英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable1011 - 众筹火车：我的火车我做主！

 　　While some call it a wonder tool, others say it's a nightmare for employees. Ding Ding, Alibaba's mobile and desktop¹ app for companies, is gaining popularity across China. With its GPS-based features and other nifty functions, companies can now keep tabs on their employees to the second.

　　How do employees feel about this app? And what are the pros² and cons³ of this kind of workplace app? Let's talk about it!

　　Round Table, Heart to Heart

　　In our special segment called "Round Table, Heart to Heart." We will air questions from listeners and answer them on the live show.

　　Topic2-Xi'an launches the first crowd funded train in China

　　A special pilot train service has been launched during the National Day holiday within Shaanxi province. Passengers can crowd fund train tickets online. If there are enough passengers, the local railway bureau will launch the train service. As did the Xi'an Railway Bureau.

　　Is it the future for railway transportation?

1 desktop   

n.桌面管理系统程序；台式

参考例句：

• My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.我的计算机是品质卓越的台式计算机。
• Do you know which one is better,a laptop or a desktop?你知道哪一种更好，笔记本还是台式机？

2 pros   

abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 cons   

n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》