英语听力精选进阶版 15299

 

GlobalBiz: St Gallen 08 June 2013

Sat, 8 Jun 13

Peter Day attends the 43 annual St Gallen Symposium¹ - a student organised gathering² of business and political leaders - to hear about this year's theme: courage.

1 symposium   

n.讨论会，专题报告会；专题论文集

参考例句：

• What have you learned from the symposium?你参加了这次科学讨论会有什么体会？
• The specialists and scholars present at the symposium come from all corners of the country.出席研讨会的专家学者们来自全国各地。

2 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。