英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0909 - 飞机上哪儿最脏？（慎入，可能引发恐飞症）

 Topic1 Young Chinese No Longer Want to Live with ParentsChinese households are getting smaller. More young single Chinese are moving out of their parents' homes, happy to be living alone. Is it against traditional Chinese values? What impact would this have on Chinese society?

Is there a strong trend?

Topic2 Robust¹ growth forecast for China's outbound tourismChina, the biggest outbound tourism market, will continue to make rapid strides with trips and overseas consumption, according to a report on Monday.

This is despite a slowdown in the growth of outbound tourist trips in recent years.

How promising² is the market?

Topic3 O2O Fake TransactionNowadays, O2O, or Online to Offline, service is becoming more and more popular. To attract more users, many O2O platforms are offering subsidies³. Someone use this as a great opportunity of making money by generating fake transactions. Is it OK to do so?

Topic4 Feeling blue? Ditch your smartphoneIf you're feeling lonely or bored, turning to your smartphone for company may not be the answer.

US researchers say using apps such as Twitter or Facebook will make feeling worse by replacing human contact with something 'synthetic⁴'

Really? What does the research say?

Topic5 The dirtiest areas of an airplaneTaking a flight is definitely one of the most efficient ways of travelling. However, there are some very dirty areas of an airplane and you may have already touched them several times. Do you know that?

1 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

2 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

3 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 synthetic   

adj.合成的，人工的；综合的；n.人工制品

参考例句：

• We felt the salesman's synthetic friendliness.我们感觉到那位销售员的虚情假意。
• It's a synthetic diamond.这是人造钻石。