英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0923 - 吃不到一起就分手！

Topic 1-Bad Image of Chinese Rich People

 

Recent wealth reports say that China has seen the highest increase of rich people. The Chinese public have always held mixed feelings or even biased¹ opinion towards rich people. Why is that?

 

Topic 2-Premarital Checkup

 

In order to encourage newlyweds to receive premarital checkups, Beijing health authorities have launched a one-stop shop for premarital checkups. What's even better, it is FREE.

 

Should newlyweds undergo these checkups?

 

Topic 3-Different Eating Habits Lead to Relationship End

 

He likes spices and she like sweets. He eats noodles all the time, whilst she wants rice as the staple² food. Can this couple reconcile their differences and stay happy together? Apparently³, different eating habits can be a deal breaker for some.      

1 biased   

a.有偏见的

参考例句：

• a school biased towards music and art 一所偏重音乐和艺术的学校
• The Methods: They employed were heavily biased in the gentry's favour. 他们采用的方法严重偏袒中上阶级。

2 staple   

n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类

参考例句：

• Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
• Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。

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。