英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1130 - 同性恋更会赚钱？

 Topic1-Homosexual Group Earns More and Spends More in ChinaA survey of more than 18 hundred Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (aka LGBT) people in China released by WorkForLGBT found that respondents earn five times of the national average per month, and they tend to travel abroad more frequently than the general population. Do LGBT people in China earn more and spend more?

Topic2-Dontating too many clothesA primary school in southwestern China’s Sichuan province receives tons of donated clothes each year, but the headmaster is calling for people NOT to donate any more. Why has people’s generosity¹ turned into a headache for the school?

Topic3-Huge illegal basement being backfilled in downtown BeijingReports suggest illegal basement constructions are rampant² in the Beijing. A basement illegally dug under a house in Dongcheng District of Beijing has been exposed. Last year, a similar excavation³ in a courtyard in Xicheng District led to a road cave-in and collapse⁴ of neighborhood houses. Isn’t it really dangerous, but why are people still doing it?

1 generosity   

n.大度，慷慨，慷慨的行为

参考例句：

• We should match their generosity with our own.我们应该像他们一样慷慨大方。
• We adore them for their generosity.我们钦佩他们的慷慨。

2 rampant   

adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的

参考例句：

• Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
• You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。

3 excavation   

n.挖掘，发掘；被挖掘之地

参考例句：

• The bad weather has hung up the work of excavation.天气不好耽误了挖掘工作。
• The excavation exposed some ancient ruins.这次挖掘暴露出一些古遗迹。

4 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。