Hello!

你好！

Summer in the United States is a popular season to hold outdoor celebrations.

在美国，夏天是举行户外庆祝活动的热门季节。

Today, we answer a question from Egypt about the word "party."

今天，我们回答一个来自埃及同学的关于“party”的问题。

Here's the question:

这个问题是：

This word "party" has many meanings.

“Party”这个词有很多意思。

It changed according to the context.

它会随着语境的变化而变化。

Please give me more details and examples.

请列举更多的细节和例子。

---Taha, Egypt

——塔哈，埃及

Dear Taha,

亲爱的塔哈，

That is a great word to learn.

这是一个非常值得学习的词。

You probably learned first that "party" is a noun meaning a celebratory social event.

你可能首先知道party是一个名词，意思是庆祝的社交活动。

When we have a party, we invite people to gather.

当我们举行聚会时，我们邀请人们聚在一起。

Usually, we serve food and drinks.

通常，我们提供食物和饮料。

We might also play music, sometimes for dancing.

我们也可以演奏音乐，有时是为了跳舞。

We also sometimes set up games or other fun activities for our guests.

我们有时也会为客人安排游戏或其他有趣的活动。

Here is an example sentence using party defined that way:

下面是一个用party这样定义的例句：

I'm having a Fourth of July party – would you like to come?

我要在7月4日举行一个聚会，你来吗?

During election campaigns, a political group may ask you to vote for its candidate for a government office.

在竞选活动中，一个政治团体可能会要求你为其政府职位的候选人投票。

Such groups are also called parties.

这样的团体也被称为政党。

A party is a group of people working together for a political purpose.

政党是一群为了政治目的而共同工作的人。

A related word is "partisanship."

一个相关的词是“党派性”。

It means loyalty to one's political party.

这意味着对自己政党的忠诚。

When the two parties agree on something, it is called "bipartisanship."

当两党在某事上达成一致时，就被称为“两党合作”。

An example of this was last week's vote by every member of the U.S. Senate – in both parties – to make a new federal holiday.

这样的一个例子是，上周美国参议院两党每一位议员都投票决定设立一个新的联邦假日。

The U.S. Senate showed bipartisanship in a vote by all members to make June Nineteenth a federal holiday.

美国参议院两党一致投票决定将6月19日定为联邦假日。

When lawyers write a contract, they use "party" to describe the people or groups involved in the legal case.

律师在撰写合同时，会用“party”来描述与法律案件有关的人或团体。

They may say, Both parties must agree to any changes in this contract.

他们可能会说, 双方必须同意对本合同的任何修改。

Another more formal use of "party" is to describe any one person or group.

“Party”的另一个更正式的用法是指任何一个人或一群人。

At a restaurant, the host may announce, A table is ready for a party of four.

在餐馆里，主人可能会宣布，一张四人桌已经准备好了。

When 191 countries signed the Paris Agreement on climate change, they became "Parties to the agreement."

当191个国家签署关于气候变化的《巴黎协定》时，它们成为了“协定的缔约方”。

The word "party" sometimes appears where you could also use "anyone" or "a person."

“Party”这个词有时也会出现在你可以使用“anyone”或“a person”的地方。

Interested parties may now buy tickets for the school concert.

有兴趣的人现在可以买学校音乐会的票了。

I bought my car from a private party on the internet.

我的车是在网上的一个私人派对上买的。

In disasters, you may hear reports of a "rescue party" or a "search party" going to help the victims.

在灾难中，你可能会听到“rescue party”（救援队）或“search party”（搜救队）去帮助受害者的报道。

After the earthquake, many countries sent special search and rescue parties to help find the victims.

地震发生后，许多国家派出了专门的搜救队，帮助寻找遇难者。

One note: these are all definitions of party as a noun.

注意：这些都是party作为名词的定义。

People also use it as a verb meaning celebrate.

人们也用它作为动词表示庆祝。

Listen to this example:

听下面的例子：

When COVID-19 stops spreading, my friends and I are going to party together --- in person!

当新冠肺炎停止传播后，我和我的朋友们将一起庆祝——当面！

Thanks for writing us, Taha!

谢谢你的来信，塔哈！

What question do you have about American English?

你对美式英语有什么问题吗？

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请给我们发送电子邮件至[email protected]

And that's Ask a Teacher. I’m Jill Robbins.

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