开家长会
01 i would like to invite you to the parents' meeting.
我想邀请您参加家长会。
解析 ▲ would like to do为固定词组，意为“想要做某事”；invite sb to...意为“邀请某人去╱参加……”；parents' meeting意为“家长会”，复数名词的's所有格形式，只在词尾加'即可。
学学这样说
1. there is a parents' meeting in our school on saturday afternoon from 4:00 to6:00 p.m. 星期六下午四点到六点之间，我们学校有一场家长会。
2. we hope you can attend this meeting.
我们希望您能来参加这次会议。
3. we look forward to your arrival! 我们期待您的到来。
4. welcome to attend the parents' meeting on time. 欢迎你按时参加家长会。
5. we're going to meet the teacher at the parent-teacher conference.
我们将在家长会和老师见面。
补充短语
welcome to... 欢迎来到……
02 either my father or my mother will come to the parents' meeting.
不是我父亲就是我母亲会来参加家长会。
语法tips
either...or...为固定词组，意为“不是……就是……”，用于表示在两个事物或人中任择其一，作主语时，其谓语动词的单复数形式根据就近原则决定。
学学这样说
1. we will discuss how to improve students' scores.
我们将讨论一下如何提高孩子的学习成绩。
2. linda ditched the conference to attend parents' meeting at her son's school. 琳达离开了会场前往她儿子所在的学校出席家长会。
3. honey, don't forget the parent-teacher conference this monday!
亲爱的，别忘了这个星期一的家长会！
应用对话
steven: my grandpa will attend the parents' meeting tomorrow. what about you?
kate: either my father or my mother will come to the parents' meeting.
史蒂文：明天，我爷爷会来参加家长会。你呢？
凯特：不是我父亲就是我母亲会来参加家长会。
03 please inform your parents of the parents' meeting on friday.
请通知你们的家长来参加周五的家长会。
常用单词
inform [?n'f?:m] v. 通知，告诉
meeting ['mi:t??] n. 会议，会面，会见
随机测验
a: please inform your parents _____ the parents' meeting on friday.
b: ok. i will.
a. of b. with c. in d. out
翻译
a：请通知你的家长来参加周五的家长会。
b：好。我会的。
答案：a
提示：inform sb of/about...为固定词组，意为“通知/告诉某人……”。
04 at the parents' meeting, my teacher pointed out my shortcomings.
家长会上，老师指出了我的缺点。
解析 ▲ point out...为固定词组，意为“指出……”，也可以用作point out that...；而point at/towards...则是表示“对准╱指向”。shortcoming作可数名词，表示“短处，缺点”，通常用作复数形式shortcomings。
学学这样说
1. at 9:00, the parents' meeting began. 九点钟，家长会开始了。
2. this parents' meeting is different from previous ones. 这次家长会与以往的都不同。
3. we heard the students' voices in their mind. 我们听了孩子们的心声。
4. many children expressed their thanks to parents.
很多孩子都表达了他们对父母的感激之情。
5. we always present the parents with an information pack at the end of the meeting. 我们通常会在会议结束的时候给家长们一个信息包。
补充短语
express (one's) thanks to sb 感谢某人
present sb with... 赠送某人……
05 the parents' meeting aims at helping children.
家长会的目的是帮助孩子。
常用单词
aim [e?m] v. 目的在于
语法tips
aim at (doing)...为固定词组，意为“意欲╱企图╱力求做某事”，相当于aim to do，intend to do，attempt to do等；而aim...at...则是表示“用……瞄准，对准”；aim也可以作可数名词，表示“目的，意图”，通常用作with the aim of doing，have the aim to do，achieve/attain one's aim。
应用对话
bill: some students seem to be worried about the parents' meeting.
john: they need not worry about that at all. the parents' meeting aims at helping children.
比尔：有些学生似乎为此次家长会而感到担忧。
约翰：他们根本就不必为此担心。家长会的目的是帮助孩子。