英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0127 - 告别单身你需要掌握的把妹技能

Topic1-How Do Chinese Tourists Spend Money Overseas?

 

Statistics released by the Ministry¹ of Commerce show that overseas consumption of Chinese tourists is estimated to have reached 1.2 trillion Yuan in 2015. China has the world's largest number of outbound travellers. What countries do Chinese tourists like most? And what do Chinese people like to do when we are abroad?

 

Topic2-Visually Impaired² Man Sues China Railway Corp over Ticketing Website

 

A visually impaired man has sued China Railway Corporation and two other organizations in a court in Beijing. The man says it is impossible for people like him to buy tickets on the official train ticket website 12306.cn. How difficult for visually impaired people? What should the website do to make it easier?

 

Topic3- How Do the Chinese Meet People?

 

According to data from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, whether by choice or the result of circumstances, nearly 200 million adults in China are single, accounting³ for 14.6 percent of the population.

 

Have you ever wondered How do Chinese people meet future partners in a relationship?

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 impaired   

adj.受损的；出毛病的；有（身体或智力）缺陷的v.损害，削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Much reading has impaired his vision. 大量读书损害了他的视力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• His hearing is somewhat impaired. 他的听觉已受到一定程度的损害。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。