英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0915 - 当年你放学怎么回家的？

 Topic1 China revises anti-air pollution lawIllegal outdoor barbecues might get you fines of up to 2,000 yuan.

That's according to a revised draft of China's Law on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric¹ Pollution China has recently released for public opinion.

The draft would require governments above the county level to establish pollution monitoring systems and levy² heavier fines for illegal activities that pollute the environment.

Is it time for the country to make a stricter anti-air pollution law?

Topic2 Real-name reportingRecently, Hu Jianbing, an engineer of CCCC Second Highway Consultants³ Co. Ltd, reported in his real name that his company bribed⁴ the transportation authority in Nanjing. He was admired for the courage; however, his colleagues regarded him as a traitor⁵.

Do you think whistleblowers should report in their real name?

Topic3 Aggressive Advertising⁶"The Voice of China" fetches a record again in its ad auction⁷ lately. A cosmetic⁸ company wins the bid by spending more than 10 million yuan on a 1-minute ad slot during the final competition of the show.

Is this a kind of aggressive advertising?

Topic4 Who can pick up children from the school?

向阳院 is an extracurricular study group, organized by neighbors and community's force, which was popular in the late 1970s. It has regained⁹ interests from thousands of parents who cannot pick up children from schools at 3:30pm. The parents are at work, and if there is no grandparent to be relied on, who should pick up the children from school, and accompany them at home?

Topic5 Shanghai high school cancels astrology courseWe are in the month of Virgo and people of this star sign are unfortunately ridiculed¹⁰ again.

Chinese people, like their counterparts elsewhere, like to talk about horoscopes and zodiac signs.

But they didn't realize astrology had actually become a course at a Shanghai high school until they heard the news about the school canceling it for the new school year.

What optional courses should schools provide?

1 atmospheric   

adj.大气的，空气的；大气层的；大气所引起的

参考例句：

• Sea surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation are strongly coupled.海洋表面温度与大气环流是密切相关的。
• Clouds return radiant energy to the surface primarily via the atmospheric window.云主要通过大气窗区向地表辐射能量。

2 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

3 consultants   

顾问( consultant的名词复数 )； 高级顾问医生，会诊医生

参考例句：

• a firm of management consultants 管理咨询公司
• There're many consultants in hospital. 医院里有很多会诊医生。

4 bribed   

v.贿赂( bribe的过去式和过去分词 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• They bribed him with costly presents. 他们用贵重的礼物贿赂他。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He bribed himself onto the committee. 他暗通关节，钻营投机挤进了委员会。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 traitor   

n.叛徒，卖国贼

参考例句：

• The traitor was finally found out and put in prison.那个卖国贼终于被人发现并被监禁了起来。
• He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.他被叛徒出卖而被捕了。

6 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

7 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

8 cosmetic   

n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的

参考例句：

• These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
• Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！

9 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

10 ridiculed   

v.嘲笑，嘲弄，奚落( ridicule的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Biosphere 2 was ultimately ridiculed as a research debade, as exfravagant pseudoscience. 生物圈2号最终被讥讽为科研上的大失败，代价是昂贵的伪科学。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She ridiculed his insatiable greed. 她嘲笑他的贪得无厌。 来自《简明英汉词典》