老外喜欢开派对是出了名的,派对的种类也不一而足,我们来看看吧。
1. 生日派对a birthday party:
例:
They first met at her sister's 18th
birthday party. (他们是在她姐姐18岁生日派对上认识的。)
2. 节日派对a Christmas/Halloween etc. Party:
例:
I hope you're going to the office Christmas
party. (我希望你会去公司的圣诞派对。)
3. 晚宴a dinner party: a
party where people are invited to someone's house for an evening meal
例:
I first met him at a dinner party.(我是在一个晚宴上认识他的。)
4. 鸡尾酒会a cocktail party(美式英语),drinks party(英式英语): a party that people go to in order to talk and have a drink together
for a few hours
例:
I first met him at a cocktail party at the
American embassy. (我跟他初次见面是在美国大使馆的鸡尾酒会上。)
备注:
鸡尾酒会通常都会有酒水及小食招待,嘉宾基本都是站着,在场内走动相互交谈。鸡尾酒会的着装虽然不要求西装领带,但是也不能太随意,男士作平时的商务打扮即可,以深色的西装为主,女士则要选择一条鸡尾酒裙cocktail dress。
5. 化装舞会a fancy dress party(英式英语), a
costume party(美式英语)
例:
She went to the fancy dress party as Snow
White.(她打扮成白雪公主的样子去参加化妆舞会。)
6. 告别单身的派对:
(1)即将结婚的女性和她的女伴们参加的hen party(英式英语),bachelorette party(美式英语): a social event just before a
wedding, for a woman who is getting married and her female friends
(2)即将结婚的男性和他的男伴们参加的单身汉派对stag night(英式英语), bachelor party (美式英语): a social event just before a
wedding, for a man who is getting married and his male friends
7. 送礼物给即将结婚的女性的派对wedding shower(美式英语): an event at which people give presents to a woman who is going to
get married
8. 送礼物给即将分娩的女性的派对baby shower(美式英语): an event at which people give presents to a woman who is going to expect
a baby
备注:
''baby shower''上送的礼物自然大部分都是婴儿用品。
9. 公司聚会an office party:
备注:举办地点在公司的聚会。
例:
I danced with my boss at the office party. (在公司聚会上,我和老板跳了舞。)
10. 乔迁派对housewarming (party):
a party that you have when you move into a new house
例:
We're having a housewarming next week.(我们下周要办个乔迁派对。)
11. 欢送派对a farewell/leaving party:
例:
You didn't come to Ken's farewell party,
did you? (你没来参加肯的欢送派对,是不是?)
12. 街头狂欢a street party:
例:
Thousands flocked to the street party on
Princeton Street to celebrate New Year.(上万人涌向普林斯顿街参加街头狂欢,庆祝新年。)
13. 家门口的聚会a block party: a party
that is held outdoors for all the people who live in a neighborhood or city block
14. 惊喜派对a surprise party:
例:
Lily has planned a surprise party for her boyfriend's birthday. (莉莉为她男朋友准备了个惊喜生日派对。)