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 Topic 1-Problematic Vaccines¹

 

The biggest medical scandal at the moment is improperly² stored vaccines flooding the market. It is suspected that such vaccines worth more than 570 million yuan have been sold in at least 24 provincial³ areas.

 

Topic 2-One Yuan Note to be Replaced with Coin

 

China plans to stop using the one yuan banknotes, and replace them gradually by one yuan coins. Why is the move? Which one do you prefer to use, note or coin?

 

Topic 3-Party Official Promotes Town Tourism with Ancient Costume Photos

 

Photos of a woman dressed like 小龙女,wearing an all-white traditional costume and posing in a park with plum flowers in the background have gone viral. To netizens' surprise, the lady is a party official in charge of tourism and communication for the town of Wangtan in Shaoxing, in eastern China's Zhejiang province.

 

Topic 4-Man Designs Love Evaluation⁴ Form to Find Girlfriend

 

A man, desperate for a girlfriend, has designed a risk evaluation form which he thinks can help him find his dream girl. Will he succeed in finding The One? Well, it hasn't worked so far.

1 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

2 improperly   

不正确地，不适当地

参考例句：

• Of course it was acting improperly. 这样做就是不对嘛！
• He is trying to improperly influence a witness. 他在试图误导证人。

3 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

4 evaluation   

n.估价，评价；赋值

参考例句：

• I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
• The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。