英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0222 - 中国人不爱吃巧克力了？

Topic 1-Shared car or car sharing

 

We've witnessed the rise of the sharing economy in the last 5 years. On the internet, via your smartphone, everything is for hire. From bike sharing and to office sharing, now, cars can be shared too! Driving a Smart automobile¹ can be as cheap as 15 Yuan?! How does work? Will it work in China?

 

Topic 2-Chocolate not on hot sale in China

 

Just like Juliette Binoche said in the American film "Chocolate": "You cannot refuse chocolate just as you cannot refuse love," it's difficult to refuse the charm² of chocolate.

 

However, a US chocolate producer has revealed³ in its latest financial report that its sales revenues⁴ dropped for 4% last year. Does that mean Chinese people don't love chocolate?

 

Topic 3-Mobile phone on silent mode⁵ makes people difficult to receive phone calls

 

Has this happened to you? You haven't checked your smartphone in a short while, then you get half a dozen missed calls. The caller, be it your girlfriend, boyfriend, or boss gets mad at you for not picking up. You try to explain: I've put my phone on silent mode. But it doesn't always go down well.                     

1 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。

2 charm   

vt.使着迷，使陶醉；n.招人喜欢之处，魅力

参考例句：

• With all imperfections the short play has a real charm.尽管有不少缺欠，这出小戏仍颇具魅力。
• He could resist her charm no longer.他再也抗拒不住她的魅力。

3 revealed   

v.显示( reveal的过去式和过去分词 )；揭示；泄露；[神学]启示

参考例句：

• They revealed to me that the experiment had failed. 他们向我透露试验失败了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His insincerity is revealed by the quick goggle of his eyes. 他眼睛的快速转动泄露了他的不诚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 revenues   

收入( revenue的名词复数 )； [复数]总收入； 收入来源； 税务局

参考例句：

• Revenues from oil are the biggest single component part in the country's income. 来自石油的收益是这个国家收入中最高的一项。
• Under the cash basis of accounting most receipts of money are revenues and most expenditures of money are expenses. 按现金收付制规定，企业收到的现金大都作为收入处理，付出的现金大都作为费用处理。

5 mode   

n.方式，样式，模式，风格，时兴；[音乐]调式

参考例句：

• Wearing jeans is out of mode at present.现在穿牛仔裤过时了。
• His mode of doing business is offensive to me.他干事情的方式叫我很不喜欢。