英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0715 - 白领不做饭

 Topic1 Boys Beaten by TeachersTwo school-related scandals emerged in Yunnan lately. One is a primary school teacher detained over sexual assaults on eight girls aged¹ between 5 and 11. The other is 13 middle school students lashed² by teachers with wires for hours.

The picture posted on the internet is very startling as in which all the boys have very deep bruises³ on their backs.

What did they do to irritate the teachers this much?

Topic2 Guangdong TV news channel quietly changing from CantoneseA news program on Guangdong TV has recently changed from the local dialect Cantonese to Putonghua.

At least four Cantonese anchors have been replaced with Putonghua presenters⁴ on GDTV's news channel.

Sources with the network say most original programs on the news channel of Guangdong TV will be produced and broadcast in Putonghua from September, a move that is causing outrage⁵ among Cantonese speakers in Guangzhou.

Is the change necessary?

Topic3 Why the craze for New Zealand working holiday visaWorking holiday visas issued by New Zealand to Chinese youths this year have been so popular that applicants⁶ crowded and paralyzed the application website.

The official website of Immigration New Zealand crashed last Tuesday morning, when the country opened its 2014-15 working holiday visa quota⁷ applications to Chinese citizens.

Is it a good idea for young people?

Topic4 "Eating at home" Survey30 percent of the white collar workers don't eat at home, according to a survey about the status of white collars eating at home.

The survey shows that more than 42 percent of white collar workers in Shenzhen don't go home to eat, which is the highest among the four big cites: Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai. The number of Guangzhou is 40 percent, followed by Beijing with 35 percent.

What can we tell from this survey?

Topic5 Chance Meeting Festival in FenghuangRecently, the ancient town of Fenghuang in Hunan province sparks come controversy⁸ again by holding a 偶遇节, or chance meeting festival.

Is this a good way for single people to meet someone or just a tasteless commercial activity?

1 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。

2 lashed   

adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
• The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 bruises   

n.瘀伤，伤痕，擦伤( bruise的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来，摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 presenters   

n.节目主持人，演播员( presenter的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Each week presenters would put the case for their favourite candidate. 每个星期主持人推出他们最喜欢的候选人。 来自互联网
• Karaoke was set up to allowed presenters to sing on the stage. 宴会设有歌唱舞台，可让出席者大演唱功。 来自互联网

5 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

6 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

7 quota   

n.（生产、进出口等的）配额，（移民的）限额

参考例句：

• A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
• He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。

8 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。