英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0722 - 这样很LOW你造吗？

 Topic1 Tongzhou To Be Beijing's Second CenterBeijing's city government recently said that it is going to move part of its administrative¹ functions out of the city center to Tongzhou as part of a plan to better integrate the Chinese capital with its surrounding areas.

As the second administrative center in the government's planning, Tongzhou has drawn² unprecedented³ attention from people.

What does Beijing government plan to do?

Topic2 Doctors Petition Against Hospital Violence600,000 Chinese doctors signed their names to an online petition calling for the end of violent attacks on medical workers after a physician was injured by her patient in South China's Guangdong province.

Attacks on healthcare workers have triggered public outrage⁴, and also sheds light on the doctor-patient relationship.

What happened?

Topic3 Innocence⁵ lost in 'racy' photos of 6-year-old girlCeline Yeung, a six-year-old girl from Hong Kong recently released a photo album. However, it was accused of exploiting the child's innocence and some are very indecent. Is it proper to take revealing pictures of a tot?

What's going on?

Topic4 Behaviors that Make People Appear LowTongdaodashu (同道大叔) or Tongdao, a web celebrity⁶, published two posts on his WeChat account, listing the behaviors that make men and women appear mean or low. What are these behaviors? Do you agree with that?

Topic5 Foot massages⁸ booming in ChinaChina has seen a boom in foot massage⁷ shops, which offer a service that is affordable⁹ to most people and a place for businesspeople and politicians to socialize.

How popular is foot massage? And Why?

1 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

2 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

4 outrage   

n.暴行，侮辱，愤怒；vt.凌辱，激怒

参考例句：

• When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
• We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。

5 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

6 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

7 massage   

n.按摩，揉；vt.按摩，揉，美化，奉承，篡改数据

参考例句：

• He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
• Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。

8 massages   

按摩，推拿( massage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs. 目前医生每天在给他按摩，帮助他恢复腿臂的功能。
• His father massages his nose and chin. 他爸爸揉了揉鼻子和下巴。

9 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。