英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1124 - 虎妈猫爸教育孩子哪家强？

 Topic1-Peking University Professor Sues² CCTV: We Don't Hate Chemistry!

A chemistry professor from Peking University says he will sue¹ China Central Television for running a cosmetic³ commercial, which delivers this slogan "We Hate Chemistry" and repeats it for 15 seconds. Why is this commercial receiving such backlash?

Topic2-To Set Free or to KillSeveral hundred animals have been set free near Tiantai Mountain in Zhejiang Province. And villagers are not happy about it, as half of these animals died within a week, and it is left to the villagers to clean up. Has a good cause turned bad?

Topic3-Six Jobs That Will See Biggest Pay Rise in Next Five YearsExperts predict the six best paid jobs over the next five years and beyond. See if your line of work is included.

After the proposal on the country's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) was unveiled, income has become one of the most concerned issues among the Chinese people.

Topic4-Pushy⁴ Parents Cause Children to FailA major study of tiger moms and wolf dads is out. The young who feel immense pressure from parents to succeed are left feeling anxious, under-confident and frustrated⁵ leading to poorer exam results. Here's a question lots of Chinese parents are asking how pushy is too pushy?

1 sue   

vt.控告，起诉；vi.请求，追求，起诉

参考例句：

• If you don't pay me the money,I'll sue you.如果你不付给我钱，我就告你。
• The war criminals sue for peace.战犯求和。

2 sues   

v.（为要求赔偿损失而）起诉( sue的第三人称单数 )；控告；请求；要求（尤用于法庭）

参考例句：

• Finally, sues under other owner pressure property company Mr. Wen. 最终，迫于其他业主压力物业公司将闻先生起诉。 来自互联网
• The grade of service is unsatisfied, sues on the apology pledge. 服务质量不满意，投诉就道歉的承诺。 来自互联网

3 cosmetic   

n.化妆品；adj.化妆用的；装门面的；装饰性的

参考例句：

• These changes are purely cosmetic.这些改变纯粹是装饰门面。
• Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妆品，所以请尽情微笑吧！

4 pushy   

adj.固执己见的，一意孤行的

参考例句：

• But she insisted and was very pushy.但她一直坚持,而且很急于求成。
• He made himself unpopular by being so pushy.他特别喜欢出风头，所以人缘不好。

5 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》