英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0712 - 一起去捉皮卡丘！

Topic 1-Traffic, Environment Biggest Concerns for Livable Cities: Survey

 

According to a survey conducted by China Youth Daily, more than 75 percent of Chinese people consider commuting¹ efficiency the most important factor in livable cities. This is the first time ever when traffic is ranked as the number one priority in such surveys. What makes a livable city?

 

Topic 2-Pokemon Go: Hot in China?

 

There are fads², there are crazes, and then there's Pokemon Go.

 

The game in the last few days has become the top downloaded, top grossing app in the U.S., New Zealand, and Australia. Although it has yet to officially arrive in China, but Chinese players are trying every way they can to have a go!

 

Topic 3-Summer Clothes Not to Wear in the Office

 

It is hot this summer! With the heat inevitably³ comes hot pants, flip-flops and low-cut T-shirts. While these things are likely fine for the beach, hot weather is no excuse for looking as if you just blew in from the beach.   

1 commuting   

交换（的）

参考例句：

• I used the commuting time to read and answer my mail. 我利用上下班在汽车中的时间来阅读和答复给我的函电。
• Noncommuting objects are as real to the mathematicians as commuting objects. 对于数学家来说，不可交换的对象与可交换的对象是一样真实的。

2 fads   

n.一时的流行，一时的风尚( fad的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It was one of the many fads that sweep through mathematics regularly. 它是常见的贯穿在数学中的许多流行一时的风尚之一。 来自辞典例句
• Lady Busshe is nothing without her flights, fads, and fancies. 除浮躁、时髦和幻想外，巴歇夫人一无所有。 来自辞典例句

3 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。