英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0320 - 大学毕业生为啥愿意当职业农民？

 Topic 1-Homemade food sold on Wechat difficult to supervise

 

Ordering food online has become a habit for many urban dwellers¹. Yeah, you can order via various food delivery platforms or in your Wechat moments or friend circle. Often the food sold by your Wechat friends have a cache--it’s all homemade.

 

Are Wechat friends always selling what they claim they are selling? Who’s to tell the food is clean enough to be put in your mouth?

 

Topic 2-Professional Farmer

 

In Beijing, 18 college graduates have become professional farmers. With agricultural knowledge on planting and irrigation and ample experience in the labs, they are introducing modern agricultural technology to traditionally labor-intensive farm.

 

Will these highly educated professional farmers to be able to revamp China’s agricultural industry?

 

Topic 3-Parents overspend on kid’s birthday party so kids can show off

 

Parents are under a lot of pressure to host their kids’ birthday bash, as the birthday party has become the most significant social event of the year for kids. Apparently², kids engage in a fierce competition of show off.

 

Time and money are splurged on the event. Why are parents endorsing³ this expensive birthday parties?                                                     

1 dwellers   

n.居民，居住者( dweller的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 endorsing   

v.赞同( endorse的现在分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• Yet Communist leaders are also publicly endorsing religion in an unprecedented way. 不过，共产党领导层对宗教信仰的公开认可也是以前不曾有过的。 来自互联网
• Connecticut Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman is endorsing Republican Senator John McCain. 康涅狄格州独立派参议员约瑟夫。列波曼将会票选共和议员约翰。麦凯恩。 来自互联网