英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0819 - 把蟑螂当宠物也是醉了

 Topic1 Drivers Banned amid Road Safety CampaignRecently, some Chinese provinces and cities have published their blacklists of drivers who have been punished for violating traffic regulations, including those banned from road for life. Why did they receive such a severe punishment? What kind of drivers will be banned for life?

Topic2 Drowning Victim Parents Sued for Polluting Water ReservoirParents of 2 primary school students who drowned in a water reservoir sued the local water authority and water company for compensation. But the defendant¹ also countersued the victim family for corpse² pollution charge. Do you think it's OK to ask for the charge?

Topic3 Pet CockroachesAs online shopping is becomes more and more popular, some people are buying "special" pets via the Internet. Last year, some living giant ants were found in an international parcel. And more recently, cockroaches³ were found. How could anyone come up with the idea of keeping cockroaches as pets?

Topic4 Ugly Wax MuseumCelebrities across China are outraged⁴ at their unauthorized wax figures being included in a museum in Sichuan Province that has been dubbed⁵ by netizens as "the ugliest wax museum."

1 defendant   

n.被告；adj.处于被告地位的

参考例句：

• The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
• The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。

2 corpse   

n.尸体，死尸

参考例句：

• What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。
• The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。

3 cockroaches   

n.蟑螂( cockroach的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At night, the cockroaches filled the house with their rustlings. 夜里，屋里尽是蟑螂窸窸瑟瑟的声音。 来自辞典例句
• It loves cockroaches, and can keep a house clear of these hated insects. 它们好食蟑螂，可以使住宅免除这些讨厌昆虫的骚扰。 来自百科语句

4 outraged   

a.震惊的，义愤填膺的

参考例句：

• Members of Parliament were outraged by the news of the assassination. 议会议员们被这暗杀的消息激怒了。
• He was outraged by their behavior. 他们的行为使他感到愤慨。

5 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》