英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0304 - 正在消失的澡堂子

Topic1-new policy on School district entrollment

 

The Ministry¹ of Education has announced a new policy that states: for school admission, each school district will allow student enrollment² to several schools, instead of “one school district, one school”. This news has not been welcomed by property owners of the so-called “school district housing学区房.” As they say their investment into such housing will go south.

 

Topic2- Couples share the same profession

 

Beyonce and Jay Z, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (brangelina), Bill & Hilary Clinton, 杨绛&钱钟书. What do these married couples have in common? Yeah, aside from they’re all power couples with huge weight in their respective field: be it entertainment, politics or academia, these are couples in the same profession. Is having a shared profession good or bad for marriage?

 

Topic3-Disappearing public bathhouses

 

Old bathhouses are on the brink³ of extinction⁴ in Shanghai because of lack of business. These public baths seem to have little appeal for the younger generation. Will a makeover revive its business?

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 enrollment   

n.注册或登记的人数；登记

参考例句：

• You will be given a reading list at enrollment.注册时你会收到一份阅读书目。
• I just got the enrollment notice from Fudan University.我刚刚接到复旦大学的入学通知书。

3 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

4 extinction   

n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种

参考例句：

• The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
• The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。