英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0226 - 收费阅读，谁会买单？

Topic1-Can Huge Investment Save Chinese Football?

 

Some Chinese football clubs have offered lavish¹ transfer fees to invite foreign football stars to play for them. Also, big Chinese companies are pouring in enormous amounts of money into Chinese soccer. Can the big bucks² save Chinese soccer?

 

Topic2-Mainlanders Flock to Buy HK Insurance Products

 

Latest figures show a growing number of Chinese mainland residents are travelling to Hong Kong to buy insurance. Why is the phenomenon? What are the benefits and risks?

 

Topic3-WeChat Will Let Content Creators Charge for Article Reads

 

Browsing³ through the free content sent by Wechat public accounts that you are subscribed⁴ to is one way to start the day.

 

In the near future, these article updates may no longer be free. Will users switch to a paid model?

1 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。

2 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 browsing   

v.吃草( browse的现在分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息

参考例句：

• He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 subscribed   

v.捐助( subscribe的过去式和过去分词 )；签署，题词；订阅；同意

参考例句：

• It is not a theory that is commonly subscribed to. 一般人并不赞成这个理论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I subscribed my name to the document. 我在文件上签了字。 来自《简明英汉词典》