英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1020 - 说话中英夹杂，di不disgusting？

 Topic1 Chinese Ghost CitiesAn institution called"标准排名"or Standard Ranking has released a report, showing that 50 Chinese cities out of 657 might have become "ghost cities." And the top ten are: Erenhot, Qinzhou, Lasha, Jiayuguan, Jingangshan, Weihai, Xilinhot, Jiaxing, Shizuishan, Sanya.

Is the situation very bad?

Topic2 Chinese Mingled¹ with English WordsEnglish has become so popular in China that many words have entered our daily use of the Chinese language. While in most cases the change happens gradually, such as sofa and fans, there's one situation which is widely frowned upon, that is artificially mixing English words in Chinese conversations. Many netizens say some white-collar workers' way of speaking is especially insufferable.

Is it a common phenomenon?

Topic3 Student official candidates want to run for power positions onlyA primary school in Southwest China says none out of more than 70 candidates for the school students' committee election campaign wants to run the position of the hygiene² secretary.

The Mingdao Branch of the Experimental Primary School in Chengdu offers more than 20 positions for the election, including the ones in charge of studies, publicity³, arts and entertainment, sports, organization, disciplines and hygiene.

Why wouldn't anyone want the job of a hygiene commissioner⁴?

Topic4 How People Use Their TabletsMany people like to use their tablets before going to sleep. Almost half of them have had the experience of gadgets⁵ slipping through their fingers and smacking⁶ on their faces. Ouch.

This is from a recent report on the tablet habit of Chinese users.

Are you one of them?

Topic5 Elderly Stops Funding "Ungrateful" studentRickshaw driver Mr. Feng has been sponsoring a 14-year-old under-privileged girl Lingling (alias) to stay in school for four years. But he has recently decided⁷ to withdraw his support. His reason was: as he finally gets to meet the girl, she appeared to be cold and ungrateful.

What happened? Was the girl not appreciative⁸ of the financial aid from Mr. Feng?

Topic6 Guy Asks Back Roasted Chicken from ExIf you want to break up with me, you have to return the 10 roasted chickens I sent you. This request is made by a young man in Henan province. After a policeman mediates⁹, the girl agrees to return 5 roast chickens, instead of 10.

Hilarious¹⁰ it may be, but this actually touches upon a sensitive topic among couples: Should people ask gifts--if we can call food a gift—back, when they break up with their partner?

1 mingled   

混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
• The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。

2 hygiene   

n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）

参考例句：

• Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
• He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。

3 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

4 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

5 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

6 smacking   

活泼的，发出响声的，精力充沛的

参考例句：

• He gave both of the children a good smacking. 他把两个孩子都狠揍了一顿。
• She inclined her cheek,and John gave it a smacking kiss. 她把头低下，约翰在她的脸上响亮的一吻。

7 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。

8 appreciative   

adj.有鉴赏力的，有眼力的；感激的

参考例句：

• She was deeply appreciative of your help.她对你的帮助深表感激。
• We are very appreciative of their support in this respect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。

9 mediates   

调停，调解，斡旋( mediate的第三人称单数 )； 居间促成； 影响…的发生； 使…可能发生

参考例句：

• We therefore investigated whether hypercoagulability mediates a beneficial effect during denovo atherogenesis. 因此我们研究了高凝在原位动脉粥样硬化形成中是否介导了有益的作用。
• Not happy when the mood that how mediates oneself? 不开心的时候怎样调解自己的情绪？

10 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。