□劉曉妮
Americanrican Party Culture
□劉曉妮
派對在很多國家都受到人們的歡迎,尤其是年輕人的喜愛,在美國也不例外。大家都知道,美國的派對很多,不僅有生日派對、婚禮派對等這些常見的聚會形式,還有獨特的街區(qū)派對、車尾野餐派對,現(xiàn)在就讓我們了解一些關(guān)于美國的派對文化吧。
First of all,let’s learn about different kinds of American parties. There are different kinds of parties in America,such as:
首先讓我們了解一下美國派對的種類,在美國有很多不同種類的派對,現(xiàn)列舉如下:
Wedding party結(jié)婚派對Birthday party生日派對
Evening party晚會派對Ball party舞會派對
At-home party家庭派對Classmates’party同學(xué)派對
Cocktail party雞尾酒派對Tea party茶話會
Welcome party歡迎派對New Year’s Party新年酒會
Farewell party告別宴會House-warming party暖屋會
Americans plan parties for many reasons.As in other cultures,many Americans attend parties for weddings1and religious2and national holi?days.For example,a group of neighbors3may gather on their street to eat food,play music and visit with one another.This is called a block4party.A woman might invite a group of women to a party called a babyshower for a friend who is about to give birth.Guests bring the new ba bypresents.Americansalsoattendtailgate5parties.Atailgateisth back end of a truck or other vehicles6that opens down.They eat togeth er in the parking area of the sports stadium.They gather around the tail gate to eat hotdogs and hamburgers cooked on a grill7.
美國人計劃派對有很多原因。就像其他文化一樣,許多美國人參加婚禮、宗教和國家節(jié)日的派對。例如,一群鄰居可能會聚集在街道上吃食物玩音樂并互相拜訪,這被稱為街區(qū)派對。一位女士可能會邀請一群女性朋友到一個即將分娩的朋友那里,客人帶給新生兒禮物,叫做嬰兒洗禮派對。美國人也參加車尾野餐派對。后擋板原是一種箱形轎車或者其他車輛尾部的車門,它可以翻下來當(dāng)桌子用。他們在體育運動場的停車場里圍著后擋板一起吃東西,會吃些烤過的熱狗和漢堡。
1.weddingn.婚禮;婚宴2.religiousadj.宗教的
3.neighborn.鄰居4.blockn.街區(qū)
5.tailgaten.(卡車等的)后擋板;下閘門
6.vehiclen.車輛;交通工具
7.grillvt.&vi.燒烤n.烤架;烤肉
Birthdaypartiesarealsoverypopular1.Manyparentsorganize2party for their children.The birthdays at 16,18 and 21 are the most im portant.Rock star parties are very popular among young girls and boys AndpartieswithHawaiiandecorations3andclothingareverypopula among adults.
生日派對也很受歡迎,許多父母為他們的孩子舉辦一個派對,其中16 18,21歲最為重要。搖滾明星派對在年輕的女孩和男孩中很受歡迎,而有夏威夷的裝飾和衣服的派對在成年人中最受歡迎。
1.popularadj.流行的;大眾化的2.organizev.組織;安排
3.decorationn.裝飾品;裝飾
Do you know more cultures about American parties?
你了解更多關(guān)于美國派對的文化嗎?