英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0108 - 考试考到约炮神器，你怎么答？

 Topic1 Beijing supermarket calls off sales promotionsSeveral supermarkets in Beijing have decided³ to cancel sales promotions² as Beijing authorities tighten⁴ supervision⁵ on such activities in shops and supermarkets out of fear of tragedies like Shanghai's deadly New Year's stampede.

A new Hualian supermarket in Chaoyang District that was scheduled to offer doorbuster specials to celebrate its grand opening Monday was ordered to halt the promotion¹ for fear of possible accidents.

Was it necessary?

Topic2 Taxi-hiring Apps Faces Crackdown in BJCar-hailing apps such as Uber and "Didi Zhuanche", are facing a New Year crackdown against "illegal" taxi drivers in Beijing. The crackdown began on January 1, and drivers who violates the ban may face fines of up to Rmb20,000 ($3,221). Beijing's traffic enforcement unit claimed that it's a measure to tackle illegal taxis.

Is there a good reason to ban it?

Topic3 More Movies Made Into 3DClearly, Wong Kar-wai thinks his martial⁶ arts flick⁷ "The Grandmaster" is overly 2 dimensional. So he just adds a third dimension to the movie, which hits the big screen this Thursday.

Do you believe that? Are there too many 3D films?

Topic4 Chinese construction workers to get better insuranceNo construction permits will be given to projects in China which fail to provide workers with injury insurance, according to a guideline joinly released by the Ministry⁸ of Human Resources and Social Security, the State Administration of Work Safety and the All China Federation⁹ of Trade Unions.

Is it necessary?

Topic5 Final Exam Asks About One Night StandHow do you think of online booty call? This is an essay question in a final exam in Sichuan Normal University.

Is it appropriate to be a question in a written exam?

Topic6 Cell Phone Charging Banned on CampusA vocational school in Sichuan bans students from charging their cell phones on campus. However, some workers in the school provide the recharge service for 1 or 2 yuan per time.

How self-contradictory is that?

1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

2 promotions   

促进( promotion的名词复数 )； 提升； 推广； 宣传

参考例句：

• All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
• He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 tighten   

v.(使)变紧；(使)绷紧

参考例句：

• Turn the screw to the right to tighten it.向右转动螺钉把它拧紧。
• Some countries tighten monetary policy to avoid inflation.一些国家实行紧缩银根的货币政策，以避免通货膨胀。

5 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

6 martial   

adj.战争的，军事的，尚武的，威武的

参考例句：

• The sound of martial music is always inspiring.军乐声总是鼓舞人心的。
• The officer was convicted of desertion at a court martial.这名军官在军事法庭上被判犯了擅离职守罪。

7 flick   

n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动

参考例句：

• He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
• By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。

8 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

9 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。