assembly, conference, congress, rally, seminar, session, summit, symposium这一组名词都表示“会议”的意思。
assembly n.集合,集会。
The assembly of students takes place in the auditorium.学生们在大礼堂举行集会。
conference n. (专门性的)会议,讨论会。
The conference on international economic problems met in Geneva
a.关于世界经济问题的会议在日内瓦召开。
congress n.代表大会,(美国的)国会。
Congress passes laws that must be obeyed by the people.
美国国会通过的法律,人民一定要遵守。
rally n. (鼓舞士气的)集会;群众性集会。
The football coach called a rally to build up the team's excitement for the next game.
足球教练召开了一个动员会,以便鼓舞士气打好下次比赛。
seminar n. (大学的)研究班,研讨会。
During summer vacations some teachers attend seminars at college.
暑假里,一些教师在学院里参加研究班。
session n. (一届)会议,回合。
the autumn session of Parliament议会的秋季会议
summit n.最高级会议,峰会(通常为领导人参加)。
Next year, the summit will be held in Vienna.
明年将在维也纳举行最高级会谈。
symposium n. (学术、科研方面的)座谈会,专题报告会。
The symposium on SARS research lasted two days.
非典型性肺炎研究的研讨会持续了两天。