英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0714 - 这样给娃起名，是亲生的么？

 Topic1 China Makes Progress in Innovation, But Not EnoughIn traditional views, with its high economic development speed, China has strong innovative¹ capacity to raise productivity, create more high value-added jobs and achieve its economic aspirations².

However, a report from Mckinsey indicates that low achievements with high investment is still a big problem for China.

What does the report say? Is it true?

Topic2 Foreign Mosquito Killer³ Can't Kill Chinese Mosquitoes?

Many people love to buy things from abroad on e-commerce websites. And mosquito killer is one of the hottest sellers in summer. But customers have found that it's difficult for those foreign products to take effects in China.

Why can't foreign mosquito killer kill Chinese mosquitoes?

Topic3 TV Host Launches Dialect Preservation⁴ ProjectAn investigation⁵ project of the Hunan dialect has been launched by a famous TV host in Changsha, capital of the province. The host himself has also contributed 4.65 million yuan to the project. There will be a data base storing audios, videos and written materials to preserve the local dialect. Why should we protect dialects?

What happened? Are dialects being lost?

Topic4 Amusing Chinese NamesAs a Chinese saying goes, "You are what your name is(人如其名rén rú qí míng)". Chinese parents always rack their brains when trying to come up with a baby name, in order to make it more distinctive⁶. But some may have tried too hard.

How far have parents gone in giving their kids unique names?

1 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。

2 aspirations   

强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 )； 志向； 发送气音； 发 h 音

参考例句：

• I didn't realize you had political aspirations. 我没有意识到你有政治上的抱负。
• The new treaty embodies the aspirations of most nonaligned countries. 新条约体现了大多数不结盟国家的愿望。

3 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

4 preservation   

n.保护，维护，保存，保留，保持

参考例句：

• The police are responsible for the preservation of law and order.警察负责维持法律与秩序。
• The picture is in an excellent state of preservation.这幅画保存得极为完好。

5 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

6 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。