英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0623 - 蹭凉族“处处是我家”

Topic 1-Publicizing of Info on Sex Offenders¹ Who Target Minors² Gains Support

 

A new document issued by the judiciary in Cixi, East China's Zhejiang province, says information on sex offenders targeting minors will be made public. Will making the private information of sex offenders available for public scrutiny³ help protect children from such violence in the long run?

 

Topic 2-Heat Wave 2016

 

As summer switches into full effect, many Chinese are looking for a good way to beat the heat. But some of these methods have sparked⁴ debate as some of these people have been caught sleeping outside, packing in front of school libraries and hanging out in local IKEA stores.

 

Topic 3-Housework Reduces All-Cause and Cancer Mortality in Men

 

According to a study, doing housework helps reducing all-cause and cancer mortality in men. Should we ask men to do all the housework for their own good?   

1 offenders   

n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 )；犯规者；罪犯；妨害…的人（或事物）

参考例句：

• Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
• Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。

2 minors   

n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 )；副修科目；小公司；[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修，选修，兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

4 sparked   

发出火星，发出闪光（spark的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen. 那一事件引发出一连串谁都没有料到的事。
• The trouble was sparked off by an apparently harmless phrase. 这场麻烦是由一句明显无恶意的话引起的。