今年的国际笔会大会是在南斯拉夫斯洛文尼亚共和国的一个风景区布莱德召开的。按照国际笔会的惯例,它每年要开一次大会,轮流在不同的国家举行。大会的规模要看东道国在经济上所能承担的义务规模大小而定。规模大的大会叫做Congress——大会所用的公共语言是英文和法文。规模较小的大会叫做Con This year’s PEN conference was held in Bled, a scenic area in the Republic of Slovenia in Yugoslavia. According to the practice of the International PEN, it has to hold a convention every year and its rotation takes place in different countries. The size of the conference depends on the size of the host country’s financial obligations. The large convention is called Congress - the common language used in the assembly is English and French. The smaller convention is called Con