英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1207 - 看电影没免费3D眼镜了？

Topic 1-Gov't tries to use web to track down missing¹ seniors

 

The Chinese government is employing online crowd-based technology to search for the hundreds of thousands of elderly people that go missing in China every year. Will that be an effective method to tackle² the problem?

 

Topic 2-Chinese cinemas stop offering free 3D glasses to movie viewers

 

More cinemas cross China have stopped offering free 3D glasses for movie goers. Instead, the cinemas suggest that movie goers buy glasses for themselves. Many city-level consumer associations³ have received amounting complaints that it is actually forced consumption⁴, which is unfair for consumers.

 

Topic 3-Students asked to take a pass to go to the toilet

 

People go to the toilet whenever they receive the call of nature. But students of a middle school in Guizhou have to take a special pass with them when they want to use the restroom. Why is that?  

1 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

2 tackle   

n.工具，复滑车，扭倒；v.处理，抓住

参考例句：

• Don't forget to bring your sports tackle with you tomorrow.别忘了明天带上你的体育用具。
• We have gained sufficient experience to tackle this problem.我们已经有了足够的经验来处理这个问题。

3 associations   

n.协会( association的名词复数 )；联合；联系；（思想、感觉、记忆等的）联想

参考例句：

• Do you belong to any professional or trade associations? 你参加了专业学会或行业协会没有？
• Colleges may be accredited by regional associations. 学会是否合格可由地区各协会作出鉴定。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 consumption   

n.消费，消耗，消费额，消耗量，结核病

参考例句：

• Consumption of oil has declined in recent years.石油消耗量在最近几年下降了。
• The meat was condemned as unfit for human consumption.这种肉已被宣布不适宜人们食用。