英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable1024 - 我们这五年：把虚拟树真种出来是个技术活！

Topic1-Mobile payment platforms contribute to public welfare causes

Do you care about the environment? Wanna protect the habitat of endangered species? Wanna plant more trees to make our mother planet more habitable? If your answer is yes, you can do your part by using specific mobile payment platforms such as Alipay and Wechat Wallet.

Chinese mobile payment users have made their contribution to these public welfare projects via special initiatives launched by Chinese mobile payment platforms.

Without making a direct donation of money, how can charitable purposes be achieved on these platforms?

Topic2-Golden September and silver September? Job-hopping¹ season is on the horizon

September and October appears to be a season for job-hopping. In Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, among 6000 white-collar workers, over 70% of them show the desire of job-hopping in these two months.

Why is it these two months? And what are the ways to quit your job without burning bridges? Let's take a closer look at the potential upsides of job hopping.

Topic3-These 10 Habits Mean You're a Likable Person

In our day to day lives usually we see the same people everyday. There are people we like to be around and others we generally would rather avoid or not see at all. You see them coming towards you and you immediately start coming up with ways to avoid having a conversation with them. On the flip² side, there are people you can't wait to see on a Monday morning to share details of your weekend because they are just nice people to be around. These people have really good social skills and they tend to be very likable.

Some of the habits noted below are things you may have noticed a

1 hopping   

n. 跳跃 动词hop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The clubs in town are really hopping. 城里的俱乐部真够热闹的。
• I'm hopping over to Paris for the weekend. 我要去巴黎度周末。

2 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。