英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1226 - 美国对制造业吸引力更大？

Topic 1-Chinese billionaire moves manufacturing to the U.S. to cut costs

 

Cao Dewang, a Chinese auto¹ glass tycoon² has caused a stir by shifting part of his manufacturing empire to the United States and setting up a factory in Ohio. He says the reasoning behind is simple, that is to avoid hefty taxes and soaring labor³ costs at home.

 

Is manufacturing too expensive in China? Is China losing its competitive edge in manufacturing?

 

Topic 2-Early education in China lacks of supervision⁴

 

In today's China, there is a fast growing trend among parents that is to send their kids to early education institutions. But recent investigative reports have revealed that many of these institutions lack business licensing⁵ and many teachers in the field lack qualifications. The market of early education in China is messy to say the least.

 

Topic 3-Roses, romance or food?

 

When you receive a bouquet⁶ of ninety nine roses, what's on your mind? Some smell romance in the air. But one young lady from Zhejiang province smells food. As she cooked the rose petals⁷ sent from her boyfriend and made them into rose flavored jam.          

1 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

2 tycoon   

n.有钱有势的企业家，大亨

参考例句：

• The tycoon is on the verge of bankruptcy.那名大亨濒临破产的边缘。
• The tycoon has many servants to minister to his needs.那位大亨有很多人服侍他。

3 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

4 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

5 licensing   

v.批准，许可，颁发执照( license的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• A large part of state regulation consists of occupational licensing. 大部分州的管理涉及行业的特许批准。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• That licensing procedures for projects would move faster. 这样的工程批准程序一定会加快。 来自辞典例句

6 bouquet   

n.花束，酒香

参考例句：

• This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。
• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。

7 petals   

n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣
• The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》