英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1225 - 南大非诚勿扰只成一对？

Topic1-Entertainment White Paper of TencentInternet service portal Tencent has published this year's entertainment white paper. It summarizes the biggest trends and achievements in the entertainment industry. It even makes the bold statement that the Chinese TV and movie industry has grown bigger than that of the US. Our question is what's underneath¹ the glitzy and glamorous² facade³?

Topic2-Wechat Moments of OfficialsNowadays so many of us can't survive without checking our wechat moments or friend circle constantly. Guess who uses it the least? It's the government officials. Why is it?

Topic3-Chinese Parents Pay Insufficient⁴ Attention to Children's Skills in Doing Household ChoresAccording to a survey on family education released by the All-China Women's Federation⁵ (ACWF), Chinese parents are obsessed⁶ with their children's education, and most of them have varying degrees of parenting anxiety.

The survey warns that parents pay insufficient attention to their children's skills in doing household chores and sports. Is it necessary to involve children in doing household chores?

Topic4-University Version of If You Are the OneThe campus version of popular Chinese matchmaking show "If You Are the One" was staged in Nanjing University over the weekend. This is actually a final exam for the university's relationship training course. Did anyone go home with a girlfriend or boyfriend?  

1 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

2 glamorous   

adj.富有魅力的；美丽动人的；令人向往的

参考例句：

• The south coast is less glamorous but full of clean and attractive hotels.南海岸魅力稍逊，但却有很多干净漂亮的宾馆。
• It is hard work and not a glamorous job as portrayed by the media.这是份苦差，并非像媒体描绘的那般令人向往。

3 facade   

n.(建筑物的)正面，临街正面；外表

参考例句：

• The entrance facade consists of a large full height glass door.入口正面有一大型全高度玻璃门。
• If you look carefully,you can see through Bob's facade.如果你仔细观察，你就能看穿鲍勃的外表。

4 insufficient   

adj.(for，of)不足的，不够的

参考例句：

• There was insufficient evidence to convict him.没有足够证据给他定罪。
• In their day scientific knowledge was insufficient to settle the matter.在他们的时代，科学知识还不能足以解决这些问题。

5 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

6 obsessed   

adj.心神不宁的,鬼迷心窍的,沉迷的

参考例句：

• He's obsessed by computers. 他迷上了电脑。
• The fear of death obsessed him throughout his old life. 他晚年一直受着死亡恐惧的困扰。