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小爱刚来到中国出差，就体会到了水土不服是什么滋味。放心，我没有上吐下泻，只是被各种“会”累得浑身瘫软，只想抱个枕头睡他个昏天黑地。

​​我猜，中国人爱开会应该是世界上出了名的。除了普通的日常会议，还有各式各样的其他会议，工作总结会议、报告会、电话会议、协商会等等，尤其是企事业单位的朋友，应该能有所体“会”吧？

​​所以，凡是上班族，对于“会议”一次的使用频率应该是颇高的。但是你真的了解会议的英语该怎么说吗？至少小爱认为，有一半的童鞋不是很了解meeting和conference这两个词的差别在哪里。而对于这两个词以外的“会”，更是有90%的人不会。

先来看看最基本的几个基础必备单词：​​

会议
​meeting​an event at which people meet to discuss and decide things​​

大型会议
​conference​a large meeting, often lasting a few days, where people who are interested in a particular subject come together to discuss ideas​​

电话会议
​conference call (concall)​a telephone call in which three or more people use special equipment that allows each of them to hear and speak with the others​​​​

搞清楚meeting和conference在规模和正式程度上的不同。如果你明明开的是一个小会，你却说是一个conference，这就有点小题大作了。另外，meeting可以作为所有会议的笼统称呼。​​弄明白了这些之后，再来看看更进阶的详细区分的会议单词：

约会
​appointment​an arrangement to see someone at a particular time, especially for a business meeting or to get a professional service​​

简报会
​briefing​a meeting or document in which people receive information or instructions​​

报告会​
debriefing​a meeting where someone gives a report about an important job that they have just finished, especially for the armed forces or the government​​

商讨会
​consultation​a meeting with an expert or a professional person to get advice or discuss a problem, especially a meeting with a doctor​​

年度大会
​AGM​Annual General Meeting: a meeting that a business or organization has every year to discuss issues and elect new officials

特别大会
​EGM​Extraordinary General Meeting: a special meeting of a business or organization, called by its directors, shareholders, or members.

接见会​
audience​a formal meeting with a very important person​​

代表集会
​assembly​a meeting of people who represent different parts of a large organization​​

国会​congress​a large meeting of members of a political group​​​​

小爱相信，以上这些各种会议的英语说法或多或少都曾经或将要出现在你的生活中。当然，最基本的还是meeting，但是如果你“一个meeting闯天下”的话也是会让别人觉得你的词汇量有限。所以，要了解不同会议的英语说法和区别，对你来说这是多多益善的好事。​

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