英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1031 - 中国人为什么容易高兴？

 Topic1 Chinese cities aren't the most polluted in the world?

A report about 20 cities with the worst air quality in the world has got China talking this week.

What's interesting about it is that not a single polluted Chinese city appeared on the list according to the report, which is said to be based on WHO's urban air quality database¹ covering 1600 cities across 91 countries.

It turned out that the database is real, but the ranking is not scientific or credible².

Did people believe the ranking at all?

Topic2 Diaosi Survey62% of the Chinese workers at the grassroots level regard themselves as Diaosi, or simply loser in English.

Earlier this week, Peking University publishes its first "survival³" status report on China's "diaosi,", aiming to provide a comprehensive view on the living standards of this often-ignored subset of Chinese society.

First of all, what is Diaosi?

Topic3 What Makes Chinese People HappyThere was a book called that used to be very popular. Recently, Chinanews.com looks at the matter in a different angle. In an article called Why Chinese People Can be Happy So Easily, the writer lists some things that can cheer us Chinese up.

So what make you guys happy?

Topic4 What Men Want: 5 Types Of Women Men Want Based On ScienceMen and women often wonder what members of the opposite sex find attractive. Many "experts" would have women believe that catching⁴ the eye of a man is as simple as wearing skimpy articles of clothing or smelling a certain way.

Recent studies show that male attraction is more complex than a miniskirt and fancy perfume. For example, a color of woman's clothing could be more appealing than how much she wears.

Let' have a listen to the five types of women that catch a man's attention.

1 database   

n.数据库 （=databank）

参考例句：

• I discovered some new information in the database.我在资料库里发现了一些新信息。
• We planned to build an online database.我们计划建一个联机数据库。

2 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

3 survival   

n.留住生命，生存，残存，幸存者

参考例句：

• The doctor told my wife I had a fifty-fifty chance of survival.医生告诉我的妻子，说我活下去的可能性只有50%。
• The old man was a survival of a past age.这位老人是上一代的遗老。

4 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。