英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable0831 - 职场新兵如何称呼职场老鸟？

 　　Topic 1-How to make profits from university patents

　　Experts are saying, that only a small part of the valid¹ patents developed in universities are being transferred² into profit-making technologies. Are we throwing hard researched tech, out the window?

　　Topic 2-Do you know how to address your senior colleagues?

　　Last week, a survey conducted by China Youth Daily and Wenjuan wang suggested that among 1972 Chinese employees surveyed, 75.9% of them have once been confused about how to properly address their senior colleagues, and 84.7% of them believed that it is essential to properly address senior employees. What is the significance of properly calling your senior colleagues? Why are people in China struggling on this issue? And what about in other parts of the world?

　　Topic 3-5 Signs You Might Have Decidophobia, Or Fear Of Making Decisions

　　Have you ever asked your girlfriend what she wants for dinner, only to find after 2 hours, you're still starving and haven't picked a place yet? Maybe she has decidophobia? Maybe we all do?

1 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

2 transferred   

转移，迁移( transfer的过去式和过去分词 )； 转让； 转移（感情）； 改变

参考例句：

• The remaining twenty patients were transferred to another hospital. 其余的二十名病人被转送到另一家医院去了。
• The farm has been transferred from father to son for generations. 这农场由父亲传给儿子，已传了好几代。