英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0324 - 男女互不能忍的十宗罪

Topic 1-Over half of respondents support the idea that English should be a selective course

 

A recent survey reveals that over 50% of respondents support the idea that English should be a selective course for Chinese students.

 

Do you agree with that? Why do people dislike English?

 

Topic 2-Adopting immovable cultural relics², protect or destroy?

 

The Shanxi provincial³ government has issued an action plan which encourages social capital to invest in the protection of immovable cultural relics. That's all good until the government announced that individuals and companies can adopt and utilize⁴ the cultural relic¹ as they see fit, under the watchful⁵ eye of the local government.

 

Topic 3-Top 10 annoying things women and men do

 

Men make up around half the population and the other half seem to get annoyed by them most of the time. And vice⁶ versa.

 

Internet users have summed up the Top 10 annoying things that women do and the Top 10 annoying things that men do, which drives the opposite sex absolutely crazy.

 

While there are always exceptions to the rule, here is a list of pet peeves⁷ about the opposite sex.       

1 relic   

n.神圣的遗物，遗迹，纪念物

参考例句：

• This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.这石斧是古代的遗物。
• He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past.他把这个男人看成是过去时代的人物。

2 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

3 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

4 utilize   

vt.使用，利用

参考例句：

• The cook will utilize the leftover ham bone to make soup.厨师要用吃剩的猪腿骨做汤。
• You must utilize all available resources.你必须利用一切可以得到的资源。

5 watchful   

adj.注意的，警惕的

参考例句：

• The children played under the watchful eye of their father.孩子们在父亲的小心照看下玩耍。
• It is important that health organizations remain watchful.卫生组织保持警惕是极为重要的。

6 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 peeves   

n.麻烦的事物，怨恨，触怒( peeve的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• It peeves me to be ordered out of my own house. 命令我从自己的家中出去，真太气人了。 来自辞典例句
• Write down two of your pet peeves about home or any other situation. 写下两个你厌烦的家务事或其他的情况。 来自超越目标英语 第3册