A meeting, open to anyone who wants to come, where people talk and listen and learn about one subject — usually a subject that people are angry or worried about right now. Teachers, students and speakers give short talks, people ask questions, and it can run for hours. It is deliberately informal: no exam, no register, no fee, often held in a university hall or even outdoors.

A meeting一場聚會, open to anyone who wants to come誰想來都能來, where people在裡面大家 about one subject就一個主題 talk and listen and learn又講、又聽、又學 — usually通常是 people are angry or worried about right now大家此刻正在氣、正在擔心 a subject的那種主題。 Teachers, students and speakers老師、學生和講者 give short talks做簡短的演講, people ask questions大家提問, and it can run而且可以一連進行 for hours好幾個小時。 It它 is deliberately informal是刻意不拘形式的: no exam不考試、 no register不點名、 no fee不收費, often held常常辦 in a university hall在大學的講堂 or even outdoors甚至戶外。

The word comes from American student politics in the 1960s — the first ones were about the war in Vietnam — so it still carries a faint feeling of protest and of learning as a public act rather than a private one.

The word這個字 comes from出自 in the 1960s一九六〇年代 American student politics美國的學生政治 — the first ones最早那幾場 were about談的是 the war in Vietnam越戰 — so所以 it它 still carries至今仍帶著 a faint feeling of一絲淡淡的 protest抗議感, and of learning也帶著「學習 as a public act是公開的行動、 rather than a private one而不是私人的事」的感覺。

You will meet it mostly in news writing about universities and campaigns. Note the hyphen, and note that the plural is teach-ins.

You你 mostly多半 in news writing會在新聞報導裡 about universities and campaigns講大學和社會運動的 meet it遇到它。 Note注意 the hyphen連字號, and note也注意 the plural複數 is teach-ins是 teach-ins。