英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1109 - 单身都怪入错行

 Topic1-China Will Build World-Class Universities in the Next 5 YearsChina's State Council has set a 5-year plan for the country's universities to become "world-class." The strategic plan will kick off in 2016.

What is a "world class university"? What needs to be done in order to achieve such an ambitious goal?

Topic2- How Are the "Post-90s" Different from the "Post-80s?"China's portal website Tencent publishes on the characteristics of the "post-90s" generation. It also makes a comparison with the "post-80s" generation. ("Post-90s" refers to people born between the year 1990 and 2000.)Topic3-11 Careers Perspective Partners Shun¹ the MostI don't mean to remind you that Singles' Day is just around the corner. Will you be celebrating it alone? A latest report indicates that maybe the reason you are without a partner is because…of your job.

According to the 2015 singleton occupation list, civil servants and reporters are among the 11 occupations that prospective² partners shun the most. Why do those highly-admired professions in the past become undesirable³?

Topic4-New Rule on Campus: Do Not Feed Each Other at the School CafeteriaJilin Jianzhu University announces a new university campus rule: it prohibits student couples from feeding each other at the university cafeteria.

1 shun   

vt.避开，回避，避免

参考例句：

• Materialists face truth,whereas idealists shun it.唯物主义者面向真理，唯心主义者则逃避真理。
• This extremist organization has shunned conventional politics.这个极端主义组织有意避开了传统政治。

2 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

3 undesirable   

adj.不受欢迎的，不良的，不合意的，讨厌的；n.不受欢迎的人，不良分子

参考例句：

• They are the undesirable elements among the employees.他们是雇员中的不良分子。
• Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system.有些化学物质能在神经系统中引起不良变化。