英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0707 - 考不好对不起全班？

Topic 1-200 Cities Launch¹ Trial Operation of Zero Price Difference of Drugs

 

200 cities in China have launched² a trial operation that reduces drug prices for patients and raises the service charge of medical staff. As a result, some hospitals that used to rely heavily on drug sale are seeing a great dip in revenue³.

 

How will this new round of medical reform affect you and I?

 

Topic 2-China Joins International Organization for Migration⁴

 

The International Organization for Migration or IOM has approved China's application to join the organization, which means China officially becomes a member state of this organization. Does it mean that China would receive refugees⁵ on a large scale in the future?

 

Topic 3-Students Apologize for Failing to Get Average Point in Exam

 

A teacher in a primary school in Yunnan Province told some students to stand on podium and apologize in front of the whole class. What heinous⁶ crime did these kids commit? Well, they failed to reach the average grade in an exam. The teacher explains this formal apology can encourage students to focus on their studies. Does it work?          

1 launch   

vt.发动，推出；发射；n.发射，下水，投产

参考例句：

• The makers are about to launch out a new product.制造商们马上要生产一种新产品。
• Would it be wise to launch into this rough sea?在这样汹涌的大海中游泳明智吗？

2 launched   

v.发射( launch的过去式和过去分词 )；[计算机]开始（应用程序）；发动；开展（活动、计划等）

参考例句：

• He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation. 他对年轻一代发起了猛烈的抨击。
• The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide. 这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。

3 revenue   

n.总收入，财政收入，税收；税务局

参考例句：

• The country diminished the revenue by reducing tax.这个国家通过减税而使税收减少了。
• A government's revenue and expenditure should be balanced.政府的财政收入和支出要平衡。

4 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

5 refugees   

n.避难者，难民( refugee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The UN has begun making airdrops of food to refugees. 联合国已开始向难民空投食物。
• They claimed they were political refugees and not economic migrants. 他们宣称自己是政治难民，不是经济移民。

6 heinous   

adj.可憎的，十恶不赦的

参考例句：

• They admitted to the most heinous crimes.他们承认了极其恶劣的罪行。
• I do not want to meet that heinous person.我不想见那个十恶不赦的人。