英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0723 - 状元笔记热销说明什么

 Topic1 China bans teachers from accepting gift moneyChina's Ministry¹ of Education has taken measures to address the problems in professional ethics² of teachers.

A six-point regulation now bans the country's teaching staff from accepting gifts or money from students or their parents and attending banquets arranged by students' families.

The ministry says the six bans are the least teachers should do.

Are the rules necessary?

Topic2 Gaokao Top Scorers' NotesAfter this year's college entrance examination, many top scoring students, or zhuang yuan, become well known by the public. And their notes are also becoming hot commodities³ on the Internet. A whole package of copied notes will cost more than 200 yuan, and whether it's useful or not, many parents and students are still buying it.

Are these notes helpful?

Topic3 Has "Chinese dama" been stigmatized⁴?

Since 2013, the word "Chinese dama" has rushed into public attention. All of a sudden the word appears frequently in mass media. We see them dancing to loud music at squares home and abroad; we see them in expensive shopping malls and also in community open markets.

In headline news, they fight for seats on bus, bicker⁵ with members from other square dance groups, and purchase gold like buying discounted eggs. Somehow, dama has become a negative word. Are they being stigmatized?

When and how did dama become a popular word in China? What did they do?

1 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。

2 ethics   

n.伦理学；伦理观，道德标准

参考例句：

• The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的职业道德不允许他那样做。
• Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.个人道德和职业道德有时会相互抵触。

3 commodities   

商品( commodity的名词复数 )； 农产品； 有价值的物品； 有用的东西

参考例句：

• rice, flour and other basic commodities 稻米、面粉和其他基本商品
• The manufacturers in some countries dumped their surplus commodities abroad. 一些国家的制造商向国外倾销过剩产品。

4 stigmatized   

v.使受耻辱，指责，污辱( stigmatize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was stigmatized as an ex-convict. 他遭人污辱，说他给判过刑。 来自辞典例句
• Such a view has been stigmatized as mechanical jurisprudence. 蔑称这种观点为机械法学。 来自辞典例句

5 bicker   

vi.(为小事)吵嘴，争吵

参考例句：

• The two children used to bicker about who should do the washing-up.这两个小孩子过去常为该由谁洗餐具一事而争吵。
• They always bicker when they meet at school.在学校见面时他们总是争吵。