英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0114 - 游戏能赚钱，还学什么习？

 Topic1-Subsidy for Taking Care of Old Parents in Urban Areas

 

Beijing municipality plans to set up a welfare system to take care of older parents in the downtown area. The city proposes¹ adult children may be paid by the government to look after their older parents. Will it help out the families that face financial difficulties in looking after the elderly?

 

Topic2-Sending Red Envelope to Fine the Winners

 

During working hours, you are checking your Wechat updates. Suddenly, you realize your boss is giving out Hongbao or red envelops² on Wechat, should you grab³ it or not?

 

If you do grab it…you are busted⁴!

 

Topic3-Mother Allows 12-Year-Old LOL Gamer to Quit School

 

A mother lets her 12-year-old son quit school all together,because he can earn 30 thousand Yuan a month for playing video games. Do you think it's okay for a young boy to give up studies since he can make a living by playing video games?

 

Topic4-67% of Singles Want a Second Child: Survey

 

67 percent of respondents to a survey on singletons say they would prefer to have a second child if possible. Don't we all know raising a kid in the city is super expensive these days? Why are so many singles willing to have a second child?

1 proposes   

v.提议，建议( propose的第三人称单数 )；打算；提供（解释）；提出（行动，计划或供表决的方案等）

参考例句：

• He proposes a short rest before we continue the work. 在继续这项工作之前，他建议暂休一会儿。 来自辞典例句
• Aristotle proposes to cure such hardships by means of equity. 亚里士多德提出用衡平的方法来解决这样的困难。 来自辞典例句

2 envelops   

v.包围，笼罩，包住( envelop的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He glued many envelops yesterday. 他昨天用胶粘了许多信封。 来自辞典例句
• Ask your friends or mother and father to save used envelops for you. 让你的朋友或父母为你留下用过的信封。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）

3 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。

4 busted   

adj. 破产了的，失败了的，被降级的，被逮捕的，被抓到的 动词bust的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• You are so busted! 你被当场逮住了！
• It was money troubles that busted up their marriage. 是金钱纠纷使他们的婚姻破裂了。