英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0826 - 生小孩比割破手痛几倍？

 Topic1 China releases organ donation guideChina has published its first national guide on organ donation to better regulate the process and further raise public awareness¹ of the cause. Are you willing to sign for organ donation?

Topic2 Tsinghua crowned 'wealthiest'

Beijing's Tsinghua University, one of the two most prestigious² institutions for higher education in China, has been crowned the country's wealthiest school, with annual revenues reaching 12.36 billion yuan ($1.93 billion), according to a new ranking.

What is the ranking about? What does it mean?

Topic3 Unnecessary C-sections come under scrutiny³ in AnhuiHealth authorities in Anhui have issued a provincial⁴ guideline for cesarean sections, aiming at bringing down the excessively high level of such procedures. It is the first regulation of this kind. How shall we choose between natural birth and C-section?

Topic4 Beijing subway beggars easy to confront, but hard to fineThe Beijing Youth Daily reports that subway beggars are still proving hard to tackle in Beijing. Even when caught red-handed, they simply do not have enough money to pay the fines.

In the three months since May this year, only 40 out of over 300 cases have been dealt with adequately punished according to regulations. So how serious is the beggar problem and how should this issue be tackled?

1 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

2 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

3 scrutiny   

n.详细检查，仔细观察

参考例句：

• His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好，但是经不起仔细检查。
• Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。

4 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。