英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1031 - 晒娃要考虑娃的隐私吗？

Topic1-Official report says china becomes an upper middle income country

 

A recently published economic blue book says that China has entered the club of an upper middle income country. It's got many citizens asking the question, how come I don't feel my life is any close to the notion of "upper middle income"?

 

What's going on?

 

Topic2-Showing off kids on social media may leak kids' privacy

 

On social media, people show off the food they eat, the vacation they take. And for parents of course the kids they create.

 

But now, the generation of social media natives is rising up against mom and dad. Is it the parent's right to show off or the kid's right to privacy? Who should win this digital or social war?

 

Topic3-Living with "planned obsolescence¹"

 

We've all experienced the irritation² of a much-loved dress or top shrinking in the wash, coming apart at the seams or fraying³ at the hem⁴. Researches indicates that this is due to "planned obsolescence"- a sneaky trick to design garments to wear out, lose shape or fall to pieces easily, therefore consumers will have to buy replacements⁵.

 

And this happens not only in fashion & design market, our home appliances, tech-products --almost every aspect of our life.

 

So what is "Planned obsolescence"? How to deal with it?       

1 obsolescence   

n.过时，陈旧，废弃

参考例句：

• For some small unproductive mills,the reality is not merger but obsolescence and bankruptcy.对一些效率低下的小厂而言，现实不是合并，而是可能被淘汰和破产。
• Finally,the cost approach can provide a basis for allocating penalties,specifically economic obsolescence.最后，成本法可作为一个分配因陈旧特别是因经济

2 irritation   

n.激怒，恼怒，生气

参考例句：

• He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
• Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说，但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。

3 fraying   

v.（使布、绳等）磨损，磨破( fray的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The cuffs of his shirt were fraying. 他衬衣的袖口磨破了。
• Support for the leader was fraying at the edges. 对这位领导人的支持已经开始瓦解。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 hem   

n.贴边，镶边；vt.缝贴边；(in)包围，限制

参考例句：

• The hem on her skirt needs sewing.她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。
• The hem of your dress needs to be let down an inch.你衣服的折边有必要放长1英寸。

5 replacements   

n.代替( replacement的名词复数 )；替换的人[物]；替代品；归还

参考例句：

• They infiltrated behind the lines so as to annoy the emery replacements. 他们渗透敌后以便骚扰敌军的调度。 来自辞典例句
• For oil replacements, cheap suddenly looks less of a problem. 对于石油的替代品来说，价格变得无足轻重了。 来自互联网