英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0727 - 中国人吃了世界1/3的冰淇淋，你造吗？

 Topic1 CNNIC Report on Chinese Internet UsersA report shows the number of people using Internet in China has risen to 668 million by the end of June, and nearly 89% of them use smartphone to go online. Are you one of them? And what do people usually do on the internet?

Topic2 Grandfather Suspected of Killing¹ Newborn with Cleft² LipA newborn with cleft lip was found was found dead by doctors at the No 2 People's Hospital in Chongming County in Shanghai. The boy had been born only two days earlier. Later, the grandfather turned himself in of killing his grandson. How would that have happened?

Topic3 Grandparents blamed for childhood obesity³ riseA new paper says that Chinese grandparents tend to indulge, overfeed and protect grandchildren in their care from physical chores, thus increasing their risk of obesity.

What does the research say?

Topic4 China is now the world's biggest ice cream marketNew research from Mintel shows that China has overtaken the US as the world's biggest ice cream market. Why are Chinese people eating more ice cream?

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 cleft   

n.裂缝；adj.裂开的

参考例句：

• I hid the message in a cleft in the rock.我把情报藏在石块的裂缝里。
• He was cleft from his brother during the war.在战争期间，他与他的哥哥分离。

3 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。