英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1204 - 5岁就上网，你爸妈造吗？

 Topic1 Family size violation¹ fees to stayChina's top family planning authority says it will continue charging social maintenance fees for family planning policy violations², although some experts say the 12-year-old fee is outdated³ and should be abolished.

Does the decision make sense?

Topic2 Chinese Work 2,200 Hours a YearAccording to a report on China's labor⁴ market in 2014, employees in China work 2,000 to 2,200 hours a year, equivalent to that of US and European countries between the 1920s and 1950s.

Is this a big problem?

Topic3 Beijing announces architectural requirementsChina's capital Beijing will spell out basic requirements for architecture.

Vice⁵ Mayor Chen Gang made the remarks during a symposium⁶ to promote inheritance and innovation in architectural culture.

The official says through urban planning, necessary requirements will be put in place based on the shape, size, style, colors, form and materials used in new buildings.

This is not the first time Beijing step up regulating its architecture. In 2000 it issued an announcement to encourage its buildings to use gray as the primary hue⁷ for exteriors⁸.

Is there a problem to be addressed?

Topic4 Classroom surveillance camerasRecently, the Education Department of Guizhou Province required all provincial⁹ colleges and universities to establish classroom surveillance system, taping teaching activities. This new regulation raised heated discussion and four lawyers asked the government to disclose the legal basis of the new regulation.

Is it justified¹⁰ to install cameras in classrooms to tape teaching activities?

Topic5 Report says one-fourth of students are online before 5A newly released report shows that more than half of children in China under 18 started to use the Internet before they reached age 8, two years younger than was the case in 2010.

According to the report by the Chinese Youth Pioneers Business Development Center, a fourth of the 10,000 students in the research learned to use the Internet even before they were 5.

Does it come as a surprise?

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 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

3 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。

4 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

5 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 symposium   

n.讨论会，专题报告会；专题论文集

参考例句：

• What have you learned from the symposium?你参加了这次科学讨论会有什么体会？
• The specialists and scholars present at the symposium come from all corners of the country.出席研讨会的专家学者们来自全国各地。

7 hue   

n.色度；色调；样子

参考例句：

• The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
• The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。

8 exteriors   

n.外面( exterior的名词复数 )；外貌；户外景色图

参考例句：

• You mustn't judge people by their exteriors. 你不能以貌取人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Some artists only paint exteriors. 有些艺术家只画户外景色。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

10 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。