英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0424 - 《名侦探柯南》是犯罪教科书？

 Topic1 Migrant Children Crime RateThe structure of migrant families is more likely to cause juvenile¹ crimes, according to a report released by the 21st Century Education Research Institute on Monday.

How serious is the problem?

Topic2 Is the Conan Series Bad for Minors(audio)This highly-recognizable song is from Japanese animation² Detective Conan, a Japanese cartoon series which is quite popular among Chinese viewers of various agesBeijing Television, or BTV, released a report earlier this week saying this animation is nothing but a textbook of crimes, which does no good for kids.

Why do they say that?

Topic3 Beijing Civil Affairs office bombarded for 'sexist' bannerA poster at a civil affairs bureau in Beijing that has been deemed sexist has angered thousands after a photo of it was uploaded to the internet.

The poster was hung in an office for marriage counseling for couples on the brink³ of divorce. It reads—"A woman's most valuable asset lies in being a good housewife and a good mother. Why chisel⁴ your way up the social ladder and get yourself so tired just to tread in a man's territory?"The placard has since been removed. But anger has not died down. Is it sexist?

Topic4 Xiao long bao indexShanghai Soup Dumplings or Xiao long bao has long been enshrined as a specialty⁵ the city prides for. Now Christopher Cavish, a food critic and former chef, has conducted a study that ranks the local delicacy⁶ in a quantitative⁷ manner.

Is it a worthy⁸ cause?

Topic5 Wearing the Same Outfit⁹ to Work EverydayA girl in New York recently becomes poplar because she doesn't think twice about what she's going to wear to work each morning. She just wears the same outfit every weekday for the past three years.

Why does she do that?

1 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

2 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

3 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

4 chisel   

n.凿子；v.用凿子刻，雕，凿

参考例句：

• This chisel is useful for getting into awkward spaces.这凿子在要伸入到犄角儿里时十分有用。
• Camille used a hammer and chisel to carve out a figure from the marble.卡米尔用锤子和凿子将大理石雕刻出一个人像。

5 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。

6 delicacy   

n.精致，细微，微妙，精良；美味，佳肴

参考例句：

• We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
• He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。

7 quantitative   

adj.数量的，定量的

参考例句：

• He said it was only a quantitative difference.他说这仅仅是数量上的差别。
• We need to do some quantitative analysis of the drugs.我们对药物要进行定量分析。

8 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

9 outfit   

n.（为特殊用途的）全套装备，全套服装

参考例句：

• Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
• His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。