英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0115 - 北京将用居住证代替暂住证

 Topic1 Beijing to Adopt Residency Permit SystemBeijing plans to launch a new residence permit for the floating population, which may provide more public services for holders¹ than the current temporary permit system.

Is it necessary to set up a system for the migrant population different from the current one?

Topic2 Shorten Basic Education PeriodHuang Yanru, a member of the Guangdong Provincial² Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said one of the major reasons there are so many "leftover³" men and women, (usually referring to single, urban and educated people older than 27) is the long period of getting educated.

He said that in his proposal to the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the CPPCC, he suggests shortening primary school to five years, and junior and senior high school to two years each.

Currently, Chinese primary school is six years while junior and senior high school are another three years each.

Why? Does education period have anything to do with too many men and women remaining single?

Topic3 Survey: 90% Roomies Don't Get AlongFor college students, at least 1/3 of the time is spent in the dorm. So the relationship with roommates is the key to campus life.

However, according to a recent weibo post on People's Daily, the majority of colleges students have or had disputes with their roomies.

Is it a problem?

Topic4 Employees Dissatisfied With Message Bombarding from BossSmart-phones nowadays are no doubt the best communication tool for bosses, since there are various ways, such as phone calls, e-mails and WeChat to do real-time monitoring on their employees.

As a result, work issues hijacking⁴ the personal social networks has become a major reason for employees to quit their jobs, according to a recent survey.

Is it really annoying?

Topic5 Resting Zone for Street CleanersIn the freezing winter, we just want to stay in the warm and cozy⁵ room as long as possible. However, for street cleaners, even taking a break indoors is unachievable.

As a result, many netizens recently call on the government to set up resting zones for street cleaners.

Is the working condition for sanitation⁶ workers really bad?

Topic6 Female soldiers falsely portrayed⁷ by TV dramasPLA Daily recently published an article denouncing the inappropriate taste shown in a TV play featuring military servicewoman.

One of the main disadvantages of the play, according to the paper, is the much too sexy image those soldiers present.

It is not hard to imagine the regimented standards of the army going against the entertaining style of modern TV plays, yet there is more to talk about how a woman soldier should be represented in real life.

1 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

2 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

3 leftover   

n.剩货，残留物，剩饭；adj.残余的

参考例句：

• These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
• Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。

4 hijacking   

n. 劫持, 抢劫 动词hijack的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• I have been told about the hijacking . 我已听说了那次劫机事件。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
• They are taking measures to guarantee against the occurrence of hijacking. 他们正采取措施防止劫机事件的发生。

5 cozy   

adj.亲如手足的，密切的，暖和舒服的

参考例句：

• I like blankets because they are cozy.我喜欢毛毯，因为他们是舒适的。
• We spent a cozy evening chatting by the fire.我们在炉火旁聊天度过了一个舒适的晚上。

6 sanitation   

n.公共卫生，环境卫生，卫生设备

参考例句：

• The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
• Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。

7 portrayed   

v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 )；描述；描绘；描画

参考例句：

• Throughout the trial, he portrayed himself as the victim. 在审讯过程中，他始终把自己说成是受害者。
• The author portrayed his father as a vicious drunkard. 作者把他父亲描绘成一个可恶的酒鬼。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》