英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0327 - 中国人爱和老外聊什么？

 Topic1 Duplicated ID CrackdownA crackdown on clearing up duplicating ID cards and Hukou has been carried out since 2013 and is expected to wrap up in 2016. The goal is to ensure "one ID number and one Hukou for each and every citizen by the end of 2016", according to Vice¹ Minister of Ministry² of Public Security Huang Ming.

Why would there be duplicates of ID numbers and Hukou?

Topic2 Survey Shows Most Chinese Office Workers Use Internet to Get InformationA recent survey shows that over 90 percent of college students and white collar workers in China consider the Internet the most important information source.

What does it mean? What's your information source?

Topic3 Open kitchen Encourage in BeijingIn many Chinese restaurants, diners would rarely be allowed to enter the kitchen. And the old saying "out of sight out of mind" seems to describe people's helplessness toward food safety.

In the latest bid to improve Beijing's food standards, the Beijing Food and Drug Administration is encouraging restaurants to improve transparency and customer trust by becoming "open kitchens" (明厨亮灶). Businesses are advised to install transparent³ windows or walls, or set up a video connection between the kitchen and the dining room.

Is 'open kitchen' a necessary step to ensure food safety?

Topic4 Eight Conversation topics only heard in ChinaHow people communicate is the best method to get a flavor of every country's distinctive⁴ culture and customs. Chinadaily recently asked its foreign readers to list some of the topics they hear most about in China.

What do you think are some of the conversational⁵ topics you only get to hear in China?

1 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。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

4 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

5 conversational   

adj.对话的，会话的

参考例句：

• The article is written in a conversational style.该文是以对话的形式写成的。
• She values herself on her conversational powers.她常夸耀自己的能言善辩。