英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0505 - 靠父母资产进银行实习

 Topic1 Bill Gates urges Chinese richest to invest in the poorMicrosoft founder¹ Bill Gates recently took to the pages of the People's Daily to encourage rich people in China to do more for the poor.

He wrote: "China has many successful entrepreneurs and business people. I hope that more people of insight will put their talents to work to improve the lives of poor people in China and around the world, and seek solutions for them.""I believe the returns on investment in the poor are just as exciting as successes achieved in the business arena², and they are even more meaningful!" wrote Gates.

Does China lag behind in charity? Are Chinese rich enthusiastic in charity work?

Topic2 Vehicle InspectionObscure location, complex procedures, long queues, unnecessary fee, unfriendly face of the inspector—these are only some complaints that car owners moan about the current motor vehicle inspection³ system. NPC deputy Zhang Yubiao (张育彪) has proposed combining the motor vehicle inspections⁴ with other inspections and reduce the red tape of the program. Total abolishment of the program is advocated by some motorists as well.

Are car owners just nit-picking or do they have a valid⁵ reason?

Topic3 Woman Fired for Posting Travel PhotosRecently, an office lady in Shanghai is fired for posting pictures of her trip while she was supposed to be at work. The case should ring alarm bells for people who think nothing of freely sharing the most intimate details of their daily lives online without realizing what a trail the disclosures may leave.

Is it ridiculous?

Topic4 Banks Pick Big Depositors' Kids As InternsMoney talks for banks in internship⁶ race. Several domestic banks are now offering internship opportunities to the children of their private and VIP clients in exchange for their parents' deposits in the bank.

Is this a common phenomenon?

Topic5 How to Make Money in 2nd-tier CitiesWith increasing rent and labor⁷ cost in big cities, opening a business in Beijing or Shanghai has become an unreachable dream for young people. That's why many young workers and college graduates are thinking of opening a business in 2nd-tier cities. And there're various online articles telling people what kind of small businesses tend to survive in 2nd-tier cities.

What are they?

Topic6 School Song RankingRecently, the Ministry⁸ of Education releases the Top 10 University alma maters that are welcomed by net users. The top three songs are from Zhejiang University, Fudan University and Communication University of China.

A school song is also called alma mater. Why is there a need to have a song for each university?

1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 arena   

n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台

参考例句：

• She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
• He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。

3 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

4 inspections   

n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅

参考例句：

• Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
• Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

6 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习

7 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

8 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。