英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0923 - 电动车是新款"马路杀手"

 Topic1 China Sees Marked Improvement in Gender¹ Equality in MarriagesA white paper issued on Tuesday has revealed that there's marked improvement in gender equality in marriages and families in China over the past 20 years. In which part can we see the improvements and what are the challenges ahead of us?

Topic2 Electric Bicycle, New Road KillerElectric bicycles have become new road killers² in recent years. Why is the problem so serious? How can we improve the situation?

Topic3 Umbrella DadImagine this picture: in torrential rain, a father holds an umbrella over the head of his 4-year-old son, while he himself was completely soaked. This is a photo that's gone viral on sina weibo. While I'm touched by father's unconditional³ love, is there something not quite right about this scene?

Topic4 Sprout⁴ HairpinHaving sprout-shaped hairpins⁵ in your hair has been the manifestation⁶ of cuteness this month. Within only two weeks, Chinese folks have taken the trend up to a new level -- having food growing out of your head is new fashion.

1 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

2 killers   

凶手( killer的名词复数 )； 消灭…者； 致命物； 极难的事

参考例句：

• He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice. 他要将杀人凶手绳之以法的决心一直没有动摇。
• They were professional killers who did in John. 杀死约翰的这些人是职业杀手。

3 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

4 sprout   

n.芽，萌芽；vt.使发芽，摘去芽；vi.长芽，抽条

参考例句：

• When do deer first sprout horns?鹿在多大的时候开始长出角？
• It takes about a week for the seeds to sprout.这些种子大约要一周后才会发芽。

5 hairpins   

n.发夹( hairpin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The price of these hairpins are about the same. 这些发夹的价格大致相同。 来自互联网
• So the king gives a hundred hairpins to each of them. 所以国王送给她们每人一百个漂亮的发夹。 来自互联网

6 manifestation   

n.表现形式；表明；现象

参考例句：

• Her smile is a manifestation of joy.她的微笑是她快乐的表现。
• What we call mass is only another manifestation of energy.我们称之为质量的东西只是能量的另一种表现形态。