英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0730 - 知名网购平台也售假

 Topic1 Online Shopping Platforms Sell Fake ProductsRecently, a counterfeit¹ manufacturer named Xiangpeng Hengye drags almost all the online retailers² into the mire³, including JD.com, Jumei, Amazon China, yhd.com and Gome.

What is worse, according to media report, there are more than 10 thousand counterfeit manufacturers in the country that operate online shops on these well-known platforms.

How big is this problem?

Topic2 China airline tests in-flight WiFiA Chinese airline has tested a program to allow passengers to use in-flight Wi-Fi, paving the way for the technology's application in China's booming aviation market.

The satellite-based Wi-Fi service was made available on a flight operated by China Eastern Airlines, the first test of the service on a Chinese commercial flight.

The test service was launched on an Airbus A330 servicing the Shanghai-Beijing route, and the first trial flight took off on last Wednesday morning.

Is it a big step forward? What does it mean?

Topic3 Baoyan Summer CampsRecently, third-year college students across China are swarming⁴ to participate in baoyan xia ling ying, or graduate recommendation summer camps, held by universities where they wish to pursue a further education. Many of them are even going to multiple camps to increase their chance of getting an offer.

So what is a baoyan summer camp? Why are students throwing themselves into these camps?

1 counterfeit   

vt.伪造，仿造；adj.伪造的，假冒的

参考例句：

• It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
• The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远，实际是最近的一幅赝品。

2 retailers   

零售商，零售店( retailer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• High street retailers reported a marked increase in sales before Christmas. 商业街的零售商报告说圣诞节前销售量显著提高。
• Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. 零售商有为他们提供符合要求的货品的法定义务。

3 mire   

n.泥沼，泥泞；v.使...陷于泥泞，使...陷入困境

参考例句：

• I don't want my son's good name dragged through the mire.我不想使我儿子的名誉扫地。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

4 swarming   

密集( swarm的现在分词 )； 云集； 成群地移动； 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去

参考例句：

• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。
• The beach is swarming with bathers. 海滩满是海水浴的人。