英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0912 - 当心！影院怪兽出没！

 Topic 1-Suicide among rural seniors

 

China’s elderly who live in the countryside are more prone¹ to ending their lives as opposed to city folks in the same age group. What went wrong?

 

Topic 2-Man Sues Blogger for Insulting Henan People

 

A resident of Henan province is suing a micro-blogger for criticizing all Henan people. The lawsuit² was accepted by the Zhengzhou Jinshui District People's Court in Zhengzhou, Henan province.

 

Topic 3-The 5 Assholes You Meet at the Cinema

 

When the lights go down in a cinema, 5 types of cinema monsters could be raising their ugly heads. How should we deal with them, or are you one of them? The eater, the late comer, the phone flasher just to name a few.

1 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

2 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。