英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0921 - 高空抛物责任连坐合理吗？

Topic 1-Baby Hit by Falling Cement, Proprietors¹ Take Collective Responsibility

 

A baby girl hit by a piece of falling cement has been compensated² over 360 thousand Yuan or about 54 thousand USD. Because the perpetrator was nowhere to be found, the judge ruled that most of home owners in that apartment building must compensate³ the victim collectively.

 

Is it fair?

 

Topic 2-'Ghost Drivers' Plague online car-hailing platform in China

 

What we are going to talk about maybe a bit spooky for listeners. Listener discretion⁴ is advised.

 

Over the holiday period, various customer complaints have surfaced regarding some ghost drivers on car hailing apps. What's going on?

 

Topic 3-Professor Invents Facial Recognition System to Monitor Students, Optimize⁵ Teaching

 

Facial-recognition technology can read your face, and it's no longer a new thing. But let me blow your mind with a new invention that is facial expression recognition technology that can read your emotion?

 

A Chinese university lecturer has applied⁶ this technology on his students to gauge⁷ involvement and engagement of interest in the classroom.    

1 proprietors   

n.所有人，业主( proprietor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• These little proprietors of businesses are lords indeed on their own ground. 这些小业主们，在他们自己的行当中，就是真正的至高无上的统治者。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Many proprietors try to furnish their hotels with antiques. 许多经营者都想用古董装饰他们的酒店。 来自辞典例句

2 compensated   

补偿，报酬( compensate的过去式和过去分词 )； 给（某人）赔偿（或赔款）

参考例句：

• The marvelous acting compensated for the play's weak script. 本剧的精彩表演弥补了剧本的不足。
• I compensated his loss with money. 我赔偿他经济损失。

3 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。

4 discretion   

n.谨慎；随意处理

参考例句：

• You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
• Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。

5 optimize   

v.使优化 [=optimise]

参考例句：

• We should optimize the composition of the Standing Committees.优化人大常委会组成人员的结构。
• We should optimize our import mix and focus on bringing in advanced technology and key equipment.优化进口结构，着重引进先进技术和关键设备。

6 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

7 gauge   

v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器

参考例句：

• Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
• It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。