英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable1101 - 中年失业比中年油腻更可怕！

Topic1-Middle age unemployment and greasy¹ middle aged² men

The anxiety of being middle-aged³ has become a recurring⁴ topic on social media since the beginning of this year. We heard discussion over "middle-aged woman born in 1988", "woman giving birth at an old age which is 34", not to mention "middle-aged people holding thermal⁵ cups with goji berries floating in them".

This week, writer Feng Tang's article calling some middle aged men "greasy" has put middle aged folks in the eye of another media storm.

But you know what's the biggest worry for this demographic, that's the danger of losing your job when you turn 40.

Why is that? And why are we so mean to these people?

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Topic2-Something about Horror Movies

Ghost, torture, splatter of blood continues to scare us or keeps us returning to the cinema. Horror movies remain one of the most profitable genres⁶ in the movie industry. Why do we pay to feel the chill down our spine⁷?                                            

1 greasy   

adj. 多脂的，油脂的

参考例句：

• He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。
• You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。

2 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

3 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

4 recurring   

adj.往复的，再次发生的

参考例句：

• This kind of problem is recurring often. 这类问题经常发生。
• For our own country, it has been a time for recurring trial. 就我们国家而言，它经过了一个反复考验的时期。

5 thermal   

adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的

参考例句：

• They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

6 genres   

（文学、艺术等的）类型，体裁，风格( genre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇小说是不同的类别。
• But confusions over the two genres have a long history. 但是类型的混淆，古已有之。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译

7 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。