英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0721 - 带吃的进电影院，谁没干过？

 Topic1 Poor Kids Tend to Choose Science MajorsIt is believed that once financial concerns have been covered by their parents, children have more freedom to study less pragmatic things in universities. And a recent American research seems to prove that theory to be true, indicating that kids from lower-income families tend to pick more "useful" majors, while rich kids flock¹ to majors like history, English and performing arts.

What do those researches say?

Topic2 Six Eye-Opening Stats About Social Commerce in ChinaJust how dominant² is China on the global economic stage? Apart from its economy, which some in the west believe will overtake the US to be the world's largest in the very near future, China's fast-developing social e-commerce is already years ahead of the west.

This is according to Chris Bowler³, global VP of social media, Razorfish, who listed 6 eye-opening stats about social commerce in China.

What are the trends? Is China really ahead in social commerce?

Topic3 Is it OK to bring food into cinemas?

It is common to see popcorn⁴ and coke being sold in cinemas. However, in some cinemas, "foods from outside" are not allowed. Is it reasonable? On the other side, is it OK to bring any kind of food into cinemas?

Topic4 Daughter slave, or just a doting⁵ father?

Hats off to David Beckham, who threw a tea party for his daughter Harper's 4th birthday last week.

In fact, with the Chinese saying "Daughters are their fathers' lover in a past life", it seems almost natural that fathers spoil their daughters.

Is it a problem for being overprotective towards your daughter? Are you a daughter slave, or just a doting father?

What is a daughter slave? What are the symptoms of a daughter slave?

1 flock   

n.羊群，一群，大量；vi.群集，聚集，成群

参考例句：

• A flock of customers were waiting for the store to open.一群顾客在等候着商店开门。
• A few sheep have been lost from the flock.羊群里少了几只羊。

2 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

3 bowler   

n.打保龄球的人，（板球的）投（球）手

参考例句：

• The bowler judged it well,timing the ball to perfection.投球手判断准确，对球速的掌握恰到好处。
• The captain decided to take Snow off and try a slower bowler.队长决定把斯诺撤下，换一个动作慢一点的投球手试一试。

4 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

5 doting   

adj.溺爱的，宠爱的

参考例句：

• His doting parents bought him his first racing bike at 13.宠爱他的父母在他13岁时就给他买了第一辆竞速自行车。
• The doting husband catered to his wife's every wish.这位宠爱妻子的丈夫总是高度满足太太的各项要求。