英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0929 -职校新区落成 哈佛牛津捧场

 Topic 1: Subway security checksA woman in Shanghai has been given five-months detention¹ with a six-month reprieve² after assaulting police officers in a subway station.

The woman, surnamed Tang, refused to allow subway security guards to scan her bag then assaulted two police officers in the ensuing altercation³.

Shanghai Railway Transport Court ruled that Tang was sentenced after being found guilty of disrupting the public order.

Is it crime not to cooperate with security checks at subway stations?

Topic 2: Three Gorges⁴ Dam free to Chinese touristsLast week, the Three Gorges Dam announced that all ethnic⁵ Chinese tourist to the hydropower plant can now get in for free.  This is perhaps one of the only scenic⁶ spots that allows people in for free.

What did the Three Gorges Dam do?

Topic 3: Fake congrats from HarvardAfter the construction of the new campus of the Guizhou City Vocational College is completed, 9 scrolls⁷ were hung at the school gate, saying that 9 world-class universities send their congratulations.

Tell us more.

Topic 4: New blood donation rules trigger backlashNew blood donation rules in northwestern and eastern China have triggered a public backlash.

Health officials in Baoji, Shaanxi Province say residents are required to donate blood at least one time before they can receive a marriage certificates drivers' license⁸.

In a separate case in Pujiang county, Zhejiang Province, new rules award children of people who have donated between 4 liters to 8 liters of blood three bonus points on their senior high school entrance exam.

Is there a blood shortage behind such drives?

Topic 5:  Mandatory⁹ Pre-marital checkupsJiangsu Province is considering legislation to reinstate mandatory pre-marital health checks.  Originally canceled in 2003, they are considering this because they claim there is a direct link between checks and birth defects.

Why should bring up the pre-marital medical check-up?

Topic 6:  Condoms in Orientation¹⁰ PackageRecently, Guiyang University welcomes its incoming freshmen¹¹ class by handing out a package with some contraception booklets and items. However, students reportedly don't appreciate the gesture.

What exactly was in the orientation package?

1 detention   

n.滞留，停留；拘留，扣留；(教育)留下

参考例句：

• He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
• He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。

2 reprieve   

n.暂缓执行（死刑）；v.缓期执行；给…带来缓解

参考例句：

• He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来。
• The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.本应停运的铁路线获准多运行6 个月。

3 altercation   

n.争吵，争论

参考例句：

• Throughout the entire altercation,not one sensible word was uttered.争了半天，没有一句话是切合实际的。
• The boys had an altercation over the umpire's decision.男孩子们对裁判的判决颇有争议。

4 gorges   

n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕

参考例句：

• The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
• We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句

5 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

6 scenic   

adj.自然景色的，景色优美的

参考例句：

• The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。
• The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。

7 scrolls   

n.（常用于录写正式文件的）纸卷( scroll的名词复数 )；卷轴；涡卷形（装饰）；卷形花纹v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品，像是魔杖(wand)，戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
• Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句

8 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。

9 mandatory   

adj.命令的；强制的；义务的；n.受托者

参考例句：

• It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
• There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。

10 orientation   

n.方向，目标；熟悉，适应，情况介绍

参考例句：

• Children need some orientation when they go to school.小孩子上学时需要适应。
• The traveller found his orientation with the aid of a good map.旅行者借助一幅好地图得知自己的方向。

11 freshmen   

n.（中学或大学的）一年级学生( freshman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We are freshmen and they are sophomores. 我们是一年级学生，他们是二年级学生。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• University freshmen get lots of razzing, but they like the initiation. 大一新生受各种嘲弄，但是他们对这种入门经验甘之如饴。 来自辞典例句