英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0909 - 高考改革方案出炉

 Topic1 Gaokao Reform Plan ReleasedOn Sept 4, the State Council issued The Implementation¹ Opinions on Deepening the reform of Examination and Enrollment² System"关于深化考试招生制度改革的实施意见", which marks a new round reform of examination and enrollment system.

The most impressive parts in the new plan should be the reform that senior high students do not need to choose liberal arts or science, unified³ national examination paper for more provinces, cancellation⁴ of the awarded mark for students with arts and sports specialty⁵ and so on.

What does it mean? And what changes will it bring to students taking the exam?

Topic2 Medication safety remains⁶ a problem in ChinaEvery year, about 400,000 Chinese people die of medical malpractice damages, four times the death toll⁷ from traffic accidents.

Estimates from the China Red Cross Society show that unsafe medication is the main culprit behind most deaths caused by medical malpractice damages.

The public's medication errors include not following the doctor's advice or the drug instructions and drug abuse.

Is there a crisis?

Topic3 Young People Want to Live with ParentsWe used to think most young people don't want to live with their parents, since they need some alone time. However, a recent survey shows the situation to be otherwise.

According to the survey, while the majority of young respondents are willing to live with their parents, 80 percent of senior residents prefer to live independently.

Do you think the result makes sense?

Topic4 Mid-Autumn Festival SharingYesterday was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and we asked our listeners on Wechat how they spent the festival and got lots of interesting and heartwarming answers.

Things we can share:

What did you do?

1 implementation   

n.实施，贯彻

参考例句：

• Implementation of the program is now well underway.这一项目的实施现在行情看好。

2 enrollment   

n.注册或登记的人数；登记

参考例句：

• You will be given a reading list at enrollment.注册时你会收到一份阅读书目。
• I just got the enrollment notice from Fudan University.我刚刚接到复旦大学的入学通知书。

3 unified   

(unify 的过去式和过去分词)； 统一的； 统一标准的； 一元化的

参考例句：

• The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老师核对了学生的答案。
• The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年统一中国。

4 cancellation   

n.删除，取消

参考例句：

• Heavy seas can cause cancellation of ferry services.海上风浪太大，可能须要取消渡轮服务。
• Her cancellation of her trip to Paris upset our plan.她取消了巴黎之行打乱了我们的计划。

5 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

7 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。