英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0815 - 有钱才玩儿得起文艺吗？

 Topic1 Beijing to introduce driverless subway trains on new lineBeijing has announced it will introduce driverless trains on one of its new subway lines in May next year.

The trains, without a driver and attendants¹, will run from Fangshan westward² to Yanshan in southwest Beijing.

Beijing claims that it will be China's first driverless subway trains.

What are they?

Topic2 the box meal on the trainRecently, a survey done by China Youth Daily finds that 93.6% of the respondents think the box meal on the China Rail High-Speed Trains is too expensive with the price of 45 yuan. 80.3% say that when they travel by CRH trains, they wouldn't eat the box meal.

What does the survey tell us?

Topic3 Lottery³ winner wears maskAfter winning 497 million yuan in a lottery in Shandong, a man in a Mickey Mouse mask gave everyone a Disney ending by donating 20 million yuan of his winnings to charity.

It seems that in China, all the big jackpot winner claim their checks with masks.

This isn't the only. Is wearing a mask to collect winning common?

Topic4 It costs to be artsy?

The term Wén yì qíng nían文艺青年, or literally⁴ translated as artsy youths in China, has become a popular symbol of identity for the past several years.

While some say it doesn't matter how rich or poor you are, it's the mindset and love for artsy things that counts, others argue it costs to be a genuine one.

What is Wén yì qíng nían and Wén yì?

Topic5 What does it mean to be a foodie?

It used to be that the term foodie was seen to be a bit derogatory, tantamount to calling someone a snob⁵. But it seems that these days more and more people are calling themselves a foodie.

Is "foodie" no longer derogatory?

Topic6 Photoshopped CV Photos Don't Count?

A woman in Hefei, the capital of Anhui province, failed a job interview because she was considered dishonest for touching⁶ up the photo on her resume⁷ with Photoshop software. This has left many netizens wondering where we should draw the line with Photoshop and interviews.

What happened?

1 attendants   

n.服务人员( attendant的名词复数 )；侍者；随从；伴随物

参考例句：

• Other flight attendants and passengers are believed to have fought. 我们相信其他服务人员及乘客也都进行了斗争。 来自时文部分
• Psyche gave ear to the admonitions of her vocal attendants. 普绪喀听从这些有声无形的外人的意见。 来自辞典例句

2 westward   

n.西方，西部；adj.西方的，向西的；adv.向西

参考例句：

• We live on the westward slope of the hill.我们住在这座山的西山坡。
• Explore westward or wherever.向西或到什么别的地方去勘探。

3 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

4 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

5 snob   

n.势利小人，自以为高雅、有学问的人

参考例句：

• Going to a private school had made her a snob.上私立学校后，她变得很势利。
• If you think that way, you are a snob already.如果你那样想的话，你已经是势利小人了。

6 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

7 resume   

v.（中断后）继续，恢复；n.摘要，简历

参考例句：

• We'll stop now and resume at two o 'clock.我们现在停下来，到两点再干。
• My resume shows that I have the right qualifications for the job.我的简历表明我正符合这项工作的条件。