英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0912 - 什么是型商？

 Topic1 China boasts second-largest obese¹ population in the worldObesity is increasing causing concerns in China as its economy develops.

China actually is home to the second-largest population of obese people in the world, just behind the United States, according to an international study released earlier this year.

But can the country defeat obesity²?

Topic2 Enping Rewards 1 million to Outstanding StudentsNow in Enping city Guangdong province, young people have a chance to earn their first bucket of gold at a much younger age.

Starting in 2015, high school graduates in the city will be awarded 1 million yuan each and an apartment on gaining admission to Peking and Tsinghua University.

Is this scholarship a good idea?

Topic3 Tips for top-notch password securityThe description "most popular" doesn't always ensure a good thing, especially when we are talking about passwords.

As nude³ Hollywood celebrity⁴ photos spilled onto the web recently, some blame the scumbag hackers⁵ who stole the images, others point to a researcher who released a tool used to crack victims' iCloud passwords to Apple.

The scandal raised the concerns about password security.

How to set up the safest password?

Topic4 Reasonable and Considerate Girls Don't Get GuysRecently, a hot topic on weibo is an article called "reasonable girls usually don't end up well". Basically what the writer tries to say is that, when the girls are considerate and do a lot for their boyfriends, the guys would take it for granted and stop being thankful.

Do you agree with the writer or not?

Topic5 Fashion Quotient for MenA few weeks ago, we talked about an article saying Chinese men don't deserve Chinese women, since they are neglectful of their appearances and they don't dress appropriately.

Now there is a more detailed⁶ report to discuss the matter, in which Chinese guys get 67 on average out of 100 for their fashion quotient, or Xing Shang.

So, first of all, what is Xing Shang? Is a good fashion sense important in men?

1 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。

2 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。

3 nude   

adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品

参考例句：

• It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
• She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。

4 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

5 hackers   

n.计算机迷( hacker的名词复数 )；私自存取或篡改电脑资料者，电脑“黑客”

参考例句：

• They think of viruses that infect an organization from the outside.They envision hackers breaking into their information vaults. 他们考虑来自外部的感染公司的病毒，他们设想黑客侵入到信息宝库中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Arranging a meeting with the hackers took weeks againoff-again email exchanges. 通过几星期电子邮件往来安排见面，他们最终同意了。 来自互联网

6 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。