英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0716 - 被PS的毕业照

 Topic1 Forbidden City management problemsRecent rumors¹ that the Imperial Palace in central Beijing caught fire have been dismissed.

The white smoke upon the royal relic² shown in photos circulated online turned out to be a fire that started meters away from the cultural heritage, where a wanderer put his garbage.

Good news is it was not the Imperial Palace that caught fire. But should we just put the false alarm behind us now?

Should we just relax?

Topic2 Bullet trains sell naming rights in market reformA high-speed train from Fuzhou to Longyan in Fujian province has been named "China Unicom", sparking discussion among netizens. The Nanchang Railway Bureau said selling trains' naming rights is a great step in China's rail reform. Other bureaus, such as those in Beijing, Shenyang and Chengdu, also have seen commercially named high-speed trains.

What do think? Is it a good thing?

Topic3 School leaders were photoshopped into the graduation photoLately a graduation photo was found to be photoshopped because a teacher appeared twice in the photo with exactly the same pose and facial expression.

It's funny in a way that it's such a silly mistake to make. But then it's kind of sad that the school treat their graduation photo in this way.

Is this ridiculous?

1 rumors   

n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷

参考例句：

• Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 relic   

n.神圣的遗物，遗迹，纪念物

参考例句：

• This stone axe is a relic of ancient times.这石斧是古代的遗物。
• He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past.他把这个男人看成是过去时代的人物。