英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0311 - 当流行音乐遇上圆桌

Topic1- Getting close to Zhang Xiahao

 

Zhang Xiahao is a musician, producer, song writer and singer. He’s worked closely with Quwanting on songs such as 承认，没有什么不同. Now he’s put out an album  called “浩How”and is embarking¹ on a new concert tour titled “One Day.”

 

Topic2-Farmers hand in discovered antiques & gets 400 yuan

 

Two farmers in Ningxiang County of central China’s Hunan province handed in discovered relics² to the government. These relics have been dated from the Song Dynasty which is more than 700 years ago. What do the farmers get in return? 400 Yuan each. Is it a bit too humble³? Or should they be grateful for even getting a financial reward?

 

Topic3-Is Digital the Great Equalizer when it comes to Gender⁴ Equality at work?

 

Equipping yourself with digital skills may increase the probability in achieving career success. Particularly for women, apparently⁵. A new research conducted by Accenture, a management consulting services company, is saying that digital fluency⁶ is helping⁷ to close the gender gap and level the playing field for women in the workplace. How does that work?

 

1 embarking   

乘船( embark的现在分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• He's embarking on a new career as a writer. 他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。
• The campaign on which were embarking was backed up by such intricate and detailed maintenance arrangemets. 我们实施的战争，须要如此复杂及详细的维护准备。

2 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

3 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

4 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

5 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

6 fluency   

n.流畅，雄辩，善辩

参考例句：

• More practice will make you speak with greater fluency.多练习就可以使你的口语更流利。
• Some young children achieve great fluency in their reading.一些孩子小小年纪阅读已经非常流畅。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。