英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0828 - 你愿意为什么网络内容付费？

 Topic1 Illegal Hukou SellingBeijing police recently uncovers a gang of 16 members who allegedly helped university graduates get illegal Beijing hukou, or household registrations¹, for payment.

Is there a demand? Why people still buy them when they know it is not in line with the law?

Topic2 Shanghai most congested in China, Beijing thirdPeople who are stuck in traffic are perhaps all the same no matter where they are.

But those who are in Beijing, the Chinese capital of traffic jams, might feel just a little bit better if they find out that Shanghai is ranked the most congested city in China according to a recent study.

How bad is it according to the study?

Topic3 Hangzhou to Ban Boomerang KidsRecently, Hangzhou is soliciting² public opinions on a drafted regulation, which bans boomerang kids, or Ken³ Lao Zu.

The boomerang kid phenomenon has always been more of a moral issue in China. Is it possible to solve a moral problem by legal means?

Topic4 Survey shows internet users willing to pay for concert webcastsA latest survey suggested that Chinese Internet users are willing to pay for quality contents online.

Concert ranks the third highest of all online video categories that they're willing to pay for after latest blockbusters and classic movies.

Is the survey result unexpected?

Topic5 Chinese learning lessons in China are not as good as those in the U.S.

On Aug 19, Lu Yang, who works in Peking University, posted on Sina Weibo that Yale University had cancelled its cooperation with PKU on Chinese learning program two tears ago, because Yale students complained they couldn't catch up when they returned to Yale.

Do we know what happened?

1 registrations   

n.登记( registration的名词复数 )；登记项目；登记（或注册、挂号）人数；（管风琴）音栓配合（法）

参考例句：

• In addition to the check-in procedures, the room clerks are customarily responsible for recording advance registrations. 除了办理住宿手续外，客房登记员按惯例还负责预约登记。 来自辞典例句
• Be the Elekta expert for products registrations in China. 成为在中国注册产品的医科达公司专家。 来自互联网

2 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》

3 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.