英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0307 - 老玩手机会痴呆？

 Topic1-Young generation of migrant workers seek white-collar jobs

 

Latest statistics show that becoming a white-collar worker is the dream job for the younger generation of migrant workers. They are not interested in following the footsteps of their mothers and fathers. To put it plainly, they want to do office jobs, because the job title brings a degree of decency¹. Can they realize their dreams in the city?

 

Topic2-China concedes largest art market title to the U.S. in 2015

 

The Chinese art market has grown into the largest art market in 2014. But the latest news is China concedes the title to the US.While the overall global art market experiences a decline, record-breaking sales have made history time and time again over the period of last year. What does it say about the Chinese art market?

 

Topic3-Digital dementia

 

There was a time when some folks said of TV: "That garbage will rot your brain." But doctors say brain rot is real, and it's smartphones and video games we should be worried about.A study out of South Korea found that 'Digital dementia' is a new cognitive² condition that is challenging people who are attached to their digital devices. Is your dependence³ on ‘smart’ devices making you dumb?

 

Topic4-Cash for counterfeits⁴

 

While most customers try to avoid buying poor-quality knockoffs, there is a group of people who have made a killing⁵ by buying fake products. They are known as "professional fakes fighters"(职业打假人). What is behind the profession?

1 decency   

n.体面，得体，合宜，正派，庄重

参考例句：

• His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
• Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。

2 cognitive   

adj.认知的，认识的，有感知的

参考例句：

• As children grow older,their cognitive processes become sharper.孩子们越长越大，他们的认知过程变得更为敏锐。
• The cognitive psychologist is like the tinker who wants to know how a clock works.认知心理学者倒很像一个需要通晓钟表如何运转的钟表修理匠。

3 dependence   

n.依靠，依赖；信任，信赖；隶属

参考例句：

• Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
• He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。

4 counterfeits   

v.仿制，造假( counterfeit的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Objects and people looked like counterfeits of themselves. 各种人和事好象都给自己披上了伪装。 来自辞典例句
• We have seen many counterfeits, but we are born believers in great men. 我们见过许多骗子，但是我们天生信赖伟人。 来自辞典例句

5 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。