英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0428 - 女生该不该倒追男神？

 Topic 1-Migrant worker wins readers' hearts with her article

 

An article written by a migrant worker called Fan Yusu about her family life has gone viral on Chinese social media.

 

Internet users are stunned¹ and impressed by the amount of literary talent displayed by a migrant worker. How can an ordinary migrant worker without much education write so well? Do you get a sense of arrogance² here?

 

Topic 2-Telemarketing scams in China

 

According to the Ministry³ of Public Security (MPS), China solved about 83,000 telecom fraud cases in 2016.

 

It has become a daily ritual for some of us to receive a barrage⁴ of unsolicited calls, some of which are nuisance calls from property agents or telemarketing sales people for financial institutions. But many calls are of a sinister⁵ nature, offering unsecured loans or fake invoices⁶ as bait. Some callers even impersonate law enforcement officers or government officials.

 

Topic 3-Student Creates Hilarious⁷ PowerPoint to Ask Crush On a Date

 

Love will make people do crazy things—but who would have known those things could also be so professional?

 

A student at the University of Minnesota has gone viral for creating a detailed⁸ PowerPoint presentation to convince her crush to date her. Lizzy Fenton—who must have picked up some skills while studying genetics, cell biology, and development—took to Twitter to share the six-slide argument she prepared for her crush Carter. 

1 stunned   

adj. 震惊的，惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
• The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

2 arrogance   

n.傲慢，自大

参考例句：

• His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次讲话都表现得骄傲自大。
• Arrogance arrested his progress.骄傲阻碍了他的进步。

3 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

4 barrage   

n.火力网，弹幕

参考例句：

• The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
• The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。

5 sinister   

adj.不吉利的，凶恶的，左边的

参考例句：

• There is something sinister at the back of that series of crimes.在这一系列罪行背后有险恶的阴谋。
• Their proposals are all worthless and designed out of sinister motives.他们的建议不仅一钱不值，而且包藏祸心。

6 invoices   

发票( invoice的名词复数 )； （发货或服务）费用清单； 清单上货物的装运； 货物的托运

参考例句：

• Take the example of a purchasing clerk keying invoices into a system. 继续说录入员输入发票的例子，这个录入员是一个全职的数据输入人员。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Consular invoices are declarations made at the consulate of the importing country. 领事发票是进口国领事馆签发的一种申报书。

7 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。

8 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。