英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0125 - 看脸还是看才华？

Topic 1-Short-term apartment sharing in China

 

Shared economy has become more popular in China. Ride-sharing, bike-sharing, meal-sharing just to name a few. The short-term apartment sharing service is also seeing a rise in growth. However, such platforms are facing some problems in China. What are the possible problems?

 

Topic 2-Professor under fire for blogging about judging female students based on their appearance

 

An article titled 'the secret of interviewing female students from a male professor's perspective' has gone viral on Sina weibo.

 

The quote from the article 'Male professors pay more attention to the bosom¹ and bottom of female candidates than their academic performance' has outraged² women's rights' advocates and put the author in the spotlight³.

 

Is the comment sexist or taken out of the context?

 

Topic 3-Can self-talk save your relationship

 

Did you know that often the most important person to communicate with is yourself? Using the right self-talk can be useful in relationships.

 

Psychologists say self-talk refers to the messages we give to ourselves. We can use the self-talk technique to change the destructive messages we tell ourselves into communications that support ourselves and a relationship.                          

1 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

2 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

3 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。