英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0818 - “脸基尼”成时尚新宠

 Topic1 Shrink-wrapped eating utensils¹ not clean as you thinkDishes and utensils in shrink wrapped plastic packages are not as clean as you might think while eating at a restaurant.

Over the course of a month, two undercover reporters with the Wenzhou Evening Report looked at a lot of utensils in a lot of plastic wrap.

The results of their in-depth investigation² are nothing short of horrifying³.

What should be done?

Topic2 Drug-taking Actors Won't Be HiredBeijing's entertainer companies on Aug 13 signed an affirmation to promise that they will never use performers with a history of drug use in any performances. This was after another famous actor Gao Hu was caught for drug abuse.

Do you think this will be effective in combating drug abuse in entertainment industry?

Topic3 Job certifications canceledPeople who want to become real estate agents no longer need to get vocational qualifications.

The State Council has issued a policy canceling several vocational qualification certificates and business registration⁴ procedures including tax agents and in-house counselors⁵.

What certifications are canceled? Should they?

Topic4 Driver Scared Girl into Jumping Out of CabRecently, 3 college female students took an illegal taxi in the suburb of Nanchang city. On the way, the driver jokes that he is a human trafficker. One of the girls panics, so she jumps out of the car and gets inured⁶ seriously.

However, the procuratorate doesn't arrest he driver since they see the case as an accident.

What exactly happened? Should the driver be partly responsible?

Topic5 Facekini Becomes Fashion TrendFacekini is becoming not only a new buzz word, but also a new fashion trend. So it seems.

The word "facekini" or "face bikini" was created not long ago as pictures of retired⁷ women in Qingdao wearing full-face masks at the beach went viral online. Now this bizarre trend is getting global attention because it recently got a high-fashion makeover.

What's your opinion about it?

1 utensils   

器具，用具，器皿( utensil的名词复数 )； 器物

参考例句：

• Formerly most of our household utensils were made of brass. 以前我们家庭用的器皿多数是用黄铜做的。
• Some utensils were in a state of decay when they were unearthed. 有些器皿在出土时已经残破。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 horrifying   

a.令人震惊的，使人毛骨悚然的

参考例句：

• He went to great pains to show how horrifying the war was. 他极力指出战争是多么的恐怖。
• The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate. 战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。

4 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

5 counselors   

n.顾问( counselor的名词复数 )；律师；（使馆等的）参赞；（协助学生解决问题的）指导老师

参考例句：

• Counselors began an inquiry into industrial needs. 顾问们开始调查工业方面的需要。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We have experienced counselors available day and night. ) 这里有经验的法律顾问全天候值班。） 来自超越目标英语 第4册

6 inured   

adj.坚强的，习惯的

参考例句：

• The prisoners quickly became inured to the harsh conditions.囚犯们很快就适应了苛刻的条件。
• He has inured himself to accept misfortune.他锻练了自己，使自己能承受不幸。

7 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。