英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1111 - 你的职业出光棍吗？

 Topic1 Most seniors in Beijing exclude in-laws from willsNearly 7,000 elderly citizens in Beijing have registered their last wills and testaments¹ at a welfare center since last March.

According to the China Will Register Center, nearly all of them excluded their daughters- and sons-in-law from any inheritance.

Does it make sense?

Topic2 Top 11 Careers in China that Prospective² Partners Shun³ the MostRemember Nov. 11th is not all about shopping, it's also the Single's Day. And a 2014 version of "Top 11 Careers in China that Prospective Partners Shun the Most" has came out as well. Those careers are: writer, migrant laborer⁴, singer, delivery worker, host, salespeople⁵, lawyer, cook, news editor, journalist, athlete, flight attendant.

Some careers such as writer, singer, host, journalist, and flight attendant that seem to be very decent are also listed, which sparks a lively discussion among netizens.

Are you surprised, since many of these careers are well respected and well paid?

Topic3 DOTA Class in CollegeA vocational college in Chongqing is incorporating video gaming into teaching. Chongqing Energy Institute of Vocation⁶ and Technology recently opened an optional course named "The Development of E-sport and Analysis of DOTA Teamwork." The course is provided once a week with two sections every time.

Why is the school doing that?

Topic4 Suit Day in High SchoolIn a high school in Sichuan, one of the classes set up a Suit Day, in which the students are required to dress formal, suit and tie for boys, and suit and high heels for girls.

Is it a good idea?

Topic5 University Dorms Bann Small AppliancesRecently, Southwest University of Nationalities displayed a large amount of small kitchen appliances confiscated⁷ from students' dorms.

Hundreds of rice cookers, Redekuai or immersion⁸ heaters and other banned items were placed at the campus square and almost covered the square.

Why do so many students violate school rules?

1 testaments   

n.遗嘱( testament的名词复数 )；实际的证明

参考例句：

• The coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters. 海岸线上充满了海水肆虐过后的杂乱东西。 来自互联网
• A personification of wickedness and ungodliness alluded to in the Old and New Testaments. 彼勒《旧约》和《新约》中邪恶和罪孽的化身。 来自互联网

2 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

3 shun   

vt.避开，回避，避免

参考例句：

• Materialists face truth,whereas idealists shun it.唯物主义者面向真理，唯心主义者则逃避真理。
• This extremist organization has shunned conventional politics.这个极端主义组织有意避开了传统政治。

4 laborer   

n.劳动者，劳工

参考例句：

• Her husband had been a farm laborer.她丈夫以前是个农场雇工。
• He worked as a casual laborer and did not earn much.他当临时工，没有赚多少钱。

5 salespeople   

n.售货员，店员；售货员( salesperson的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The shop usually employs additional salespeople for the Christmas toy trade. 这家商店通常雇一些临时售货员来做圣诞节玩具生意。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Under our new system, salespeople sit down with each of our dealers. 根据新的制度，销售人员应逐个地同承销商洽商。 来自辞典例句

6 vocation   

n.职业，行业

参考例句：

• She struggled for years to find her true vocation.她多年来苦苦寻找真正适合自己的职业。
• She felt it was her vocation to minister to the sick.她觉得照料病人是她的天职。

7 confiscated   

没收，充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。

8 immersion   

n.沉浸；专心

参考例句：

• The dirt on the bottom of the bath didn't encourage total immersion.浴缸底有污垢，不宜全身浸泡于其中。
• The wood had become swollen from prolonged immersion.因长时间浸泡，木头发胀了。