英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0307 - 法定婚龄若降到18岁......

Topic 1-Highlights of 2017 Government's Work Report

 

The fifth session of the 12th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, kicked off at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March the 5th. In the 2017 government's work report at the opening of the session, Premier¹ Li Keqiang gave an overall review of China's economic growth and social progress over the past year, and more importantly, set a tone for this year.

 

What are the highlights of the report?

 

Topic 2-Lowering Legally Marriageable Age to 18

 

Huang Xihua, NPC deputy and deputy secretary general of Huizhou, Guangdong Province suggests again that the legal marriageable age should be lowered to the age of 18.

 

If enacted², would it be able to tackle China' s low birth rate problem?

 

Topic 3-Qingdao passed the regulation on punishing school students

 

Recently, Qingdao city, in east China's Shandong province, issued a regulation, allowing its primary schools and middle schools to "punish and deter³" their students. It is the first time education authorities have said explicitly⁴ that teachers can punish students. The unclear definition about the "punishment" in the regulation is confusing for teachers and parents.                                

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 enacted   

制定（法律），通过（法案）( enact的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
• Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3 deter   

vt.阻止，使不敢，吓住

参考例句：

• Failure did not deter us from trying it again.失败并没有能阻挡我们再次进行试验。
• Dogs can deter unwelcome intruders.狗能够阻拦不受欢迎的闯入者。

4 explicitly   

ad.明确地，显然地

参考例句：

• The plan does not explicitly endorse the private ownership of land. 该计划没有明确地支持土地私有制。
• SARA amended section 113 to provide explicitly for a right to contribution. 《最高基金修正与再授权法案》修正了第123条，清楚地规定了分配权。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法