英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0426 - 女生作弊遭举报轻生谁之过？

 Topic 1-Student jumps off building and dies after being reported for cheating in exam

 

A 14-year-old girl jumped off the school building and died after she was reported by classmates for cheating in an exam.

 

Who should take the blame for the tragedy? Should you report to the teacher if you found a fellow classmate was cheating in exams?

 

Topic 2-Comedy shows become less funny in China

 

A few comedy shows on TV are seeing a slump¹ in ratings and reviews. Viewers are complaining that shows have become so not funny.

 

Making people laugh can be a difficult job. But have audience become harder to please?

 

Topic 3-Beijing Enlists² Dancing Grannies to Deter³ Jaywalkers

 

If anything can distract China's would-be jaywalkers from their law-flouting ways, it's dancing older ladies aka dama and small children — or at least that's the logic⁴ behind a new video from the Tongzhou District government in Beijing. 

1 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。

2 enlists   

v.（使）入伍， （使）参军( enlist的第三人称单数 )；获得（帮助或支持）

参考例句：

• This method enlists the orchestration by creating its activation subscription. 此方法通过创建业务流程的激活订阅来登记业务流程。 来自互联网
• Party spirit enlists a man's virtue in the cause of his vice. 党派心使人的美德也为罪恶效劳。 来自互联网

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 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。