英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0928 - 啪啪啪意外怀孕是大学必经的吗？

Topic 1-Skyrocketing Housing Price in China

 

A recent property listing shows a 6-square-meter pigeonhole¹ apartment in the city of Shenzhen has been priced at eight hundred and eighty thousand Yuan or a hundred and thirty three thousand US dollars. Yeah, you can say that's a tad expensive.

 

A new round of skyrocketing housing price has become the hottest topic among Chinese people. Who's pushing up property price? Some are blaming the housing agents are accomplice² to driving up the price.

 

Topic 2-Survey Indicates a Greater Need for Sexual Education

 

A recent survey on sexual behavior targeting university students found that one in 10 female university students who's had sexual intercourse³ admitted to getting pregnant at least once. And not many of them get married and keep the baby…

 

What went wrong with sexual education?

 

Topic 3-Pancake Grandpa Pushed out of Business

 

Scallion pancakes are a common breakfast treat in Shanghai, but when Mr. Wu makes them; the pancake becomes a masterpiece of art, and has even attracted the attention of the BBC. However, this legendary⁴ store has been asked to shut down.         

1 pigeonhole   

n.鸽舍出入口；v.把...归类

参考例句：

• The pigeonhole principle is an important principle in combinatorics.鸽巢原理是组合学中一个非常重要的原理。
• I don't want to be pigeonholed as a kids' presenter.我不想被归类为儿童节目主持人。

2 accomplice   

n.从犯，帮凶，同谋

参考例句：

• She was her husband's accomplice in murdering a rich old man.她是她丈夫谋杀一个老富翁的帮凶。
• He is suspected as an accomplice of the murder.他涉嫌为这次凶杀案的同谋。

3 intercourse   

n.性交；交流，交往，交际

参考例句：

• The magazine becomes a cultural medium of intercourse between the two peoples.该杂志成为两民族间文化交流的媒介。
• There was close intercourse between them.他们过往很密。

4 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。