英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1120 - 那些年，骂过我们的老师们

 Topic1 Teacher Insults StudentYesterday, a concerned parent told Liaoshen Evening News that he placed a tape recorder in his son's pencil box to help his son in study. But on the tape, the teacher is caught making degrading remarks to her students for as many as 29 times. The relentless¹ insults continue and don't stop at the students. The teacher also insults their parents.

Is this an individual incident, or is there a bigger problem? Why did the incident happen?

Topic2 Fewer Chinese Students Go To US Grad SchoolsThe number of Chinese students who are enrolling² in US graduate schools has declined for the first time in the past decade. According to Council of Graduate Schools of the US, the decline is due in part to improved programs in China.

How big of a drop are we talking about here?

Topic3 China to popularize digital proof of marriage and procreation in 2015China's family planning authority says the country will soon introduce a nationwide digital marriage and procreation status proof for migrants in next year.

A total of 11 provinces and municipalities have piloted the digital proof since July 2014.

Will it make things easier for the migrant population?

Topic4 Parents disapprove³ couples of marriageA Shanghai father comes up with a three-no discipline in searching for the ideal daughter in-law. Here is goes: not someone who's too old, non-local, or from a divorced family.

Is the father being reasonable?

1 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

2 enrolling   

v.招收( enrol的现在分词 )；吸收；入学；加入；[亦作enrol]( enroll的现在分词 )；登记，招收，使入伍（或入会、入学等），参加，成为成员；记入名册；卷起，包起

参考例句：

• They lashed out at the university enrolling system. 他们猛烈抨击大学的招生制度。 来自辞典例句
• You're enrolling in a country club, Billy. 你是注册加入乡村俱乐部了，比利。 来自辞典例句

3 disapprove   

v.不赞成，不同意，不批准

参考例句：

• I quite disapprove of his behaviour.我很不赞同他的行为。
• She wants to train for the theatre but her parents disapprove.她想训练自己做戏剧演员，但她的父母不赞成。