英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0413 - 鸣不鸣笛，这是个问题

Topic1-80% of Shallow Groundwater in China Not Drinkable: Report

 

According to China's Ministry¹ of Water Resources, more than 80 percent of shallow groundwater in the country isn't suitable for drinking due to poor quality. What is shallow groundwater? How big is the problem?

 

Topic2- To honk² or not to honk? It is a question.

 

When you are driving, to honk or not to honk? Could be a question. In the central area in Shanghai, honking³ the horn can be punished. Shanghai has punished over 28 hundred drivers for illegal honking the horn. Why do so many drivers have the bad habit?

 

Topic3-Residents in Four-tier Cities Have Highest Sense of Urban Identity

 

A report shows that Chinese citizens in four-tier cities have the highest sense of urban identity attached towards the city. When it comes to the sense of belonging, the findings on peers living in the first, second or third-tier cities pales by comparison. Why is that?

 

Topic4-Kindergarten Education

 

A Chinese grandparent has called a newspaper office to lodge⁴ a complaint against the kindergarten for NOT teaching the kid how to write Chinese characters. Has the kindergarten done its job? And what should be taught to kindergarten kids?

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 honk   

n.雁叫声，汽车喇叭声

参考例句：

• Don't honk the horn indiscriminately.不要乱鸣喇叭！
• While passing another vehicle,you must honk your horn.通过另一部车时必须鸣按喇叭。

3 honking   

v.（使）发出雁叫似的声音，鸣（喇叭），按（喇叭）( honk的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Cars zoomed helter-skelter, honking belligerently. 大街上来往车辆穿梭不停，喇叭声刺耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Flocks of honking geese flew past. 雁群嗷嗷地飞过。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。