英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1216 - 现代人离不开自拍?

Topic1-80% men in Chongqing claims to be victims of domestic¹ violenceIt is commonly believed that women and children are the main victims of domestic violence. To the surprise of many, according to Chongqing Morning Post, eight out of ten men in Chongqing are victims of domestic violence. Really? What happened to guys in Chongqing?

Topic2-Happiest Career RankingAre you happy with your job? An annual survey on what’s the happiest job found that freelancer² tops the ranking. Do you agree with that? What makes a happy career？

Topic3-Kids from Rich and Poor FamiliesA primary school teacher points out that kids from rich families can buy much more educational resources. If parents with less money don’t spend more on their kids’ studies, the kids will fall behind. Do you agree with that?

Topic4-SelfieUS photograph website Shutterstock publishes a report on web users’ photo searching behavior in 2015, which shows the word “selfie” was searched more than 20 times more than last year. There’s no reason for us to feel surprised. The word “Selfie” has been included by Oxford³ internet dictionary in 2013.

1 domestic   

adj.家里的，国内的，本国的；n.家仆，佣人

参考例句：

• This is domestic news.这是国内新闻。
• She does the domestic affairs every day.她每天都忙家务。

2 freelancer   

n.自由职业者

参考例句：

• He has great interest in working as a freelancer.他对做个自由职业人很感兴趣。
• It's not always easy to make it as a freelancer.做个自由职业人，要能时常感觉满足，可不容易。

3 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。