英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0225 - 中英夹杂太low了？

Topic1-Veterinary Drugs Tied to Obesity¹

 

Fudan University research shows negative effects on children who ingest antibiotics². The results have shown that children with high traces of antibiotics in their systems are two to three times more likely to be obese³, with boys affected⁴ more than girls. What's more, the type of antibiotics detected on kids are commonly added to livestock⁵ feed.

 

Topic2-Early Rural Marriages

 

Photos depicting⁶ a marriage ceremony of a young Chinese couple, both aged⁷ 16, have gone viral on the Internet. And it's not rare to see early marriages in Chinese rural areas. Why is that?

 

Topic3-Pidgin in Conversations

 

Are there people around you who talk like this: 今天要给大家introduce一种phenomenon, 这种condition在一些电影中经常happen,但是在现实生活中却显得格外装13.

 

Are you still with us? Yeah? I'm grateful that you haven't switched channels just yet.

 

This phenomenon of talking in such mixed languages is called pidgin. Why do some people like to mix English and Chinese together in conversation?

1 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

2 antibiotics   

n.（用作复数）抗生素；（用作单数）抗生物质的研究；抗生素，抗菌素( antibiotic的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the discovery of antibiotics in the 20th century 20世纪抗生素的发现
• The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. 医生给我开了抗生素。

3 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。

4 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

5 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

6 depicting   

描绘，描画( depict的现在分词 )； 描述

参考例句：

• a painting depicting the Virgin and Child 一幅描绘童贞马利亚和圣子耶稣的画
• The movie depicting the battles and bloodshed is bound to strike home. 这部描写战斗和流血牺牲的影片一定会取得预期效果。

7 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。