英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1230 - 冯唐版《飞鸟集》，时尚or低俗？

 Topic 1: Modern Translation of Stray Bird Gets Recalled

 

A modern interpretation¹ of Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore's poetry collection Stray Birds has recently been recalled by its publisher, amidst controversy² over the style of language used by the translator and Chinese writer Feng Tang.

 

Topic 2: New Second Child Policy May Create Teacher Shortages?

 

It is believed more and more teachers in kindergartens and primary schools will ask for maternity³ leave as 'The Second Child' policy is to be rolled out nationwide. But this already made a lot of school principals worried as 80% of school teachers are female.

 

Topic 3: Free Government WiFi Service

 

A recent survey conducted by New Express, a local newspaper in Guangzhou, nearly 70% of internet users say they have never used this free wifi service provided by the government. Why is that?

 

Topic 4: Spiritual Money Company to Go Public

 

A recent report says that a Chinese Spiritual Money Company applying for listing on the stock market has come into the spotlight⁴ online. Actually, there are a lot more companies with weird⁵ business listed on the stock market. Do you know any of them?  

1 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。

2 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

3 maternity   

n.母性，母道，妇产科病房；adj.孕妇的，母性的

参考例句：

• Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
• Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。

4 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

5 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。