英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable0907 - 产妇跳楼罗生门，谁是掌握她生命的“救世主”？

 　　Topic1-Pregnant¹ woman commits suicide² after family allegedly refuses to let her have C-section

　　The tragedy happened in Yulin, Shaanxi Province. A young pregnant woman committed suicide by jumping off the 5th floor of a maternity³ ward⁴ after her request to have a C-section was allegedly turned down by her family.

　　Who's to decide on patient treatment?

　　Topic2-Do you still use email?

　　Sending and receiving emails should be one of earliest functions that we mastered when we started to use the computer and internet. However, after we have more and more instant messaging tools like QQ and Wechat, is it the time that we bid farewell to emails?

　　Topic3-3 How to avoid poverty and how to become a rich person

　　You may have found that there are a lot of books on the market teaching people how to make money, how to be rich and successful. But before talking about making money, how can we avoid poverty?

1 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

2 suicide   

n.自杀，自毁，自杀性行为

参考例句：

• The number of suicide has increased.自杀案件的数量增加了。
• The death was adjudged a suicide by sleeping pills.该死亡事件被判定为服用安眠药自杀。

3 maternity   

n.母性，母道，妇产科病房；adj.孕妇的，母性的

参考例句：

• Women workers are entitled to maternity leave with full pay.女工产假期间工资照发。
• Trainee nurses have to work for some weeks in maternity.受训的护士必须在产科病房工作数周。

4 ward   

n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开

参考例句：

• The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
• During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。