英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0405 - 中国女人的不幸：守寡式育儿

Topic 1-Widowed parenting

 

One rather extreme claim goes as: Chinese fathers provide their children with nothing but money and a family name.

 

Everything concerning raising a kid falls on Mom's shoulder, from taking care of their daily eating and dressing¹ to following up their school work. As fathers always pass the buck² on the other parent, exhausted³ and exasperated⁴ moms call themselves 'a widowed parent' in a marriage.

 

Topic 2-Violent and obscene mobile games

 

As smart phone ownership grows, more people play online games on their smart phones wherever they go. Users include minors⁵ and adults alike.

 

According to a recent report, many of these mobile phone games have obscene content and are simply violent. It is estimated that the number of underage gamers of this sort is approximately 100 million in China. Will kids and teenagers be negatively influenced by these mobile games?

 

Topic 3-13 Funny Ways To Make You Drink More Water

 

Your body is composed of about 60% water. It's important to keep the balance of water intake⁶. You know you need to drink water but it's easy to forget and difficult to be enthused. So, what do you do? Give up? Hook up some IV fluids? No need. Drinking water doesn't have to be stressful or boring. There are a number of ways to make your newest healthy habit fun!             

1 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

2 buck   

n.雄鹿，雄兔；v.马离地跳跃

参考例句：

• The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这个男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
• The female deer attracts the buck with high-pitched sounds.雌鹿以尖声吸引雄鹿。

3 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

4 exasperated   

adj.恼怒的

参考例句：

• We were exasperated at his ill behaviour. 我们对他的恶劣行为感到非常恼怒。
• Constant interruption of his work exasperated him. 对他工作不断的干扰使他恼怒。

5 minors   

n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 )；副修科目；小公司；[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修，选修，兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 intake   

n.吸入，纳入；进气口，入口

参考例句：

• Reduce your salt intake.减少盐的摄入量。
• There was a horrified intake of breath from every child.所有的孩子都害怕地倒抽了一口凉气。