英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1210 - 十年，你败了多少？

 Topic1 More expensive agricultural products in ChinaMost agricultural products' price in China is one third higher the international price. This is according to Chen Zhangliang, vice¹ president of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST). Because of this, there is a great need for Chinese agriculture enterprises to expand overseas.

Is he right? Are agricultural products in China more expensive than foreign ones?

Topic2 Alipay 2014 Spending ReportAlipay, an online payment platform launched by Alibaba in 2004, sent reports to its 300 million users this week detailing their spending over the past ten years.

The reports showed spending and investment through Alipay, together with an estimate of the users' assets in another 10 years judging from the spending and investment history.

According to the overall report, the number of Alipay transactions reached 42.3 billion during the past 10 years.

Who would care? Are users' spending reports jaw-dropping?

Topic3 Chinese enterprises foreign expansionAccording to the Chinese Enterprises Internationalization Blue Book published recently, China's foreign investment during the first ten months in 2014 increased by 17.8%, reaching 81.9 billion US dollars. By the end of this year, China's foreign investment is expected be over 120 billion US dollars, surpassing foreign investment in China for the first time.

Are Chinese companies picking up speed in internationalization?

Topic4 Cyber Crime in ChinaOver the past decade, the Internet has gone mainstream² in China. More than 600 million residents regularly go online. However, cyber crime has also become a serious problem in China. In 2013, cybercrime cost the nation $37 billion, putting it second behind the United States at $38 billionHas the cyber crime also become a serious problem in your life?

Topic5 What to do when kids start swearingMost parents are at shock when they hear their kids swear for the first time. Some laugh it off, while some give a big lecture about how bad certain words are and order their kids to never use them again.

But what is the appropriate way to deal with the matter?

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。