英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0312 - 妈妈的谎言

 Topic1 Rural teachers deserve more payWell-known entrepreneur and political advisor¹ Yu Minhong suggests that rural teachers earn 20 to 30 percent more salaries than their urban counterparts so that more talent would want to stay in the countryside to teach.

Is there a crisis? Why?

Topic2 Wechat Tests City Services FunctionIn the latest update on WeChat's plan to take over the world, WeChat is currently beta testing an expansive collection of new features called "City Services", or Cheng Shi Fu Wu, in Guangzhou.

Is it new? How revolutionary is it?

Topic3 Women Spend More than MenWomen are always accused of being big spenders. And a recent survey seems to prove the point yet again.

According to the survey, Chinese females contribute more to the country's economy than men as we spend more.

Do you spend more than your partner?

Topic 4 Stupid Job-Interview Mistakes You'll Live To RegretAs this new, social generation of young people begin graduating from college and entering the workforce², a job interview is the first challenge in front of them.

What are some of the common mistakes one tends to make?

Topic5 The Biggest Lies Your Mother Ever Told YouMothers have lied to their children since the invention of language. Sometimes the lies are for the mother's convenience, such as the admonition that it isn't safe to swim for an hour after lunch. Other times, the lies are to protect the child's ego³ from a harsh reality because the child can't sing on key or play the correct notes on the recorder. But mostly, mothers lie to their kids in order to allow the kids to believe that anything is possible if they work hard enough and eat the right foods.

What are some of the lies you've heard from your parents, or you've told your kids as a parent?

1 advisor   

n.顾问，指导老师，劝告者

参考例句：

• They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
• The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。

2 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

3 ego   

n.自我，自己，自尊

参考例句：

• He is absolute ego in all thing.在所有的事情上他都绝对自我。
• She has been on an ego trip since she sang on television.她上电视台唱过歌之后就一直自吹自擂。