英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0624 - 西瓜，西瓜，你熟了吗？

Topic 1-Half of Online Users Get News through Social Media

 

According to a report recently published by the University of Oxford¹, some 51 percent of all surveyed online users across 26 countries say they use social media as a source of news each week. The report also highlights the growth of distributed news consumption moving to mobile and the rise of ad-blocking worldwide – all of which are adding to the financial pressures of publishers.

 

Topic 2-The Raise of the Bar on Hiring English Teachers

 

Tight regulations for the hire of English teachers are in the pipeline² to enhance the quality of foreign expats employed in teaching facilities. The government has not released the detailed³ statutes⁴ yet. However, is it necessary to introduce a new regulation?

 

Topic 3-Knock on Watermelons

 

In many ways, a watermelon is a lot like a Christmas gift: You're pretty sure you're going to like what's inside, but you're never really sure until you open it. It's not the case for lots of Chinese watermelon shoppers though! We tap and knock on the watermelon and let it speak to us…recently, this skill has made news.

 

A sign asking customers 'not to knock on watermelons' in an Italian supermarket has recently caused much upheaval⁵ on Chinese social media, where many people think the no "watermelon knocking" policy is specifically directed at Chinese customers.    

1 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

2 pipeline   

n.管道，管线

参考例句：

• The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
• A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。

3 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

4 statutes   

成文法( statute的名词复数 )； 法令； 法规； 章程

参考例句：

• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Each agency is also restricted by the particular statutes governing its activities. 各个机构的行为也受具体法令限制。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

5 upheaval   

n.胀起，(地壳)的隆起；剧变，动乱

参考例句：

• It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱。
• The country has been thrown into an upheaval.这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。