symposium
n
(pl -sia )
1 small conference for discussion of a particular subject (专题)讨论会, 研讨会.
2 collection of essays by several people on a particular subject, published as a book 专题论文集
contribute to a symposium on environmental issues 为环境问题论文集撰稿.
But I was delighted to be able to say words that my family and a few friends could understand.
是,我却感到欣喜,能够说出我家里人和一些朋友可以理解的词语。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.