英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0705 - “北京瘫”谁最瘫？

 Topic 1-Poverty Funds Worth $130 Mln Wasted

 

The country's top auditor¹ reveals that more than 870 million yuan (or about 130.9 million US dollars) of China's poverty alleviation² fund had been either left idle for more than a year or wasted. What's the problem there?

 

Topic 2-The Beijing Slouch

 

A photo showing actor and Beijing-native Ge You slouching on a sofa has gone viral. That posture³ has been nicknamed "The Beijing Slouch." Now 4 younger male celebrities⁴ have inherited the mantel and crowned the 4 slouchers of the capital. What is The Beijing slouch? Why do Beijingers claim it is ours?

 

Topic 3-Woman Kidnaps Herself to Test Husband's Love

 

A woman who orchestrated her own fake kidnapping has received 10 days in detention⁵ at the end of an extensive search in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.           

1 auditor   

n.审计员，旁听着

参考例句：

• The auditor was required to produce his working papers.那个审计员被要求提供其工作底稿。
• The auditor examines the accounts of all county officers and departments.审计员查对所有县官员及各部门的帐目。

2 alleviation   

n. 减轻，缓和，解痛物

参考例句：

• These were the circumstances and the hopes which gradually brought alleviation to Sir Thomas's pain. 这些情况及其希望逐渐缓解了托马斯爵士的痛苦。
• The cost reduction achieved in this way will benefit patients and the society in burden alleviation. 集中招标采购降低的采购成本要让利于患者，减轻社会负担。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语

3 posture   

n.姿势，姿态，心态，态度；v.作出某种姿势

参考例句：

• The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
• He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣，摆出一副打架的架势。

4 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

5 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。