A housewarming party is held when a person, couple, or family moves into a new house or apartment. It is an occasion for the hosts to present their new home to their friends, and for friends to gather, socialize, and enjoy refreshments such as alcoholic drinks and snack foods. In some cases, the friends and family members who are invited may bring gifts for the new home. Housewarming parties are generally informal, and there are usually no planned activities besides a tour of the new house.
喬遷派對
喬遷派對是當有人，或情侶、夫妻，或家庭在搬進新家後舉辦的派對。這是壹個讓主人向朋友們展示他們的新家，也是親朋好友也借機歡聚壹堂，壹邊交流，壹邊享用酒水餐點地場合。有時被邀請的親朋也會帶些祝賀的禮物。喬遷派對壹般都是非正式的派對，除了參觀新居之外沒什麽別的特別節目。
Farewell Party
In many cultures, it is customary to throw a farewell party in honor of a person who is moving away or departing on a long trip. The dinner traditionally given by a bridegroom to his friends before his wedding is also considered a farewell party.
告別派對
在很多文化裏，當有朋友要搬走或去遠行時舉行告別派對是壹種傳統。傳統上在結婚前晚為準新郎舉辦的晚宴也可以叫作告別派對。
Potluck Dinner Party
On less formal occasions, when a club or community gathers and includes a shared dinner, the organizer may invite participants to bring drinks, appetizers, main and side dishes, and even desserts. This is called a "potluck" dinner.
聚餐晚會派對
在非正式場合，當某社區或俱樂部組織活動中包括晚餐時，組織者通常會請參與者自帶飲料，開胃菜，主食或小食，甚至甜品，大家壹起分享。這種派對被稱為“聚餐”晚會。
Brown University is a highly esteemed private university located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in New England and seventh oldest in the United States. Pembroke College, Brown University's all women's college, merged with the College in 1971.
布朗大學是壹家非常出名的羅得島普羅維登斯的私立高等院校，是常青藤院校組織其中之壹。該校始建於1764年，當時名為羅得島學院，在新英格蘭歷史最悠久的高等院校中排第三，同時也是全美國第七古老的院校。彭布羅克學院，現在的布朗大學女子學院，於1971年合並於布朗大學。
Brown was the first college in the nation to accept students regardless of religious affiliations. The school also has the oldest undergraduate engineering program in the Ivy League (1847).
布朗是全美國第壹個不論宗教招收學生的大學，也擁有常青藤院校組織裏最久遠的本科學位工程項目（始於1847年）。
The Brown "New Curriculum," instituted in 1969, eliminates distribution requirements and mandatory A/B/C grades (allowing any course to be taken on a "satisfactory/no credit" basis). Moreover, there are no pluses (+), minuses (-), or grades of D in the grading system.
布朗的“新教學大綱”編於1969年，該大綱取消了對學生配額的要求及強制性的A/B/C分數等級（允許在“合格”/“不積課分”的條件下選修任何課程）。此外，加（+），減（-）或D級分數也從評分制裏被取消。
Since 2001, Brown's current and 18th president has been Ruth J. Simmons, the first African American president and second female president of an Ivy League institution, as well as the first permanent female president of Brown.
自2001年起，RUTH J. SIMMONS當任布朗的第18屆校長，壹直到現在。她是常青藤聯校裏第壹位黑人校長，第二位女性校長，也是布朗大學的第壹位女性校長。