英语单词：prom
<p> 在一些比较青春的美剧里经常出现<span word="prom">prom</span>这个单词比如《暮光之城》，而这个单词具体是什么意思呢?</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prom">prom</span>, <span word="short">short</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="promenade">promenade</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> (<span word="black">black</span> <span word="tie">tie</span>) <span word="dance">dance</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="High">High</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="juniors">juniors</span> <span word="attending">attending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prom">prom</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="Prom">Prom</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Prom">Prom</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="junior">junior</span>/<span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>.</p><p> 在美国和加拿大，<span word="prom">prom</span>(<span word="promenade">promenade</span>的简写形式)指为中学生举办的正式舞会或聚会，通常在高中学年即将结束时举行，(所以很多地方都译作&<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;毕业舞会)。有初中生参加的叫<span word="Junior">Junior</span> <span word="Prom">Prom</span>，高中生的则叫<span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Prom">Prom</span>。不过在具体组织的时候，这种舞会通常既有初中生也有高中生。</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="prom">prom</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Prom">Prom</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Prom">Prom</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="honorary">honorary</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span>-<span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prom">prom</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span>. <span word="Juniors">Juniors</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honored">honored</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> "<span word="Prom">Prom</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span>" <span word="or">or</span> "<span word="Prom">Prom</span> <span word="Princess">Princess</span>".</p><p> 在毕业舞会上，还会揭晓<span word="Prom">Prom</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span>(舞会王后)和<span word="Prom">Prom</span> <span word="King">King</span>(舞会之王)的获选者。这两个荣誉称号的获得者是在毕业舞会之前在全校范围内投票选出的，获选者多是高中学生。初中学生也有获选的机会，不过称号会改为<span word="Prom">Prom</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span>(舞会王子)或<span word="Prom">Prom</span> <span word="Princess">Princess</span>(舞会公主)。</p>
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