英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1122 - 你记得父母生日吗？

Topic 1-Empty heart of top Chinese college students

 

According to a psychological counselor¹ with Peking University, over 30 percent of freshmen² in the university hate studying and over 40 percent feel life has no meaning at all. The counselor says many students are suffering from a problem of feeling empty in the heart. Is it true? What is wrong?

 

Topic 2-Weibo’s revival³

 

According to Sina Weibo’s third quarter financial results that’s just come in, the 297 million monthly active users contribute to a 34 percent of user growth compared to the same period last year.  In October, Weibo temporarily dwarfed⁴ Twitter in its worth in the US stock market.

 

Topic 3-Will remembering parents' birthdays foster filial piety⁵?

 

In its draft version of the Primary and Secondary Students Behavior Code, the educational authority in East China's Zhejiang province has included a requirement that students must remember the date of their parents' birthday.

1 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

2 freshmen   

n.（中学或大学的）一年级学生( freshman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We are freshmen and they are sophomores. 我们是一年级学生，他们是二年级学生。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• University freshmen get lots of razzing, but they like the initiation. 大一新生受各种嘲弄，但是他们对这种入门经验甘之如饴。 来自辞典例句

3 revival   

n.复兴，复苏，（精力、活力等的）重振

参考例句：

• The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.这一时期葡萄酒业出现了很大的复苏。
• He claimed the housing market was showing signs of a revival.他指出房地产市场正出现复苏的迹象。

4 dwarfed   

vt.（使）显得矮小（dwarf的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks. 这些旧房子在新建的高楼大厦的映衬下显得十分矮小。
• The elephant dwarfed the tortoise. 那只乌龟跟那头象相比就显得很小。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 piety   

n.虔诚，虔敬

参考例句：

• They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity.他们去教堂不是出于虔诚而是出于好奇。
• Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness.经验使我们看到虔诚与善意之间有着巨大的区别。