Town hall

English translation: 对话会/座谈会/市(选)民会议

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Chinese term or phrase:Town hall
English translation:对话会/座谈会/市(选)民会议
Entered by: Patrick Cheng

05:57 Nov 24, 2017
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Chinese term or phrase: Town hall
Dec. 13 at 9:00 pm Boston Time: Tim Sweeney hosts a {town hall} (in English)

請問大括號的town hall是什麼意思?謝謝
Richard Lin
Taiwan
Local time: 05:35
对话会/座谈会/市(选)民会议
Explanation:
这里是town hall meeting的省略用法。这种会议形式在美国很常见,但在中国极少,所以似乎也没有固定的叫法。其基本形式是主讲人(Tim)就某些事情发表讲话以后,有比较多的时间和与会的听众进行具体的问答交流。听众可以是(经常是)市民或者选民,或者是本单位员工。比如国会议员/参议院竞选期间,几乎所有的竞选人都要参加大量的town hall meeting,到选区的各个城镇的市政厅(town hall)和选民见面,回答他们的问题。
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Patrick Cheng
United States
Local time: 15:35
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5员工大会
Randy Wong
4 +1对话会/座谈会/市(选)民会议
Patrick Cheng
4镇堂式大會
pkchan


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town hall
员工大会


Explanation:
town hall meeting 的缩写。

Randy Wong
China
Local time: 05:35
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
town hall
对话会/座谈会/市(选)民会议


Explanation:
这里是town hall meeting的省略用法。这种会议形式在美国很常见,但在中国极少,所以似乎也没有固定的叫法。其基本形式是主讲人(Tim)就某些事情发表讲话以后,有比较多的时间和与会的听众进行具体的问答交流。听众可以是(经常是)市民或者选民,或者是本单位员工。比如国会议员/参议院竞选期间,几乎所有的竞选人都要参加大量的town hall meeting,到选区的各个城镇的市政厅(town hall)和选民见面,回答他们的问题。

Patrick Cheng
United States
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
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謝謝精闢的解釋

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agree  Jacky Ye
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town hall
镇堂式大會


Explanation:
民眾大會,公開大會

pkchan
United States
Local time: 17:35
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PRO pts in category: 44
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