Eztalk美语【246】throw a party tonight今晚有派对

Nikki greets Wen with a hug at the entrance to Howard University

Nikki:Hey, Wen! Welcome to D.C.! Glad you came out to visit!
Wen:Thanks for inviting¹ me. Actually, I've never been anywhere with so many black people before. It's different.
Nikki:Howard is eighty percent black. But there are whites, and even Asians here. Thankfully, it's also coed.
Wen:Great! Is your dorm coed, too?
Nikki:Sorry, nope. But the Alpha Phi Alpha's are throwing a party tonight.
Wen:That's a black fraternity, right? So we should see some dancing!

coed (n.,a.)
男女合校；男女合校的
A: All the apartments at my university are coed.
我大学里的每个系都是男女合系。
B: You must have wild parties.
你们一定有很多疯狂派对。

fraternity (n.)
兄弟会。是美国大学常见的学生社团，多以希腊字母命名，文中的Alpha Phi Alpha 就是一例
Guys often have to humiliate² themselves before they can join a fraternity.
男生总得先让自己难堪才能加入兄弟会。

Howard University
哈沃德大学，是美国著名的黑人大学。D.C. = District of Columbia，哥伦比亚特区。就是指Washington³, D.C.「华盛顿的哥伦比亚特区」，是美国的首府
My sister graduated from Howard University.
我姊姊是哈沃德大学毕业的。

dorm (n.)
宿舍
My dorm always has the best parties.
我的宿舍总是有最好的派对。

throw (v.)
主办
A: When will I see you next?
我下次何时见到你？
B: I'm throwing a party next weekend—come over.
我下周末要办个舞会——过来玩啊。

嘻哈美国黑人

妮琪在哈沃德大学门口拥抱并迎接小雯

妮琪：嗨，小雯！欢迎来到哥伦比亚特区！真高与你来这里玩！
小雯：谢谢你邀请我来。老实说，我从没到过黑人这么多的地方！感觉截然不同。
妮琪：哈沃德有八成的学生是黑人。但这里也有白人，甚至亚洲人。值得庆幸的是，它也是男女合校。
小雯：真棒！你的宿舍也是男女合宿吗？
妮琪：抱歉，不是。ΑΦΑ兄弟会今晚有派对。
小雯：那是个黑人的兄弟会，对吗？那我们应该可以见识一些舞技了

1 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

2 humiliate   

v.使羞辱，使丢脸[同]disgrace

参考例句：

• What right had they to bully and humiliate people like this?凭什么把人欺侮到这个地步呢？
• They pay me empty compliments which only humiliate me.他们虚情假意地恭维我，这只能使我感到羞辱。

3 Washington   

n.华盛顿特区(是美国首都)

参考例句：

• His birthplace is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.他出生于华盛顿，但住在旧金山。
• They, together with my father,have gone to Washington.他们和我父亲一起去华盛顿了。