英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0821 - 铺天盖地的"都教授"

 Topic 1: Celebrities¹ privacyThe hottest news in showbiz isn't Han Han's new movie.  It's Jackie Chan's son Jaycee and actor Ke Zhendong detained in a drug crackdown. However, this is just the tip of the iceberg². According to media report, the police now have a list of drug-related suspects in the showbiz circle, with 120 names on it.

While the police are investigating the case, the media keeps busy as well. They have interviewed Kai Ko and released footage of Jaycee Chan being questioned by the police.

What happened?

Topic 2: Detailed³ definition for work injuryAccording to the latest judicial⁴ interpretations⁵ by China's Supreme⁶ Court over the injury on the job, starting from next month, employees getting injured after work on their way to the market may be considered to suffer from work injuries.

The new details were made to address the rise in work injury-related disputes in recent years.

Is it necessary?

Topic 3:  Zhang Sanfeng Taichi to Apply for Intangible HeritageRecently, the Ministry⁷ of Culture announced that "Zhang Sanfeng Tai Chi" has been included as a recommended item for the national intangible cultural heritage list.

This caused heated debates online, as well as in the martial⁸ arts circle.

Why is it controversial?

Topic 4: Color Run and joggingFUN runners were quick off the mark recently, grabbing within 10 minutes all the places for what promises to be a colorful race next month. Registration⁹ opened for the Color Run at 9am on the event's official website. However, by 9:10 am, the site put up a notice saying registration was full.

What is it?

Topic 5:  Too much DoAfter the popular South Korean series "You Who Came from the Stars", Kim Soo-hyun, known as "professor Do" has endorsed¹⁰ plenty of ads in China.  Some are now saying too many.

Are we being overexposed to this woman-friendly star?

1 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

2 iceberg   

n.冰山，流冰，冷冰冰的人

参考例句：

• The ship hit an iceberg and went under.船撞上一座冰山而沉没了。
• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。

3 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

4 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

5 interpretations   

n.解释( interpretation的名词复数 )；表演；演绎；理解

参考例句：

• This passage is open to a variety of interpretations. 这篇文章可以有各种不同的解释。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The involved and abstruse passage makes several interpretations possible. 这段艰涩的文字可以作出好几种解释。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

7 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。

8 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

9 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

10 endorsed   

vt.& vi.endorse的过去式或过去分词形式v.赞同( endorse的过去式和过去分词 )；在（尤指支票的）背面签字；在（文件的）背面写评论；在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品

参考例句：

• The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger. 委员会通过了主席提出的新方案，开始就可能进行的并购进行讨论。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The government has broadly endorsed a research paper proposing new educational targets for 14-year-olds. 政府基本上支持建议对14 岁少年实行新教育目标的研究报告。 来自《简明英汉词典》