英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1118 - 吵架了谁该先服软？

Topic 1-Boy with Autism refused to board the flight

 

A 13-year-old boy was refused to board a flight because he was air quotes "acting¹ weird²." The airport explained that for safety concerns anyone suspicious should be kept away. It was later reported that the boy suffered from autism.

 

Is the airport being reasonable? Is it discrimination towards an autistic patient?

 

Topic 2-Hidden books on Chinese subways met with mixed response

 

Emma Watson, Harry³ Potter alum, hid books around the London Underground and New York City subway system, which sounds exactly like something Hermione Granger would do. (Remember when she hid socks around Hogwarts to free the house-elves?)

 

Now Chinese celebrities⁴ have done the same in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai. Lucky subway and taxi passengers might stumble upon a hidden book during their commutes⁵.

 

Topic 3-Who should give in first after argument?

 

Men are from Mars, and women are from Venus. So no wonder they will quarrel while being together. But, if they want to continue the relationship, who should give in first?         

1 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

2 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

3 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

4 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

5 commutes   

上下班路程( commute的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She commutes from Oxford to London every day. 她每天上下班往返于牛津与伦敦之间。
• Barbara lives in Oxford and commutes. 芭芭拉住在牛津，通勤往来。