英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1026 - 近一个月的剁手节？！

Topic 1-24-Day-Long Shopping Spree of Double 11 Festival

 

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has announced that the Double 11 online shopping festival this year will be expanded to 24 days, not just the usual 24 hours.

 

Why is the move? What’s new in this year’s shopping frenzy¹?

 

Topic 2-7 Hours of Sleep is the Best for Adults

 

Humans need sleep, along with food, water and oxygen, to stay alive. We spend up to one-third of our lifetime sleeping, and the quality of our sleeps rremains a good indicator² to the state of our overall health.

 

Topic 3-Reflective ‘Ghost Masks’ Dominate Rear-window

 

Horror stickers have become part of a scary new trend in China but it's not for Halloween. Motorists across the country are hanging scary reflective covers in their rear windows in a bid to stop drivers behind them from using high beam lights.

 

However, some have argued the new deterrents³ pose a serious safety risk because they block the vision of the owner driver, while scaring the drivers behind them.    

1 frenzy   

n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动

参考例句：

• He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
• They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。

2 indicator   

n.指标；指示物，指示者；指示器

参考例句：

• Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.黃金价格常常被看作是通货膨胀的指标。
• His left-hand indicator is flashing.他左手边的转向灯正在闪亮。

3 deterrents   

制止物( deterrent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Whereas attractants, repellents, and many incitants are olfactory substances, stimulants, and deterrents are usually gustatory. 引诱剂，排斥剂还是其他的兴奋剂都是嗅觉物质，但刺激剂和阻抑剂常常是味觉物质。
• A lack of empathy for and knowledge of foreign business practices are deterrents to one's success. 投入不够以及对对外商业惯例知识的不足会对一个人成功造成很大的威胁。