1. C 社交聚会　 a meeting of friends, often in sb's house, to eat, drink and perhaps dance
2. C 党，政党　 a group of people who have the same ideas about politics
3. C 一方，当事人　 a person who is concerned in some action or activity

　arrange ～　安排聚会
　attend ～　出席聚会
　break up ～　解散政党
　crash ～　闯入聚会
　dissolve ～　解散政党
　enter ～　入党
　establish ～　建立政党
　form ～　组织政党
　give ～　举行聚会
　have ～　举行聚会
　hold ～　举行聚会
　host ～　主办聚会
　join ～　入党
　organize ～　组织政党
　throw ～　举行聚会
　big ～　盛大的晚会
　conservative ～　保守党
　contending -ties　争论的双方
　defeated ～　败诉的一方
　innocent ～　无辜的当事人
　left-wing ～　左翼党派
　opposite ～　对立党派
　political ～　政党
　progressive ～　进步党
　reactionary ～　反动党派
　socialist ～　社会党
　the third ～　第三方
　winning ～　胜诉的一方
　advance ～　先头部队
　anti-administration ～　反对党
　birthday ～　生日聚会
　Christmas ～　圣诞晚会
　cocktail ～　鸡尾酒会
　coming-out ～　初次进入社交界的聚会
　dancing ～　舞会
　dinner ～　宴会
　evening ～　晚会
　farewell ～　告别会，欢送会
　garden ～　游园会
　government ～　执政党
　labor ～　工党
　landing ～　登陆特遣部队
　majority ～　（议会中的）多数党派
　minority ～　（议会中的）少数党派
　New Year's Eve ～　除夕晚会
　opposition ～　在野党
　raiding ～　突击队
　rescue ～　营救队
　search ～　搜索队
　singles ～　单身者聚会
　stretcher ～　担架队
　surprise ～　令人感到惊喜的聚会
　surveying ～　测量队
　tea ～　茶话会
　～ branch　党支部
　～ group　党小组
　～ spirit　党性
　at ～　在聚会上
　～ in office　执政党
　～ in power　执政党
　～ out of office　在野党

　The party was fresh in her memory.　那次聚会在她脑海中记忆犹新。
　The party was an absolute gas and we loved it.　那次晚会开得真好，我们都喜欢。
　On Friday night, we're going to have a May Day evening party at school.　星期五晚上我们打算在学校开个“五一”晚会。
　After the party he telephoned his absent friends.　晚会后他打电话给没有赴约的朋友。
　She hasn't determined what friends to invite to her birthday party.　她还没有拿定主意请哪些朋友来参加生日宴会。
　I am looking forward to the party.　我期待着宴会的举行。
　Perhaps he will come to the party this evening.　他今晚可能来参加宴会。
　You're coming to the party?How marvelous!　你要来参加聚会?好极了！
　We had a very good time at the evening party.　我们在晚会上玩得好极了。
　We didn't meet anybody new at the tea party.　在茶话会上我们没有碰到任何首次见面的人。
　We're giving him a party when he leaves.　当他离别时，我们将为他举办一个聚会。
　The mayor held a grand welcome party for the prince.　市长为王子举办了一个盛大的欢迎会。
　The party split up into small groups.　该党分裂为若干小派系。
　The Party has been leading us from victory to victory.　党指引我们从一个胜利走向另一个胜利。
　He recently broke with the party he had belonged to.　他最近脱离了自己原来的党派。
　The Party are fighting for the interests of the masses.　全党同志在为群众的利益而奋斗。
　The Republican Party is in office now in the US.　美国现在是共和党掌权。
　He conducted a party of tourists to Europe.　他带领着一批游客去欧洲。
　The search party found the lost person.　搜索队发现了失踪的人。
　A party of school children is going to France.　一队中小学生要去法国。
　The parties to the dispute should be more polite to each other.　争执双方应相互礼貌些。
　Are you a party to the agreement?　你是签订协议的一方吗?
　Is this solution acceptable to all parties concerned?　这个解决办法有关各方是否都能接受?
　We know he is the guilty party, because we saw him take the money.　我们知道他是有罪的一方，因为我们亲眼看到他拿钱的。
　The defence party divided his backyard from that of his sister's.　一堵共用的墙把他跟他妹妹的后院隔开了。

 ♣ 下面两个短语的意思不同：
　
 ♣ 下面两个句子的意思不同：
　

1. 他在这么大型的聚会上感到很不自在。
　［误］ He felt ill at ease in such a big party.
　［正］ He felt ill at ease at such a big party.
　［析］ 表示“在聚会上”，要说at a party，介词at不能改为in.
2. 第一个我与他说话的人没有给我什么鼓励。
　［误］ The first party I spoke with gave me no encouragement.
　［正］ The first person I spoke with gave me no encouragement.
　有人告诉我克利夫投的是杰克的票。
　［误］ A certain party told me that Cliff voted for Jack.
　［正］ A certain person told me that Cliff voted for Jack.
　［析］ 在书面语中， party与person一般不可换用。只有在谈及法律时， party与person才可换用，表示“当事人，（契约或争论中的）一方”。
3. 他参加了在野党。
　［误］ He joined the party who wasn't in office.
　［正］ He joined the party which wasn't in office.
　他加入到走在前面的那伙人中间。
　［误］ He joined the party which were walking before him.
　［正］ He joined the party who were walking before him.
　［析］ party用作定语从句的先行词时，如指非人称的“政党”，则关系代词须用which；如指party中的人，则关系代词须用who.

　［同义词］ ball, band, banquet, bloc, celebration, combination
　［词源］　古法语partie（部分，党派）