英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0721 - 洋快餐供应商用过期肉

 Topic1 Meat supplier of McDonald's, KFC suspendedThe Shanghai Food and Drug Administration has ordered a food processing plant to suspend production following allegations it used out-of-date and substandard meat.

The plant in Jiading District of Shanghai has been a supplier to fast food giants like McDonald's and KFC.

Officials from the agency raided the Husi Food factory shortly after the broadcast of a Shanghai Television evening newscast.

In the program, an undercover reporter used a hidden camera to film factory workers mixing "expired" meat with fresh cuts and lying to inspectors¹ from fast food chain McDonald's.

How bad is it?

Topic2 Industry lauds² cab hailing app regulationChina has issued a regulation on the country's fast-growing taxi-hailing apps industry.

The Ministry³ of Transport requires local authorities to strengthen the regulation on the issuance of terminals installed in taxis in a bid to prevent their use by unlicensed cabs.

Industry players lauded⁴ the regulation after a modification⁵ that reduces government interference.

Does the new regulation make sense?

Topic3 No Income Limit for Subsidized Housing ApplicationBeijing municipality is now soliciting⁶ public opinion on a draft regulation on indemnificatory housing, or government-subsidized housing. It says that applicants⁷' income situations will not be examined while non-locals can also apply for some types of the government-subsidized housing.

Is it good news?

Topic4 Moral evaluation⁸ before graduation, is it too strict?

In the graduation season, students from Guizhou Vocational School of Trade and Economics have to pass a "moral evaluation" and get a certificate before they actually graduate from the school. And if they fail the evaluation, their graduation will be delayed for half up to two years.

What do you think about this evaluation? Is it another burden on the students?

Topic5 Pets get matchmaking service in ShanghaiTrue loves are hard to find. That seems to apply to our best friends, pets, too.

Five college students in Shanghai have set up their own business of providing matchmaking service for pets in the city.

Well, not just finding a special someone for the pet, but also a wedding ceremony for the couple.

Is there a need for such a brand new service?

1 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 lauds   

v.称赞，赞美( laud的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The work lauds the victor, Liu Bang. 该曲歌颂了胜利者刘邦。 来自互联网
• The modern world lauds them for their vigor and intensity of purpose, and for their accomplishment. 诸君之祖先曾以大无畏之精神，冒不可思议之困难，筚路褴褛以开发新大陆。 来自互联网

3 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。

4 lauded   

v.称赞，赞美( laud的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They lauded the former president as a hero. 他们颂扬前总统为英雄。 来自辞典例句
• The nervy feats of the mountaineers were lauded. 登山者有勇气的壮举受到赞美。 来自辞典例句

5 modification   

n.修改，改进，缓和，减轻

参考例句：

• The law,in its present form,is unjust;it needs modification.现行的法律是不公正的，它需要修改。
• The design requires considerable modification.这个设计需要作大的修改。

6 soliciting   

v.恳求( solicit的现在分词 )；（指娼妇）拉客；索求；征求

参考例句：

• A prostitute was soliciting on the street. 一名妓女正在街上拉客。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• China Daily is soliciting subscriptions. 《中国日报》正在征求订户。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 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。

8 evaluation   

n.估价，评价；赋值

参考例句：

• I attempted an honest evaluation of my own life.我试图如实地评价我自己的一生。
• The new scheme is still under evaluation.新方案还在评估阶段。