grand gathering

基本解释

Blair said that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be a grand gathering. Correspondingly the people will have higher expectations for the 2012 Olympic Games.
布莱尔说，北京2008年奥运会必将是一次盛会，人们会对2012年的奥运会有更高期待。
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China is willing to work with South Africa to make the FOCAC meeting a grand gathering for strengthening China-Africa solidarity and charting out the future of their cooperation.
中方愿意同南方一道，共同把中非合作论坛会议办成一次加强中非团结、共谋中非合作未来的盛会。
The 2010 Shanghai World Expo is a wonderful opportunity to explore and share valuable innovations, and experiences from the 227 participating countries in this grand gathering of world cultures.
2010年上海世界贸易博览会将227个参加这次世界盛会的国家聚集在一起，相互交流各国的宝贵文化。

Mr Karzai has announced that a loya jirga, a traditional grand gathering of the country's power-brokers, will be convened to decide on the Americans' future.
ECONOMIST: Attempting both to leave by 2014 and stay perhaps for ever