英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable0804 - 月薪3万供不起孩子出国游学？

 　　Topic1-Student study tour outside China

　　It's summertime! School's out and so is the sun. For most kids, summer vacation is the time to chill and relax.

　　Some Chinese parents are sending kids abroad to travel and study on a so-called study tour. According to a popular article published by the Paper, a mother in Hangzhou city has paid 20 thousand Yuan from her 30 thousand monthly earnings¹ to send her daughter on a study tour in the U.S. Many parents are willing to foot that hefty bill.

　　What can you get from a study tour program? Are these study tours as beneficial as they sound?

　　RoundTable's Happy Place

　　We'll share what's made us happy this week.

　　Topic2-Beijing introduces self-service machines of ID card application and processing

　　Are you satisfied with your profile photo show up on the resident identity card? Do you think the application of an ID card is a time-consuming process?

　　With the introduction of ID card self-service machines, all your worries might be cleared.

1 earnings   

n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得

参考例句：

• That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。
• Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。