英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1013 - 洗澡细节暴露真实的你

 Topic1-China's Bachelors to Face Marriage Crisis after 2020Experts estimate that by 2020, there will be at least 24 million more Chinese men aged¹ 20 to 45 than women of the same age, leaving particularly the underprivileged countryside with aging bachelors.

Topic2-Meituan and Dianping Strike Strategic MergerTwo of China's largest online-to-offline service providers Meituan and Dianping, announced a merger², in a move to end their escalating³ battle to win customers and corner the market. Will this be a good marriage? And how would it affect the customers?

Topic3-Chinese Students' Print-like English Handwriting StirsChinese middle school students can write English letters neat like a computer. It's perhaps not surprising since the teacher sets the requirement that each character written must be identical every time.

Topic4-What Your Shower Habits Say About YouYour eating habits can speak volumes about your personality, in the same way your shower habits can be quite telling. After today's show, you will be able to find your shower habit and see what it says about you.

1 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

2 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
• Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

3 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句