英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0823 - 20岁穷就要穷一辈子？

 Topic 1-Electric Shock Therapy Treating Internet Addiction¹ Bouncing Back

 

Families in China have turned to unlicensed boot camps that offer to "wean" their children, often in their teens, from the so-called internet addiction. According to Yangtse Evening News, these training camps have been associated with at least 7 deaths since 2008. Electric shock therapy used in these training camps has been banned by the Ministry² of Health seven years ago. But why are these boot camps with similar so-called treatment methods seeing an expansion in business?

 

Topic 2-Jogging: Most Popular Way to Exercise

 

A fitness report compiled by CBNData found that jogging is the most popular way to exercise. It doesn't matter if you're doing it for body-building, trying to drop those extra pounds, or just a way to relieve stress, jogging is great for all the above. With the rising popularity of fitness comes with rising demand for gadgets³ and equipment yet gadgets are more popular with men while women prefer spending money on purchasing equipment.

 

Topic 3-Poor at 20, Poor for Life

 

A recent study conducted by the University of Massachusetts in Boston found that climbing up the earnings⁴ ladder might be harder than you think. Their results indicate that your first job's income will determine your level of earnings in the future. So, if you start off making little money, chances are you're stuck there.     

1 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

2 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

3 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

4 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。