英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0118 - 中国人世界第一乐观！

Topic1-Baidu Online Medical Forums¹ under Spotlight²

 

Baidu, China's search engine giant is under fire for capitalizing on its online disease-themed forums.

 

Apparently³, these forums where patients seek medical information have been flooded with ads for fraudulent medicine and unlicensed hospitals.

 

Can these online forums maintain its neutrality amid commercialization?

 

Topic2-Chinese People Revealed as Most Optimistic in Global Survey

 

A global survey shows Chinese people are the most optimistic about the future of the world, while the U.S. is the sixth least optimistic country. Do you think the results are valid⁴? What's behind Chinese people's apparent optimism?

 

Topic3-Wooing Girls with Which Major are Most Challenging?

 

It is said that the success rate of wooing a girl depends on her major in university. Do you believe it? 

1 forums   

讨论会； 座谈会； 广播专题讲话节目； 集会的公共场所( forum的名词复数 )； 论坛，讨论会，专题讨论节目； 法庭

参考例句：

• A few of the forums were being closely monitored by the administrators. 有些论坛被管理员严密监控。
• It can cast a dark cloud over these forums. 它将是的论坛上空布满乌云。

2 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？