英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0402 - 大妈缘何组团吸毒？

 Topic1 Damas caught taking drugs in party they call 'sports meet'

A group of middle-aged¹ women, or "Dama" in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, has sent shockwaves through China after being convicted for taking drugs in a karaoke room.

The story has increased public attention into the life and spirit of retired² Chinese senior citizens, also known as dama in Chinese, who have previously³ grabbed news headlines with their square dancing and gold buying.

Who are they? What did they do? And is there a problem of middle-aged or older women not knowing what to do with life?

Topic2 Apple trade-in programApple launched its recycling plan in the Chinese mainland market on March the 31th. It enables consumers to trade in their old Apple devices bought via official channels in the market for Apple's latest products.

Foxxonn has announced Apple's trade-in program will be done in association with the Foxconn Technology Group.

How does Apple's latest trade-in policy work?

Topic3 Poor Families' Kids Disadvantaged in EducationA Chinese idiom goes 寒门出贵子, meaning kids from poor families can achieve success through hard work. However, now many people are taking the opposite view, including Liu Ji Shou, a big V on weibo, who posted a long weibo recently to state his point.

What did the post say? Does it have a point?

Topic4 Girls Taught Dagger⁴ ExerciseYesterday, a series of photos of some high school girls in Guangdong using daggers⁵ to finish an exercise set goes viral online. The school says it is a self-defense class for girls.

Will it work or not?

1 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。

2 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

3 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

4 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

5 daggers   

匕首，短剑( dagger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I will speak daggers to her, but use none. 我要用利剑一样的话刺痛她的心，但绝不是真用利剑。
• The world lives at daggers drawn in a cold war. 世界在冷战中剑拨弩张。