英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0702 - 廉价航空你敢坐吗？

 Topic1 Low Cost Carriers taking off in ChinaDue to increasing competition between different airways¹, more of Chinese airlines are taking a shot at Low Cost Carriers. These airlines are trying to survive among the vast amount of competitors.

Are low cost airlines a good mode that can benefit both airline companies and consumers?

Topic2 Birth Insurance for College GirlsRecently, Nanchang municipality announces that in the first half of the year, 8 college students in the city have enjoyed their birth insurances and received the subsidies².

The news leads to heated discussion in the internet. Why is birth insurance provided for college students? Is it a good idea?

Topic3 German Expats Give Tips For Saving WaterBeijing is seriously short of water, with water resources per capita less than 1/10 of the national average and 1/40 the global average. However, currently Beijing's total daily water consumption is 210 liters per capita (that includes water for residential³ and industrial use), which is 1.73 times that of the Germans'.

Recently Beijing Daily interviewed several Germans living in Beijing, for water saving tips in their country.

Can we learn something from the German water-saving experience?

1 AIRWAYS   

航空公司

参考例句：

• The giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
• At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。

2 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。