英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0211 - 那些逝去的友情啊

 Topic 1: China's household cooking consumes¹ too much energyA recent survey has found that Chinese middle-aged² women, or dama, can become the world's model energy savers if only they spend less time at the kitchen stove.

The survey found that, on average, Chinese homes spend as much as 4.5 times the amount of energy on cooking meals as German or British homes and about 2.5 times the amount used in French homes.

Topic 2: The favorite songs are the ones from 16 to 21 years oldResearchers from the Netherlands have found that the songs you will never forget are the ones you listened to between the ages of 16 and 21. For many Chinese, this means those old KTV songs will never go away.

Topic 3:  Romantic City RankingBeijing has been ranked the fourth most romantic city in the world, according to a recent Time Out Global Dating Survey.

However, in a domestic³ ranking of similar theme, Beijing even fails to make into the top 10.

Topic 4:Chinese women are more toilsome than menThe Daily Telegraph⁴ hascarried an article called Sexism in China: where women are second class citizens saying that in China women shoulder greater pressure from both work and family are even more than men.

And all the women ask for in return from her significant⁵ other is LOVE.

Topic 5: Why do friends drift⁶ apart?

In the age of social networks, everybody tries to stay connected with their circle of friends, or get reconnected with their long lost ones.

But let's admit that friends DO drift apart, and not every friendship ends with drama and arguments.

1 consumes   

v.消耗( consume的第三人称单数 )；烧毁；大吃；使充满（强烈的感情）

参考例句：

• The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels. 电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。
• An electric heater consumes too much electricity. 电热器用电太费。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

3 domestic   

adj.家里的，国内的，本国的；n.家仆，佣人

参考例句：

• This is domestic news.这是国内新闻。
• She does the domestic affairs every day.她每天都忙家务。

4 telegraph   

n.电报，电报机；v.打电报，显示

参考例句：

• A new telegraph line has been set up between the two cities.那两个城市之间架设了一条新的电报线。
• Telegraph communication was broken off.电讯中断了。

5 significant   

adj.相当数量的；意义重大的；意味深长的

参考例句：

• Your success today may be significant for your whole future.你今天的成功对你的整个未来可能是重要的。
• She cast him a significant smile.她向他投去意味深长的一笑。

6 drift   

vi.漂流(泊)；n.漂流，漂流物；大意；趋势

参考例句：

• The leaves drift in the storm.树叶在暴风雨中飘动。
• The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships.海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。