Saturday, December 13, 2008

Meeting for Meetings

To meet with someone as a social visit is different from meeting someone to discuss business.

會議 -- [office] meeting
開會 -- attend a meeting
參加 -- attend [a gathering]
出席 -- attend [seated in attendance]
見面 -- meet [see someone]
遇到 -- meet [run in to someone]


我每個星期應該參加全公司會,可是常常跟朋友見面去看電影。
[I should go to the weekly company meeting, but I usually meet up with friends and see a movie instead].

你今天開幾個會?
[How many meetings do you have to go to today?].

每個會議以後頭髮越來越白。
[I think I have more gray hair after every meeting I attend].

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