英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0512 - 长得丑又没才华如何当明星？

 Topic 1-Celebrity dream drives young people falling in street photo scams

 

Imagine this: you are casually¹ walking down the street of Sanlitun, a hip² area in Beijing known for shopping and colorful nightlight. It is the place to see and be seen. A stranger with a camera stops you and tells you "congratulations! You are the next big star!" pay a fee and make that happen.

 

You think: great, I've been discovered! Actually, it is all a lie…you have been scammed.

 

Topic 2 - Family planning for Siberian tigers in China

 

Family planning is the practice of controlling the number of children in a family and the intervals³ between their births, particularly by means of artificial⁴ contraception or voluntary sterilization⁵. This practice can help a family and a country to control its population and apparently⁶, now, it's also helping⁷ the Siberian tigers as well.

 

Topic 3-10 impossible-to-deny signs you're falling CRAZY in love

 

You might not know it yet, but your friends on social media sure do.

 

I want you to forget about the man who broke your heart two years ago, or the guy who took you on the most romantic date ever and then never called you again. Forget about all the pressure, worry and frustration⁸ you normally⁹ feel about dating, and focus on one simple thing: how amazing it is to fall in love or at least develop strong feelings for someone.

 

One moment you can be sitting in a cafe or park minding your own business, and suddenly someone will walk into your life and change the way you see the world forever. When you think about it in its purest form, as human beings we're extremely lucky to have this ability and built-in need to connect with other human beings.

 

Falling in love can be pretty special and magical; it can actually be pretty funny, too. Just think of some of the crazy things we do when we're starting to fall for someone. Here's how to know for sure if you've been struck with Cupid's arrow.       

1 casually   

adv.漠不关心地，无动于衷地，不负责任地

参考例句：

• She remarked casually that she was changing her job.她当时漫不经心地说要换工作。
• I casually mentioned that I might be interested in working abroad.我不经意地提到我可能会对出国工作感兴趣。

2 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

3 intervals   

n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息

参考例句：

• The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。
• Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。

4 artificial   

adj.人工的，人造的，人为的；做作的，假装的

参考例句：

• The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。
• We don't use any artificial flavourings in our products.我们的产品不使用任何人工调味剂。

5 sterilization   

n.杀菌，绝育；灭菌

参考例句：

• Sterilization by filtration is subject to one major theoretical limitation. 过滤灭菌具有一个理论上的局限性。 来自辞典例句
• Sterilization is a treatment that frees the treated object of all living organisms. 灭菌处理是从处理对象排除一切生活的生物。 来自辞典例句

6 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。

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

8 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。

9 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。