英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1203 - 英语说得好，工作随便找

 Topic1 Teachers' strike spreads in HeilongjiangStrikes by thousands of primary and high school teachers over underpaid salaries and a controversial pension system have spread to more cities and counties in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province since last week, after a similar protest in Zhaodong took place two weeks ago.

How desperate are teachers there about pay?

Topic2 Bus Drivers Acting¹ as Security Inspectors³ IrresponsibleBus drivers taking the responsibility of security inspector² are not being responsible enough. This is the argument a People's Daily article made. It said passengers with liquid on board are only asked to drink it and some inspectors even directly ask passengers whether they bring bomb or not.

Is there a problem?

Topic3 Better English, better futureA new study claims that young Chinese professionals with higher levels of English proficiency⁴ can expect better chances of career development.

While English is being played down in the country's educational system, the study suggests that professionals should view language as 'investment in their prospects⁵'.

Does it make sense?

Topic4 Government websiteThe State Council, China's cabinet, orders all government departments to make their websites more interactive⁶ and efficient and speed up response time to opinions, complaints and proposals submitted by the public.

Will this solve the problems of government websites?

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

3 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 proficiency   

n.精通，熟练，精练

参考例句：

• He plied his trade and gained proficiency in it.他勤习手艺，技术渐渐达到了十分娴熟的地步。
• How do you think of your proficiency in written and spoken English?你认为你的书面英语和口语熟练程度如何？

5 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

6 interactive   

adj.相互作用的，互相影响的，（电脑）交互的

参考例句：

• The psychotherapy is carried out in small interactive groups.这种心理治疗是在互动的小组之间进行的。
• This will make videogames more interactive than ever.这将使电子游戏的互动性更胜以往。