英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0911 - 粗鄙网络语言需要被抵制吗？

 Topic1 Teachers on strike in Hubei cityTeacher's Day this year hasn't been uneventful for a major high school in central China's Hubei Province.

More than 70 teachers at the Xiaogan High School in Xiaogan city went on strike since Tuesday for the school has failed to consider giving them a formal work status when the school management has the resources to do so.

Worst case scenario—they could be laid off if they are not given the status.

Topic2 Should Students Clean Dorm BuildingsCleaning has never been as such a big issue for students as today. While hundreds of students at Nanchang University sign a petition against the university's self-cleaning campaign, some in Xiamen have already hired A Yi, the professional cleaners to clean their own dorms.

So should students clean? Where should they clean?

First of all, let's look at the petition in Nanchang University. Why the students are so angry?

Topic3 High SOE executives' salariesOn Sept 5, China's central authorities approved plans and decided¹ to cut hefty salaries for executives of large centrally-owned SOEs. For a long time, their high executives' salaries and other invisible benefits have been widely questioned by Chinese citizens.

Are SOE executives' salary too high?

Topic4 New SAT test accused of instilling² American valuesCritics warn Chinese students prepping to attend a college in the US will end up adopting American views.

Including content from America's founding documents in a revised US college entry exam has drawn³ attention in China.

There are worries that the materials may impose the American values system on students.

Do the worries make sense?

Why do we care?

Topic5 Internet Language Needs CleaningRecently, Du Hongchao, the director of China Network Communication Association, suggested that the netizens should not use some vulgar words online any more, such as diaosi and SB. This aroused heated discussion on social media.

Do you think we should abandon the use of vulgar words online?

Is there a problem?

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 instilling   

v.逐渐使某人获得（某种可取的品质），逐步灌输( instil的现在分词 )；逐渐使某人获得（某种可取的品质），逐步灌输( instill的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Make sure your subordinates understand your sense of urgency and work toward instilling this in allsubordinates. 确保你的下属同样具备判断紧急事件的意识，在工作中潜移默化地灌输给他们。 来自互联网

3 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。