英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0301 - 女生蹲咋就没教养了？

Topic1-Over 300 Academics Quit Corporate¹ Jobs

 

A recent report has revealed that over 300 academics have resigned from their corporate posts as independent directors or 独立董事. Why is that?

 

Topic2-Squat² Waiting in Subway = Rude?

 

A photo of two girls squatting³ in the subway has caused quite a stir.

 

The picture was taken in Shanghai's metro⁴ platform and posted on Weibo afterward⁵ with a comment and here I quote "Maybe I am too old and traditional. I just don't understand why some girls are so uncivilized. How can they squat and wait in the subway? Who taught them? What kind of habit is this?"

 

The post soon topped the search list. Admittedly, there is some dispute over whether the original post mentioned uncivilized behavior or not, but the post that has gone viral clearly has stated those words. Therefore, the discussion out there and in the studio will focus on this theme. That is the end of my disclaimer.

 

Topic3-The Imperial Doctress

 

The Imperial Doctress or 女医明妃传,the TV drama, has been lambasted by viewers because of the validity of prescription⁶ medicines used in the drama. Are people making a fuss out of nothing or are these TV shows too far off from real practice? 

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 squat   

v.蹲坐，蹲下；n.蹲下；adj.矮胖的，粗矮的

参考例句：

• For this exercise you need to get into a squat.在这次练习中你需要蹲下来。
• He is a squat man.他是一个矮胖的男人。

3 squatting   

v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的现在分词 )；非法擅自占用（土地或房屋）；为获得其所有权；而占用某片公共用地。

参考例句：

• They ended up squatting in the empty houses on Oxford Road. 他们落得在牛津路偷住空房的境地。
• They've been squatting in an apartment for the past two years. 他们过去两年来一直擅自占用一套公寓。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 metro   

n.地铁；adj.大都市的；(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国，主要经营零售)

参考例句：

• Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗？
• The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。

5 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

6 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。