英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0404 - 做自己的女强人，让别人说去吧

Topic 1-Eco-friendly ways to pay tribute to the deceased during Qingming Festival

 

Today, April 4, is the Qingming Festival or Tomb Sweeping¹ Festival. It's a day to honor our loved ones that's passed away. As people's awareness² of environmental protection grows, more people choose eco-friendly ways to cherish the memory of their ancestors.

 

What are the eco-friendly burials? Which way do you prefer to honor the deceased?

 

Topic 2-Can women be too strong?

 

The concept of a strong woman apparently³ can be too much for some men and women alike. A checklist of what makes an overpowering strong woman has gone viral on social media. Bossy⁴, ruthless, masculine, these words are used when describing a strong woman. What constitutes a strong woman? Can she be too strong for others?

 

Topic 3-The loving Haiku poems in colleges

 

College years are filled with young and sweet memories. The cafeteria of Northwest University of Political Science and Law recently put up short poems on the dining table and counter. It's becoming a students' new favorite.                   

1 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

2 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 bossy   

adj.爱发号施令的，作威作福的

参考例句：

• She turned me off with her bossy manner.她态度专橫很讨我嫌。
• She moved out because her mother-in-law is too bossy.她的婆婆爱指使人,所以她搬出去住了。