英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0222 - 在三次元无敌的二次元

Topic1-Government & Business Trust

 

Alright, a show of hands. What do you trust most? Your country's business sector¹ or your government? A global communications marketing² firm Edelman's 2016 Trust Barometer³ reveals that people in most nations worldwide put their faith in businesses rather than government. However, the chart also shows in China, Russia and South Korea, people trust their government more than businesses.

 

Topic2-CCTV: Bright Future for China's Two Dimension Industry

 

A recent CCTV program says that the two-dimension industry, companies producing cultural products related to animation⁴, comic, and games, have a bright prospect⁵ in China. Yes, we are talking about 二次元经济.

 

Topic3-Rural Gambling⁶

 

Whilst gambling for money is prohibited by Chinese law, in some rural villages, the activity is commonplace during the Chinese New Year festival period. According to "In Touch Today," a Wechat public account, "Some people lose a whole year's income on the gambling table".

 

 

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

3 barometer   

n.气压表，睛雨表，反应指标

参考例句：

• The barometer marked a continuing fall in atmospheric pressure.气压表表明气压在继续下降。
• The arrow on the barometer was pointing to"stormy".气压计上的箭头指向“有暴风雨”。

4 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

5 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

6 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。