英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0116 - 圆珠笔头与工匠精神

Topic 1-China develops its own ballpoint pen tips

 

China has grown by leaps and bounds during its quest for greater domestic innovation, becoming a world leader in sectors¹ like robotics-based manufacturing and consumer software. But one of its most recent accomplishments² is in an area that's considerably³ more basic: ballpoint pens.

 

Now the world's biggest manufacturer of ballpoint pens has finally developed its own pen tips, ending a long-term reliance on imported ones.

 

Topic 2-New meter parking system initiated⁴ in Beijing

 

Beijing recently has introduced a new parking system and started the first pilot run in the Shijingshan District. The new system has proved to be efficient, but the incomplete punishment mechanism⁵ makes its operation problematic.

 

Topic 3- Collecting likes on social media being made into homework and exam

 

Recently, as part of winter vacation assignment, the University for Science & Technology Sichuan, a vocational school in southwest China's Sichuan Province, has required students to collect at least 100 likes on the school's official social media accounts. If students don't meet the requirement, they may fail the finals.  

1 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 accomplishments   

n.造诣；完成( accomplishment的名词复数 )；技能；成绩；成就

参考例句：

• It was one of the President's greatest accomplishments. 那是总统最伟大的成就之一。
• Among her accomplishments were sewing,cooking,playing the piano and dancing. 她的才能包括缝纫、烹调、弹钢琴和跳舞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 considerably   

adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上

参考例句：

• The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
• The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。

4 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

5 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。