美国文化脱口秀 第420期:快收藏! 年底派对英语和礼仪(在线收听) |
虽然距离圣诞节还有半个月,但是各类公司和社交类的圣诞派对已经陆续开始了。今天Jenny, Adam就分享实用的Christmas party英语和礼仪,大家收藏起来吧! 关键词:
Christmas party etiquette: 圣诞派对礼仪
Office Christmas parties usually take place in early mid December: 公司圣诞派对一般都在12月中上旬
Usually at work, you'll have an office Christmas party, but not a New Year's party: 通常,公司会有圣诞派对,但可能没有新年派对
People are not working during the New Year: 大家新年都放假了
When it gets closer to Christmas, many people are travelling home, so you need to hold parties earlier: 临近圣诞,大家都要回家过节,所以要提前办,方便大家参与
“提前”英语怎么说?
Hold the party earlier
不是in advance?
In advance通产用在预定机票这样的搭配里,而不是办派对
Book your tickets in advance
Party RSVP: 收到派对邀约, 先要RSVP
With any party or event invitation, you usually need to RSVP: 派对、活动邀约,通常都需要RSVP
*RSVP来自法语的Répondez s'il vous pla?t Please respond的意思,即确认出席*
在邀请函上,你通常会看到:
Please kindly RSVP by ...date: 请在某某日期前,确认出席
Digital invitation/e-invite: 电子邀请函
Mandatory attendance: 强制出席
Party dress code: 派对穿什么?
Dress code: 着装要求
Many parties and events will have a dress code: 很多派对、活动会有着装要求
总体可分为:
1) Casual: 休闲
2) Formal: 正式
先说休闲,也有很多类:
Business casual: 商务休闲,通常要穿西服外套
Smart casual: 雅痞休闲,不用穿西服外套也Ok
Casual: 最休闲的
Jacket/blazer:西服上装外套
Suit: 整套西服
You usually don't need to wear a tie for business or smart casual: 通常这两种休闲都不需要带领带。穿比较好的西服外套、配合身的深色牛仔裤就可以
但是,鞋子很重要!
You need to wear dress shoes: 要穿正装皮鞋
*这里的dress不是指裙子,而是正装的意思*
Leather shoes: 皮鞋
快收藏! 年底派对英语和礼仪
说完休闲,说正式:
Formal: 正式
Black tie: 最正式的,通常指宴会,比一般西服更加隆重的黑西服、黑领带、或者领结
Black tie doesn't mean you can only wear ties in black: 黑领带也不是说一定要黑色的领带
Black is the safest, other dark colors are fine: 黑色最安全,其它深色也可以
Black tie means dressed up: black tie的寓意就是正装
Dressed-up: 隆重打扮、盛装出席
Bow tie:领结
Tuxedo/tux: 晚装西服,比如结婚的时候会穿的那种
Party dresses for the ladies: 各类女生小裙子
LBD (little black dress):小黑裙,经典不出错
LRD (little red dress): 小红裙,圣诞派对的绝佳选择
Cocktail dress/one piece: 派对小裙子,连衣裙
Knee length dress: 及膝裙
Floor length dress: 拖地长裙
Evening gown: 晚装礼服裙
挑选圣诞派对着装时,也可以融入各种圣诞颜色:
Christmas colors: 圣诞色
Doesn't have to be red and green: 不一定要红配绿一起穿
Choose what you look good in: 选一个你穿着好看的颜色
Balance it out with some white: 可以用白色缓和一下
The ugly Christmas sweater: 很丑的圣诞毛衣
很多圣诞派对,会有这个搞笑的dress code:
The ugly Christmas sweaters: 很丑的圣诞毛衣
They look like a Christmas card: 这种毛衣看上去就像一张圣诞卡
Very busy, lots of Christmas elements: 非常热闹、集合了各种圣诞元素
The point is to be ugly and funny: 重点就是要难看、要搞笑
The uglier, the better: 越丑越好
Party gift exchanges: 圣诞派对送礼游戏
这两个圣诞送礼游戏,你一定要知道:
1) Secret Santa: 神秘圣诞老人
2) White Elephant: 白色大象
What's Secret Santa? 神秘圣诞老人
Draw a name, buy them a gift, you're their secret Santa: 预先抽一个同事或朋友的名字,你要给他/她买礼物,你是他们的神秘圣诞老人
思考一下:
What are they like? 他/她是什么样的人?
What will they like? 会喜欢什么东西?
The person receiving the gift need to guess who their secret Santa is: 收到礼物的人要猜礼物是谁买的
But you can also keep it a secret: 但是也可以保守秘密
What's White Elephant? 白色大象是什么?
Everyone buys a gift and brings it to the party: 每人买一个礼物,带到派对来
Put all the gifts together: 所有礼物集合在一起
Each person has a chance to pick or "steal" a gift: 每个人有机会选、抢一个礼物
If you go first, you're screwed because someone else can steal it from you: 先选的人最倒霉,因为其他人可以抢你的礼物
The important thing is to decide who goes first: 拿礼物的先后顺序很重要
Paper rock scissors: 石头剪刀布
Gift budget: 花多少钱买礼物?
Gift budget: 礼物预算
20 dollars is a common budget for office or social Christmas parties: 公司或社交类的圣诞派对,20美金是个普遍的预算
Two main styles of gifts: 买什么礼物?两大套路
由于圣诞派对上送礼有游戏属性,所以买礼物第一不用太贵;
风格则可以二选一:
Practical: 实用
Prank: 创意或恶搞
或者像Adam那样买一袋大米(a huge bag of rice), 合二为一、一举两得
Don't party too hard: 不要玩太疯
Generally speaking, performances are not part of Christmas parties: 一般圣诞派对参与者不需要表演
The tone of Christmas parties is more warm, friendly, enjoy people's company: 圣诞派对的基调一般比较温馨、友爱、陪伴
Don't drink too much or party too hard: 别喝太多、玩儿太疯
New Year's party is more about crazy partying and lots of drinking: 之后的元旦派对就比较疯狂、喝很多
“玩儿得很疯”有两个有趣的说法,都和town有关:
Go to town
Paint the town red
What to say? 圣诞祝福说什么?
Christmas greetings and wishes: 圣诞祝福语
最好用的当然就是:
Merry Christmas!
可以说Merry X'mas吗?
X'mas通常用于非正式的书写,口语还是Christmas更常用
这几年,美国也有很多人说:Happy Holidays! 节日快乐
Since not everyone is a Christian: 因为不是所有人都信基督教
It's very PC (politically correct): 是个很政治正确的说法
But it makes some people really angry because they see their religion and culture not being respected: 但这也让很多人很生气,觉得自己的信仰被侵蚀
Say both! 那就两个都说吧!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays! |
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