英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0816 - 手机成瘾or现代生活？

Topic 1-Can High-speed Train Passengers Claim Compensation for Delay?

 

A high-speed train from Beijing to Shenzhen was stranded¹ on the tracks for nearly two hours due to power failure. Room temperature soared to 40 degrees, and there was no water. Many male passengers took off their shirts. Several passengers collapsed² due to the heat.

 

Topic 2-Are Chinese People More Addicted³ to Smartphones?

 

Do you find yourself checking your phone first thing in the morning—before even getting out of bed, checking your smartphone while driving, or checking Weibo/WeChat updates during a romantic dinner. If so, then you may have Nomophobia or no mobile phone phobia. It basically means that your phone is interfering⁴ with your life and you are addicted.

 

Topic 3-Economics of Marriage

 

Web pages marked with the hashtag "Baoqiang's divorce" has received more than 3 billion views and 6.73 million comment on Sina Weibo. According to some netizens, the news has shaken their faith in marriage. Can economic theories such as diminishing marginal utility and sunk cost explain the setbacks in a marriage?         

1 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

4 interfering   

adj. 妨碍的 动词interfere的现在分词

参考例句：

• He's an interfering old busybody! 他老爱管闲事！
• I wish my mother would stop interfering and let me make my own decisions. 我希望我母亲不再干预，让我自己拿主意。