英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0621 - 玉林X肉节新举措有用么？

Topic 1-Yulin Dog Meat Festival

 

It's that time of the year again when the Yulin Dog Meat Festival sets off a national debate on animal welfare and the limits of so-called tradition in modern day.

 

However, the festival, starting every year June 21 on the summer solstice, in Yulin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous¹ Region, will still go ahead, though perhaps a little bit quietly this year.

 

Topic 2-Standardized Law Enforcement of Policemen

 

Recently, a video showing two young women rudely questioned by police officers in Shenzhen has triggered a public outcry on the substandard law enforcement from the police. How should police officers improve their work?

 

Topic 3-Bank Staff Getting Spanked²

 

8 staff members of a bank got spanked on stage as a form of punishment, for their colleagues to see and learn from it. How could this be okay?  

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 spanked   

v.用手掌打( spank的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• We spanked along in his new car. 我们坐在他的新车里兜风。 来自辞典例句
• The nurse spanked the naughty child. 保育员打了一下那个淘气的孩子的屁股。 来自辞典例句