英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0922 - 当牛做马迎师妹

 Topic1 10-Year US Visa Revoked¹ for "Improper² Behavior"According to recent media reports, a Chinese tourist got her 10-year visa revoked by the US custom due to uncivilized behavior record from a previous trip to Europe. Is it true?

And can people be refused to enter the U.S. even after they've been granted 10-year visas?

Topic2 400 Million Chinese Cannot Speak MandarinThere are about 400 million Chinese people who cannot speak standard mandarin³ or putonghua, despite the government's effort in promoting standard mandarin. Is this a problem?

Topic3 Ox-masked Seniors Let Freshmen⁴ Sit on ThemAs the new school year starts, it's only a custom for universities to hold matriculation ceremonies to welcome the freshmen class onto campus. But in a special ceremony held in Hangzhou, senior male students wearing ox or horse face masks kneel down on the ground and let female freshmen ride on their backs.

Topic4 The Bad Habits That Could Get You FIREDGiven that we spend half of our waking hours in the workplace, there's nothing worse than being stuck with rude co-workers or negative managers. Bad manners not only make for an unpleasant working environment, they can also spell disaster for an individual's career.

1 revoked   

adj.[法]取消的v.撤销，取消，废除( revoke的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒绝支付，结算可以撤销。 来自辞典例句
• A will is revoked expressly. 遗嘱可以通过明示推翻。 来自辞典例句

2 improper   

adj.不适当的，不合适的，不正确的，不合礼仪的

参考例句：

• Short trousers are improper at a dance.舞会上穿短裤不成体统。
• Laughing and joking are improper at a funeral.葬礼时大笑和开玩笑是不合适的。

3 Mandarin   

n.中国官话，国语，满清官吏；adj.华丽辞藻的

参考例句：

• Just over one billion people speak Mandarin as their native tongue.大约有十亿以上的人口以华语为母语。
• Mandarin will be the new official language of the European Union.普通话会变成欧盟新的官方语言。

4 freshmen   

n.（中学或大学的）一年级学生( freshman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We are freshmen and they are sophomores. 我们是一年级学生，他们是二年级学生。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• University freshmen get lots of razzing, but they like the initiation. 大一新生受各种嘲弄，但是他们对这种入门经验甘之如饴。 来自辞典例句