sung by the guests.

At parties for children, time is often taken for the "gift opening" wherein the

individual whose birthday is celebrated opens each of the gifts brought. It is also

common at children's parties for the host to give parting gifts to the attendees in the

form of "goodie bags". Children and even adults sometimes wear party hats (colorful

cone-shaped paper hats) at a birthday party.

Surprise party

A surprise party is a party that is not made known beforehand to the person in whose

honor it is being held.

Birthday surprise parties are the most common kind of surprise party. At most such

parties, the guests will arrive an hour or so before the honored person arrives. Often, a

friend in on the surprise will lead the honored person to the location of the party

without letting on anything.

The guests might even conceal themselves from view, and when the honored person

enters the room, they leap from hiding and all shout, "Surprise!" For some surprise

birthday parties, it is considered to be a good tactic to shock the honored person.

Streamers, silly string, and balloons may be used for this purpose. Evidence of a party,