英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0425 - 智商互补更易成CP？

Topic 1-State Council demands toilet seat upgrades

 

Electronic toilet seats are among those items Chinese fancy to purchase overseas. The State Council has issued a plan to improve the quality of China-made products including air filters, rice cookers, toilet seats, smart phones, and so on. This has sparked a debate on the quality of China-made goods.

 

Topic 2-Online Lottery¹ Sales to be Resumed

 

Online lottery sales have been banned since last March, but the ban may be lifted in 2016. Have the old problems been solved? Is it about time to resume the sale of lottery tickets online?

 

Topic 3-Do brainy boys put girls off science?

 

A new study found that Women who look for partners who are intelligent are less likely themselves to seek a career in the science, technology, maths or engineering. Just like in the TV series the Big Bang Theory, Penny works as a waitress while her on-off boyfriend Leonard is a physicist².

 

 

1 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

2 physicist   

n.物理学家，研究物理学的人

参考例句：

• He is a physicist of the first rank.他是一流的物理学家。
• The successful physicist never puts on airs.这位卓有成就的物理学家从不摆架子。