英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0206 - 完美女友≠完美恋情

Topic 1-The best and the worst of CCTV New Year's Gala 2017

 

The CCTV New Year's Gala this year has triggered thousands of netizens to comment on its best and worst performances. What are the highlights and the low points?

 

Topic 2-Burning the first incense¹ stick

 

On the first day of the Chinese New Year, hordes² of pilgrims flood into temples and pitch their incenses³ into the incense burner. People say they are competing for blessings⁴ from Buddha⁵. But Buddhists⁶ say, Buddhism⁷ never encouraged this type of behavior. What's going on?

 

Topic 3-Being a good girlfriend might be bad for your relationship

 

Ladies, listen up!

 

It turns out acting⁸ like a textbook good girlfriend might not only be bad for your mental health, but also for your romantic relationships. According to a new study done by researchers from Binghamton University, if you're being super positive when receiving emotional support from your partner you're going to end up stressed out.           

1 incense   

v.激怒；n.香，焚香时的烟，香气

参考例句：

• This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
• In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。

2 hordes   

n.移动着的一大群( horde的名词复数 )；部落

参考例句：

• There are always hordes of tourists here in the summer. 夏天这里总有成群结队的游客。
• Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall. 大群记者在会堂外争抢位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 incenses   

香( incense的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Cruelty incenses kind people. 残忍行为使心地善良的人们愤怒。
• Incense and Agarbatti, Incenses, Masks, Canes, Oil Incense and Agarbatti. 采购产品香和香脂，香，面具，手杖，油香和香脂。

4 blessings   

n.（上帝的）祝福( blessing的名词复数 )；好事；福分；因祸得福

参考例句：

• Afflictions are sometimes blessings in disguise. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We don't rely on blessings from Heaven. 我们不靠老天保佑。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 Buddha   

n.佛；佛像；佛陀

参考例句：

• Several women knelt down before the statue of Buddha and prayed.几个妇女跪在佛像前祈祷。
• He has kept the figure of Buddha for luck.为了图吉利他一直保存着这尊佛像。

6 Buddhists   

n.佛教徒( Buddhist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony. 处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒，用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The return of Saivite rule to central Java had brought no antagonism between Buddhists and Hindus. 湿婆教在中爪哇恢复统治后，并没有导致佛教徒与印度教徒之间的对立。 来自辞典例句

7 Buddhism   

n.佛教（教义）

参考例句：

• Buddhism was introduced into China about 67 AD.佛教是在公元67年左右传入中国的。
• Many people willingly converted to Buddhism.很多人情愿皈依佛教。

8 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。