英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0917 - 美国人只认得中国功夫明星？

 Topic1 Illegal Care Workers in HospitalIt is common to hire a care worker to take care of the patient if the family members cannot accompany the hospitalized patient. However, there are lots of illegal care workers. Hospitals tried to clean up those illegal care workers for years but in vain. Why it that?

Topic2 Media apps making headlinesA major report shows media apps or news apps are nearly as popular as instant messaging players such as WeChat, QQ. Is it true? Do you use any of them to get news?

Topic3 What Do Chinese and US People Know of Each OtherRoundtable is launching a mini-series about China and the US. Yesterday we talked about what people in the two countries think of the other country, on a generalized basis. Today we'll move onto some smaller things like living in the other country, or cultural icons¹ they relate with the other country. A survey shows China is more attractive to American students than America to Chinese students. Why is that?

Topic4 As Stocks Skid², Startups Lose Their LusterThe honeymoon³ appears to be over for once-attractive startup businesses and their eager investment partners at venture capital and private equity⁴ firms in China.

The latest stock market slump⁵ triggered a change of heart for venture capitalists and PEs, which for years poured money into a variety of startups, particularly Internet-related businesses such as offline-to-online (O2O) service providers and mobile application developers.

What happened?

1 icons   

n.偶像( icon的名词复数 )；（计算机屏幕上表示命令、程序的）符号，图像

参考例句：

• Distinguish important text items in lists with graphic icons. 用图标来区分重要的文本项。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Daemonic icons should only be employed persistently if they provide continuous, useful status information. 只有会连续地提供有用状态信息的情况下，后台应用程序才应该一直使用图标。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

2 skid   

v.打滑 n.滑向一侧；滑道 ，滑轨

参考例句：

• He braked suddenly,causing the front wheels to skid.他突然剎车，使得前轮打了滑。
• The police examined the skid marks to see how fast the car had been travelling.警察检查了车轮滑行痕迹，以判断汽车当时开得有多快。

3 honeymoon   

n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月

参考例句：

• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
• The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。

4 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

5 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。