英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1114 - 你比镜子里的自己更丑？

 Topic1 Mainlanders Feel Happier Than Five Years AgoA Pew Research Center survey finds that about six-in-ten or more publics rate their life satisfaction highly in several Asian countries including China. The rate is equal to the level of many developed nations such as UK and Germany.

What elements are related to life satisfaction?

Topic2 Tmall Staffs Worn Pirated HoodiesYesterday, fashion designer Ji Cheng posted an open letter online saying that the red hoodies with wing prints on the sleeves worn by all Tmall staffs during the Single's Day are a pirated version of her original design.

As a response, officials of Tmall explained that the hoodies were bought by another company named Cainiao Network Technology Co. Ltd. for its staffs, not for Tmall staffs. Cainiao's buyers had no idea that the hoodies they bought are pirated. They've already collected all the pirate hoodies back and sealed them. And they apologized to the designer in public.

Should we care?

Topic3 You're Uglier Than Your Mirror ReflectionPeople are actually 30% less attractive than their mirror reflections according to a psychological survey. This is why many don't like themselves in photos. Recently, this piece of news has gone viral online.

So do you like yourself in the mirror or in the pictures?

Topic4 Chinese No Longer Borrow Books from Public Libraries?

According to a Global Development of Public Culture Service report, done by "Urban Culture Research Center in Shanghai", there has been a sharp decline in the number of people borrowing from public libraries in China. In recent years, Shanghainese on average borrowed only 0.84 books from local public libraries. The number is one-tenth of that in New York.

Is it a concern?

Topic5 Eight amazing Chinese gadgetsChina is often accused of not being innovative² enough, but here are eight Chinese gadgets¹ that put that myth to the sword. This is according to the British Daily Telegraph.

Are they amazing? Are Chinese catching³ up in tech products?

1 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

2 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

3 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。