英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0301 - 儿童坠亡之殇的反思

Topic 1-2 kids killed after falling from shopping mall indoor balcony

 

A tragedy happened in the city of Tianjin. Two kids fell from 5 floors above in a shopping mall and died. The father accidentally dropped the kids while holding them on the indoor glass balcony. As we mourn the death of the two children and acknowledge the pain the devastated¹ parents are going through, we need to ask that question: who’s responsible for the tragic² death of the kids?

 

Topic 2-Pepper spray on students

 

In the morning of Feb 26th, before the undergraduate entrance exams for the Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts in Shaanxi province started, roughly thirty thousand applicants³ were told to leave their phones at the entrance. After the exam concluded, the mass of students rushed to collect their devices, at which point a security guard started spraying students with pepper spray. A method to prevent chaos⁴ arguably caused more chaos.

 

Topic 3-Relationship service

 

If you have a crush on someone special and want to ask him or her out, but don’t know how to do so, is there still a possible to getting together?

 

An online service is here to help you out! Can you find love this way?        

1 devastated   

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的

参考例句：

• The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
• His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。

2 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

3 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

4 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。