英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0430 - 你是没见过世面的初级观光客吗？

 Topic1 Teacher Student RelationsIn Chinese we have an idiom 尊师重教,respect your teacher and his teaching. It is one of our traditional virtues¹.

However, some recent cases show that the teacher-student relationship in China is getting worse and worse. One example is that several female teachers in Zhengzhou beat up a male student together.

What happened?

Topic2 Second Marriage Unacceptable to ManyRecently, a survey shows that 60% of the singles in China can accept marrying someone who had an unsuccessful marriage before.

Is this too high or too low a percentage? Do people still care their partners used to married or not?

Topic3 Chinese Students in US Love Luxury wheelsA bright-green Lamborghini, a Bentley Continental² GT priced at over $200,000, a hot-shot yellow Ferrari - these have become symbols representing Chinese students at Penn State, according to the university's news website Centre Daily Times.

How much is Chinese overseas students' love for luxury cars?

Topic4 13 signs you are a basic touristIf you read the English Internet at all these days, it's pretty much impossible to avoid people who've been derisively³ labeled as "basic." Now the Huffington Post compiles a list of 13 things to look out for in a "basic tourist".

What's the list? Are you a basic tourist?

1 virtues   

美德( virtue的名词复数 )； 德行； 优点； 长处

参考例句：

• Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
• She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。

2 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

3 derisively   

adv. 嘲笑地，嘲弄地

参考例句：

• This answer came derisively from several places at the same instant. 好几个人都不约而同地以讥讽的口吻作出回答。
• The others laughed derisively. 其余的人不以为然地笑了起来。