英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0209 - 如何应对负能量人？

 Topic 1-Expert refutes the misinterpretation of Henan's plan in nuclear power plants

 

Henan Provincial¹ government recently released its new energy development plan, which appeared to be a harbinger that the province will build 4 nuclear power plants.

 

Later, Luoyang city authorities came forward and deemed it to be a misunderstanding in the part of internet users.

 

It's been almost six years since the Fukushima disaster prompted Japan and other countries such as China to try weaning itself from nuclear power. Is that a position now seems poised² to reverse?

 

Topic 2-How to deal with negative people

 

Negative people and haters can be everywhere, whether it is a co-worker, a boss, a friend, or a family member. They are energy vampires³ that suck the life out of you. Some of them are just too negative that they constantly complain about all the different ways the world is set against them.

 

Negative mood can be contagious⁴. And dwelling⁵ on these negatives simply contributes to their power. Let's learn to cope with them wisely and foster a peace space inside us that all negativity cannot pierce.

 

Topic 3-Kids rush to finish and copy their winter vacation homework

 

The winter vocation⁶ is coming to an end. Kids are rushing to finish their homework, or for some of them the hard work has just started.                                 

1 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

2 poised   

a.摆好姿势不动的

参考例句：

• The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
• Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。

3 vampires   

n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门

参考例句：

• The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。 来自电影对白
• If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？ 来自电影对白

4 contagious   

adj.传染性的，有感染力的

参考例句：

• It's a highly contagious infection.这种病极易传染。
• He's got a contagious laugh.他的笑富有感染力。

5 dwelling   

n.住宅，住所，寓所

参考例句：

• Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
• He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。

6 vocation   

n.职业，行业

参考例句：

• She struggled for years to find her true vocation.她多年来苦苦寻找真正适合自己的职业。
• She felt it was her vocation to minister to the sick.她觉得照料病人是她的天职。