英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0609 - 又一波高考作文题来袭

 Topic1 News app gets investmentA popular news app in China has denied a violation¹ of copyright after the Beijing-based the Beijing News carried an editorial criticizing the app of doing so.

Technology firm Byte Dance confirmed its news app Jinri Toutiao, meaning today's headlines in Chinese, has secured a third-round financing of $100 million, valuing the company at over 500 million US dollars.

Other news media have also questioned Jinri Toutiao whether or not it's justified² in profiting by using their news content.

Why is the news app arousing controversy³?

Topic2 China Relaxes Animal Testing RulesAt the end of the month, China's cosmetics⁴ industry will enter uncharted waters when the rules requiring live animal testing will be relaxed for certain products.

Although the move has won applause from animal rights groups and industry insiders, some laboratories are expected to struggle to adapt.

Is this good news?

Topic3 Museum opens in airportThe airport might be the most boring place in the world, when you are stuck there with plenty of time to kill.

Now those who are stuck in Shanghai's Pudong International Airport have one more option to kill some time as this airport has opened China's first museum-within-an-airport.

Will a museum within an airport make the airport a better place?

Topic4 2014 Gaokao Composition TopicsThe 2014 Gaokao (College Entrance Exam) ended yesterday. Composition topics from different provinces have been revealed and spread widely online following the exam.

About 60,000 web users took part in an online poll on Sohu.com expressing their feelings and opinions about the topics.

First, why are people always interested in discussing these composition topics?

Topic5 Adultery website Ashley Madison comes to China?

China's huge and growing population of netizens is an alluring⁵ market for foreign websites. Now the notorious AshleyMadison.com, a U.S. website connecting married people seeking extramarital affairs, is making a push for China.

The website launched its Hong Kong site last year, and is now looking for opportunities to be allowed into the Chinese mainland.

Is it even slightly possible?

1 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

2 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

3 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

4 cosmetics   

n.化妆品

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
• Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

5 alluring   

adj.吸引人的，迷人的

参考例句：

• The life in a big city is alluring for the young people. 大都市的生活对年轻人颇具诱惑力。
• Lisette's large red mouth broke into a most alluring smile. 莉莎特的鲜红的大嘴露出了一副极为诱人的微笑。