英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0315 - 女司机比男司机更牛？！

Topic 1-Exclusive interview with Dr. Chen Shufen

 

The pressure of studying abroad is causing some Chinese students to resort to suicide, a problem some worry will be exacerbated¹ as more Chinese students travel abroad for their schooling² at younger ages.

 

In the year 2014, over 8,000 Chinese overseas students were expelled by US high schools and universities, according to a report released recently.

 

Dr. Chen Shufen is the owner of Tall Oak Academy, Reiss Motivation Profile Master, and a certified³ college counselor⁴ in the US.

 

Topic 2-Are female drivers better drivers

 

The battle of the sexes continues, but this time on the road. According to traffic police in Hangzhou and Wenzhou in Zhejiang Province, female drivers are safer on the road than their counterparts.

 

China's roads would be a safer place if everyone drove like a woman, police figures suggest.

 

Topic 3-10 odd figures on death

 

The leading causes of death have been cancer, respiratory disease, diabetes⁵, traffic accidents amongst other health problems. But did you know that enough people die from falling out of bed or getting a snack from a vending⁶ machine that it warrants its own death statistic⁷?       

1 exacerbated   

v.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. 这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。
• The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain. 他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 schooling   

n.教育；正规学校教育

参考例句：

• A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
• Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。

3 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

4 counselor   

n.顾问，法律顾问

参考例句：

• The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
• Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

5 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

6 vending   

v.出售（尤指土地等财产）( vend的现在分词 )；（尤指在公共场所）贩卖；发表（意见，言论）；声明

参考例句：

• Why Are You Banging on the Vending Machine? 你为什么敲打这台自动售货机？ 来自朗文快捷英语教程 2
• Coca-Cola had to adapt almost 300,000 vending machines to accept the new coins. 可口可乐公司必须使将近三十万台自动贩卖机接受新货币。 来自超越目标英语 第5册

7 statistic   

n.统计量；adj.统计的，统计学的

参考例句：

• Official statistics show real wages declining by 24%.官方统计数字表明实际工资下降了24%。
• There are no reliable statistics for the number of deaths in the battle.关于阵亡人数没有可靠的统计数字。