英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1021 - Costco进驻天猫，从此海淘不再麻烦？

Topic1 Mask show at Beijing Marathon prompts calls for smog warning systemBeijing's annual international marathon has been held as scheduled over the weekend, despite the city being engulfed¹ by heavy smog, which saw a great number of runners wearing masks.

Sports marketing² insiders have called for a weather warning system for sports events in China after the Beijing Marathon took place in heavy smog on Sunday.

Do we need such a system?

Topic2 Costco enters ChinaCostco, that warehouse³ supermarket with extra-large boxes of food, has officially entered the Chinese market on October 12th, via partnership⁴ with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. Yet, unlike North American outlets⁵, Chinese customers will not struggle to find parking spots at a giant retail⁶ store, because Costco isn't opening one. All of the shopping will be done online through Tmall.

Costco received over 10,000 orders on the first two days of opening (October 12-14) at its Hangzhou headquarters, including orders for three tons of Kirkland nuts, and 1.5 tons of dried cranberries⁷. And the orders are still piling up.

Why is Costco entering China through Tmall?

Topic3 Exceptions made in human flesh search for corrupt⁸ officialsThe Supreme⁹ People's Court in China has recently outlined the liabilities of network service providers in a document to guide the handling of online personal rights violation¹⁰ cases.

Practices such as the human flesh searches, also known as cyber bullying¹¹, are outlawed¹² according to the document.

But exceptions are made in human flesh searches against corruption¹³ when those who practice it won't be held responsible.

Does it make sense?

Topic4 Boy's Arm was Bitten off by a Zoo BearOn the afternoon of Oct. 18th, in Hebin Park of Pingdingshan, Henan Province, a 9-year-old boy's right arm was bitten off by a zoo bear when he climbed over a 1.2 meter-high barrier in front of the bear cage and tried to feed the bear. At around 11pm of the night, the boy completed an amputation¹⁴ in Zhengzhou.

So here comes the question: who should be responsible for the incident?

Topic5 Dalian to Build a CanalDalian unveiled its own Venetian canal over the weekend, the centerpiece of a European-style tourism project that covers an area of 400,000 square meters and cost RMB 5 billion to build.

Is it a smart idea, or a waste of money?

1 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

3 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

4 partnership   

n.合作关系，伙伴关系

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation.这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• Martin has taken him into general partnership in his company.马丁已让他成为公司的普通合伙人。

5 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

7 cranberries   

n.越橘( cranberry的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The tart flavour of the cranberries adds piquancy. 越橘的酸味很可口。
• Look at the fresh cranberries. 你看这些新鲜的蔓越橘。 来自无师自通 校园英语会话

8 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

9 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

10 violation   

n.违反(行为)，违背(行为)，侵犯

参考例句：

• He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
• He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。

11 bullying   

v.恐吓，威逼( bully的现在分词 )；豪；跋扈

参考例句：

• Many cases of bullying go unreported . 很多恐吓案件都没有人告发。
• All cases of bullying will be severely dealt with. 所有以大欺小的情况都将受到严肃处理。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 outlawed   

宣布…为不合法（outlaw的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Most states have outlawed the use of marijuana. 大多数州都宣布使用大麻为非法行为。
• I hope the sale of tobacco will be outlawed someday. 我希望有朝一日烟草制品会禁止销售。

13 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

14 amputation   

n.截肢

参考例句：

• In ancient India,adultery was punished by amputation of the nose.在古代印度，通奸要受到剖鼻的处罚。
• He lived only hours after the amputation.截肢后，他只活了几个小时。