英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1229 - 自来水检出抗生素

 Topic1 China's water reveals high level of antibioticsAn excessive amount of antibiotics¹ is present in China's major rivers, exposing millions of nearby residents and local ecosystems² to grave risks.

China Central Television has recently reported that various types of antibiotics have been found in water tested from the Yangtze, Huangpu and Pearl rivers, as well as in tap water in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province.

Is there a crisis?

Topic2 Train Tickets Booking Website Leaks Passenger's InformationIt's confirmed that over 130 thousand users' personal information of train ticket booking website 12306 were leaked and sold. The user information includes username, password, ID card number, mobile phone number and email address. It's not clear that if more information had been leaked. How did this happen?

How did this happen?

Topic3 Punishing measures for uncivilized passengers on airlinesChina's aviation administration is considering punishing measures for passengers' "uncivilized behavior" on airlines. Passengers' bad behavior might be recorded and will affect their credit histories.

Do you think this will reduce Chinese passengers' uncivilized behavior on airlines?

Are the new measures necessary?

Topic4 Single Employee the Only One to Work Overtime³ on Xmas EveIn China, being single not only means being pressured from parents and being forced to go to blind dates, it could also mean that you're the only one asked to work overtime when everyone else enjoys their holiday.

A 26-year-old female employee in Chongqing has been asked by her boss to stay and work on Christmas Eve when everyone else in the company has been given half a day off. And the reason, according to her, is that she is single.

Is it fair?

Topic5 The most emotional leave noteThe Chinese lunar New Year is two months away.

While the festival is primarily about family reunion, it has still warmed the hearts of millions when a father sent his daughter an online "leave note", asking for leave during the Spring Festival.

The father says that he and his wife have their own holiday plans and they want their daughter to spend the holiday as she has always wanted, instead of having to go back home to celebrate it.

Why is the note considered touching⁴?

1 antibiotics   

n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
• The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。

2 ecosystems   

n.生态系统( ecosystem的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There are highly sensitive and delicately balanced ecosystems in the forest. 森林里有高度敏感、灵敏平衡的各种生态系统。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Madagascar's ecosystems range from rainforest to semi-desert. 马达加斯加生态系统类型多样，从雨林到半荒漠等不一而足。 来自辞典例句

3 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

4 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。