英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0803 - 去同学会，你晒什么？

 Topic1 Public Nursing Homes Only Accept 4 Types of Old People in BeijingNew regulations released last Thursday allow only four types of old people to live in public nursing home from August. What about other old people who want to go to the nursing homes?

Topic2 Beijing cleaning up illegal parkingThe transportation bureau of Beijing is taking measures to regulate illegal parking. 130 main roads are designated as trial areas where curbside parking is banned. Illegal parking has been a serious problem in the city for a long time. As previous efforts were proved in vain, will this new regulation work this time?

Topic3 Class Reunion PartyNowadays, many people are becoming reluctant to attend alumni or class reunion parties after graduation. Shouldn't it be happy to see your good old friends in university or high school again? What makes people afraid of such parties?

Topic4 Will robots take your job?

As a growing number of Chinese factories use robots to replace human labor¹, Silicon² Valley veteran Martin Ford³ warns that the trends may reduce job opportunities and dampen consumption.

Is it happening already?

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

3 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。