英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0319 - 大学教育与就业脱轨吗？

 Topic1 College Education Does Not Fit Job Market NeedIn recent years, many college graduates have a hard time finding jobs after graduation. And each graduation season is dubbed¹ by media as the hardest job-hunting season. A reason for the disconnect is that majors available at colleges and universities are too often not what is needed in the fast changing market.

Is it the truth? And do universities need to adapt? Today, we have a guest in the studio to talk about the college curriculum. He is Xie Tao, CRI commentator², and professor of political science at Beijing Foreign Studies University.

First of all, do you think there is really such a disconnect between what's taught in college and what's needed from the job market? How serious the problem is?

Topic2 Ban on Over 60-watt³ Light BulbsImport and sales of 60-watt and above incandescent⁴ bulbs will be banned in China from this October. Production of incandescent bulbs is expected to reduce by 90%.

According to an incandescent bulb elimination⁵ plan adopted in 2011, China eliminated incandescent bulbs of more than 100 watt since October 2012.

The plan says import and sales of incandescent bulbs more than 15 watt will be banned starting October 2016.

What is the ban for?

Topic3 S Korea wants World Heritage status for floor heatingSouth Korea is planning to apply for Intangible Cultural Heritage status for its "ondol," a traditional underfloor heating architecture.

The move has provoked anger from China's netizens due to a dispute between the two countries over ownership over the technology.

Is ondol a South Korean heritage, only?

Topic4 Cheese Price Up Because of Chinese DemandAccording to Bloomberg report, U.S. cheddar cheese prices climbed to a record as shipments to China jumped.

Do Chinese people have a growing fondness for cheese?

1 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 commentator   

n.注释者，解说者；实况广播评论员

参考例句：

• He is a good commentator because he can get across the game.他能简单地解说这场比赛，是个好的解说者。
• The commentator made a big mistake during the live broadcast.在直播节目中评论员犯了个大错误。

3 watt   

n.瓦，瓦特

参考例句：

• The invention of the engine is creditable to Watt.发动机的发明归功于瓦特。
• The unit of power is watt.功率的单位是瓦特。

4 incandescent   

adj.遇热发光的， 白炽的，感情强烈的

参考例句：

• The incandescent lamp we use in daily life was invented by Edison.我们日常生活中用的白炽灯，是爱迪生发明的。
• The incandescent quality of his words illuminated the courage of his countrymen.他炽热的语言点燃了他本国同胞的勇气。

5 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。