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 Topic1 Being A Nurse Is HardRecently, the National Health and Family Planning Department and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine issued a notice on improving nursing care, especially regarding the cold attitude and impatience¹ of nurses. This notice caused heated discussions among the public.

Have you encountered attitude problem from nurses?

Topic2 Square dance to face the musicThe phenomenon of Chinese square-dancing, which is known for generating widespread public complaints about loud music, will be regulated and choreographed² by China's sports and culture authorities.

How is square-dancing going to be regulated by Chinese Sports authorities?

Topic3 Empresses in the Palace flops³ in North AmericaEmpresses in the Palace, the American version of The Legend of Zhenhuan which was made available for streaming on Netflix, has flopped⁴ in North America.

The Chinese drama scored low ratings among North American audiences with 2.5 stars in the US and only one star in Canada while the full score is five stars.

Are there many Chinese TV exports to overseas markets? How are they received there?

Topic4 Kids Who Grows up With Excessive Praise Will Become NarcissistsWhen a kid does something amazing, you want to tell her so. You might tell her that she's very smart. You might tell her that she's a very special kid.

However,a new study showed that this may increase the child's chances of becoming a narcissist⁵.

Is it true?

1 impatience   

n.不耐烦，急躁

参考例句：

• He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢，他显得不耐烦。
• He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。

2 choreographed   

v.设计舞蹈动作( choreograph的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• There was some carefully choreographed flag-waving as the President drove by. 总统的车经过时，人们按精心编排的动作挥舞着旗帜。
• Achim had choreographed the dance in Act II himself. 阿希姆自己设计了第2幕的舞蹈动作。 来自辞典例句

3 flops   

n.失败( flop的名词复数 )v.（指书、戏剧等）彻底失败( flop的第三人称单数 )；（因疲惫而）猛然坐下；（笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地）移动或落下；砸锅

参考例句：

• a pair of flip-flops 一双人字拖鞋
• HPC environments are often measured in terms of FLoating point Operations Per Second (FLOPS) . HPC环境通常以每秒浮点运算次数(FLOPS)加以度量。 来自互联网

4 flopped   

v.（指书、戏剧等）彻底失败( flop的过去式和过去分词 )；（因疲惫而）猛然坐下；（笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地）移动或落下；砸锅

参考例句：

• Exhausted, he flopped down into a chair. 他筋疲力尽，一屁股坐到椅子上。
• It was a surprise to us when his play flopped. 他那出戏一败涂地，出乎我们的预料。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 narcissist   

n.自我陶醉者

参考例句：

• Don't get caught in the trap of always trying to please a narcissist. 不要让自己一直陷入讨好自恋者的困境中。 来自互联网