英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0207 - 大学生放假回了个假家？

Topic 1-Should surrogacy be allowed to encourage child birth?

 

A recent report on People's Daily has pointed¹ out that surrogacy should be allowed to some extent² for families that prefer to have a second child but fail to get pregnant³. Is China ready for surrogate babies?

 

Topic 2- Should college students go home for vacation?

 

For one reason, or another, many young Chinese college students are deciding to stay near school for popular holidays like spring festival, instead of going home to visit their families. This change in student behavior has garnered⁴ efforts across the country to encourage young ones to spend more time with their family. One such effort has come from Xiamen University of Technology, who is offering out of city

students, money to go home. Is this what the students want? Also, is this what the parent wants?

 

Topic 3-Customer lights firecrackers in bathhouse after his mother injured by bathhouse staff

 

A man in Hangzhou lit firecrackers in a local bathhouse, after an altercation⁵ between his mother and the bathhouse staff, which resulted in his mother's injury in her head. Do Chinese people have a problem in anger management?                               

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 extent   

n.程度，范围，限度；广度，宽度，大小

参考例句：

• The new race track is nearly six miles in extent. 这条新跑道将近六英里长。
• What's the extent of the damage? 损坏的程度如何?

3 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

4 garnered   

v.收集并（通常）贮藏（某物），取得，获得( garner的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mr. Smith gradually garnered a national reputation as a financial expert. 史密斯先生逐渐赢得全国金融专家的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He has garnered extensive support for his proposals. 他的提议得到了广泛的支持。 来自辞典例句

5 altercation   

n.争吵，争论

参考例句：

• Throughout the entire altercation,not one sensible word was uttered.争了半天，没有一句话是切合实际的。
• The boys had an altercation over the umpire's decision.男孩子们对裁判的判决颇有争议。