英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0805 - 两天半的小短假，你要吗？

 Topic1 Booming Chinese Film MarketThe Chinese film market has made great performances since the beginning of 2015, breaking many box office records, including the 5.49 billion box office revenues in July. Can these figures prove a bright future of Chinese films?

Topic2 BBC Documentary on Chinese Style Teaching in UK ClassroomsThe Chinese education system - with its long school days and tough discipline - tops global league tables. This is according to a BBC report, as an experiment is carried out to see how British pupils cope when five Chinese teachers took over part of the Bohunt School in Liphook. The process is being made into a documentary and just aired on BBC.

What happened? And how did the experiment turn out?

Topic3 Two-and-half-day weekendRecent news shows that the Chinese government is encouraging employees to have two-and-half-day weekend during hot summer days.

Wu Wenxue, Deputy Director of the National Tourism Bureau said this during a State Council meeting.

This encouragement comes with the understanding that the weekend will start on Friday afternoon.

In an ongoing¹ survey conducted by sina.com.cn, nearly 80 percent of the estimated 30,000 respondents believe a two-and-half day long weekend is feasible.

Why this proposal?

Topic4 Borrowing money for filial pietyRecently, a 21-year-old girl became famous online for a post asking 2 million yuan for her to fulfill³ filial piety² in advance. Is it suitable to do so or just another way of hyping?

1 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

2 piety   

n.虔诚，虔敬

参考例句：

• They were drawn to the church not by piety but by curiosity.他们去教堂不是出于虔诚而是出于好奇。
• Experience makes us see an enormous difference between piety and goodness.经验使我们看到虔诚与善意之间有着巨大的区别。

3 fulfill   

vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意

参考例句：

• If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
• This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。