英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0918 - 不用卖肾也能买iPhone6s

 Topic1 Donate sperm¹ to get an iPhone 6sThe joke goes that some Chinese people would donate a kidney for an iPhone 6s, but perhaps something less costly² might get you one too. A sperm bank in Central China's Hubei province said it would reward donors³ with an iPhone 6s on its official WeChat account on Sept 14.

What happened?

Topic2 Staff should start work at 10am to avoid 'torture' of sleep deprivationGood news for those who hate to get up early for work. You've got scientists' support. According to an Oxford⁴ University academic, forcing staff to start work before 10am is tantamount to torture and is making employees ill, exhausted⁵ and stressed.

What is the research about? Do you agree with what it says?

Topic3 Logic⁶ of parents you can never understandParents are our first teachers, important advisors⁷ and even stakeholders in our life. However, they sometimes educate us with logic that we can never understand. Have you ever experienced this?

Topic4 First Date Conversation TopicsAre you worried about what to talk about on a first date? How can you avoid the awkward silence and uncomfortable moments?Here are some suggestions for you to start a conversation.

1 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。

2 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

3 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

5 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

6 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

7 advisors   

n.顾问，劝告者( advisor的名词复数 )；（指导大学新生学科问题等的）指导教授

参考例句：

• The governors felt that they were being strung along by their advisors. 地方长官感到他们一直在受顾问们的愚弄。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• We will consult together with advisors about her education. 我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。 来自互联网