Gathering： a meeting of people for a particular purpose 聚集;聚会;集会 countable

a social/family gathering

社交／家庭聚会

a gathering of religious leaders

宗教领袖的集会 Sponsor： of a company， etc. 公司等 to pay the costs of a particular event， programme， etc. as a way of advertising 赞助（活动、节目等）VN

sports events sponsored by the tobacco industry

由烟草业赞助的体育赛事

Priority： something that you think is more important than other things and should be dealt with first 优先事项;最重要的事;首要事情

a high/low priority

重点／非重点项目

Education is a top priority.

教育是当务之急。

Our first priority is to improve standards.

我们的头等大事是提高水平。

Financial security was high on his list of priorities.

在他的心目中，财政稳固是十分重要的一环。

You need to get your priorities right（= decide what is important to you）。

你需要把自己的事情分出轻重缓急。

You need to get your priorities straight.

你需要把个人事情的轻重缓急分清楚。