英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0417 - 养狗也有“积分制”？

 Topic 1-Who to stop the the Illegal construction in re4sidential buildings

 

According to Morning Herald¹, a daily newspaper in central China's Hunan province, a Mr.Xia fell from a balcony on the fifth floor when he visited his friend. The balcony is in the shared public area, and the protective hand railings were torn up by the order of a neighbor Mr. Zhang, who decided² to take up the shared space for private use.

 

So, who should be responsible for his death? What's the role of property management companies in the illegal construction issues happening in residential³ place?

 

Topic 2-Over 70 pct respondents agree uncivilized dog owners should get license⁴ seized

 

A survey shows that more than 70% of the 2000 respondents say they agree with a pilot system in Jinan that uncivilized dog owners will have points deducted⁵ which is comparable to how a drivers' license works. If all 12 points are deducted, one's dog owner license can be seized too.

 

Topic 3-One person KTV

 

A Chinese games and entertainment company based out of Xiamen has thought of a new solution for people who love karaoke but might be too shy to belt a tune⁶ in front of a crowd. These private self-service karaoke booths can be found in shopping malls across the country. 

1 herald   

vt.预示...的来临，预告，宣布，欢迎

参考例句：

• In England, the cuckoo is the herald of spring.在英国杜鹃鸟是报春的使者。
• Dawn is the herald of day.曙光是白昼的先驱。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

4 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

5 deducted   

v.扣除，减去( deduct的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages. 制服费将从你的工资中扣除。
• The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay. 损坏东西的费用将从你的工资中扣除。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。