英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0701 - 寄人篱下的日子

Topic 1-Real Name Required for Further Use of Alipay and Wechat Payment

 

According to the Central Bank, users of Alipay and WeChat are required to authenticate¹ themselves with real names amongst other methods before July 1, in order to get a higher balance payment limit on these third party payment platforms. Why is the move?

 

Topic 2-Host Family Problems for Oversea Chinese Students

 

With more Chinese students going oversea to pursue high school education, one problem is becoming increasingly salient. They are having cultural problems with the host families charged with looking after them.

 

These Chinese students need to stay with a local host family, as they are too young to live independently.

 

Topic 3-Why You are Single?

 

A counselor² from Hubei University of Technology becomes a celebrity³ online recently for the summer vacation homework she assigned. The topic of the assignment is "Why you are single".   

1 authenticate   

vt.证明…为真，鉴定

参考例句：

• We would have to authenticate your relationship with the boy.我们必须证实一下您和那个孩子的关系。
• An expert was needed to authenticate the original Van Gogh painting from his imitation.这幅画是凡·高的真迹还是赝品,需由专家来鉴定。

2 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

3 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。