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Cocktailparty•Acocktail['kɒkteɪl]partyisapartyatwhichcocktailsareserved.Itissometimescalledacocktailreception.housewarmingparty•housewarmingpartymaybeheldwhenafamily,couple,orpersonmovesintoanewhouseorapartment.Itisanoccasionforthehostsshowtheirnewhometotheirfriends.Housewarmingpartiesareinformalandjustatourofthenewhouseorapartment.Invitedfamilymembersandfriendsmaybringgiftsforthenewhome.Babyshower•Ashowerisapartywhoseprimarypurposeistogivegiftstotheguestofhonor贵宾,commonlyabride-to-be准新娘oramother-to-be准妈妈Guestswhoattendareexpectedtobringasmallgift,usuallyrelatedtotheupcominglifeevent,likegettingmarriedorhavingababy.BachelorandbachelorettepartiesBachelor['bætʃəlɚ]单身汉andbachelorette[,bætʃələ'rɛt]单身女郎partiesarethetransitionfromasingleindependentlifestyleintothecommitmentsofmarriedlife.Inrecentyears,bothbachelorandbachelorettepartieshavebecomealotmorecreative.•brown-bagparty棕色纸袋会这是一种自带食品的聚会。在美国，快餐店、熟食店等食品店常用棕色纸（类似我国的牛皮纸）包装食品，故得其名。到会者各自从brown-bag中取食品，边吃边谈，是一种经济实惠的交际活动•stagparty男人交际会可作雄性牲畜解。参加者一般不让带妻子或女友•partypooper。•Pooper来自poopHoney,let'snotinviteJoe.He'sarealpartypooper.Heputsonthissourlooklikehisstomachhurts,hasnothinggoodtosayaboutanybody,doesn'tevensmileatotherpeople'sjokesandalwayslookslikehe'dratherbeanyplaceelse.•亲爱的，我们不要请乔了。他只会扫兴。乔老是愁眉苦脸的，好象在胃疼，而且他不苟言笑，跟旁人无话可谈，听了别人说的笑话甚至连笑都不笑。他总是看起来好像是宁可不来赴会的模样。•根据这位先生对乔的这番描述，乔在聚会上真是个孤僻冷漠、兴味索然而令人扫兴的人。这就是partypooper这个习惯用语的意思lifeoftheparty例句-1：PeoplewhogivepartiesalwaysinviteJennybecausetheyknowshe'llbethelifeoftheparty.Sheknowseverybodyintown,helpsguestsgettoknoweachother,makessuretheygetplentytoeatandmakeseverybodyfeelverycomfortable人们举办派对时总会邀请珍妮，因为他们知道她能够活跃气氛。她认识镇上的每个人，所以在聚会上能为客人相互引见介绍，而且她还会确保大伙都有足够的食物，让每个人都感到舒畅Lifeoftheparty是指“在聚会中活跃气氛的中心人物”。sociableadj.善于交际的InviteV.邀请invitationcard：请帖Host主人Hostess［həʊ'stes]女主人Guest客人Entertainment娱乐Reception.[rɪ'sɛpʃən]招待会英语词汇】•表示“聚会”、“集会”的名词•party、gathering、assembly、rallyparty指社交聚会或以娱乐为目的的聚会。Itisapitythatyoumissedtheparty.你未能参加聚会，真是遗憾。•gathering多指非正式的聚会。Thoseoldclassmateshadagatheringinthecoffeehouse.那些老同学聚会在咖啡屋举行聚会。assembly指为某一特定目的聚集在一起的集会。Thegovernmentsofmanycountriesprohibitunlawfulassemblyinpublic.rally指参加人数众多，在露天举行的集会。1）Therallywasoutofhandandthepolicewerecalledintorestoreorder.•1.邀请信一定要写得明确、完整，不可给收信人留下任何疑问。如:“I’dlikeyouandTomtocometodinnernextWednesday.”这样的写法就不够明确，需要加上具体的日期和时间。该句应写成:“I’dlikeyouandTomtocometodinneronWednesday,June14,atseveno’clock.”•2.在欧美国家，夜晚的邀请，除了那些只允许男人参加的社交活动之外，不论是正式的，还是非正式的，都应该邀请夫妻双方参加。•3.别人对你的邀请是对你的尊重，因此，无论能否赴约，都应该给与及时的、有礼貌的答复。•4.对于邀请信，在复信时应该明确地说明是接受邀请,还是不能接受邀请。不能使用模棱两可的话。如:“I’lltrymybesttocome.”“I’llcomeifI’mintown.”等等，那样会使邀请人感到十分不安，应该明确说明去还是不去，以便让邀请人早做安排。•DearTony,It'sagreatpleasuretohaveyoucometomybirthdayparty.Thepartywillbeheldat5o'clockonSaturdayafternooninmyhouse.Mary,JimandLindawillshowupthen.Wecansing,danceandeatsomekindofspecialweaternfood,suchasItalianpizza.Itwillgivemegreathonorifyoucanacceptmyinvitation.Yours,Name•Dear______，Iwillbeholding________at______on_________inorderto__________.Asyouareaclosefriendofourfamily,myparentsandIwouldverymuchlikeyoutojoinusin_________andshareourjoy.Theoccasionwillstartat_________,andactivitiesinclude_________,_________and_________.Inaddition,therewillbe_________.Iamsureyouwillenjoyagoodtime.Myfamilywouldfeelhonoredbyyourpresence.Yourssincerely,•LiMing•邀请信模板2：Dear_________,Onbehalfof_________,Iwouldliketoinviteyoutovisitouruniversity/myhometownfor_________.Itwouldgiveusgreatpleasureifyoucoulddeliveraspeechonthetopicof_________duringthevisit,because_________.Iamsurethatitwouldbeimmenselybeneficialto_________if_________.Duringyourstayin_________,wewouldliketoofferyouwith_________,_________,whichisfreeofcharge,and.Wewouldappreciateitverymuchifyoucouldacceptourinvitation.yourssincerely,Mike•DearMrs.Benton,•I’vebeenputtingoffthisnoteuntilthelastpossiblemoment,hopingWangYiwouldgetbackfromShanghaiintimeforyourdinnerparty.ButnowImustregretfullywritethathe’llstillbeoutoftownonTuesday,thefifth;andwethereforecannotacceptyourkindinvitationfordinneronthatday.•Itwassweetofyoutoaskus;andIknowWangYiwillbeassorryasIamtomissaneveningwithyouandDr.Benton.Weknowhowdelightfulsucheveningsatyourhouseusuallyare!•Sincerelyyours,•ZhangNing•Writeabirthdaypartyinvitationcard