英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0510 - 当古诗变成神曲......

 Topic 1-Problems with deposits

 

When renting an apartment, renting a shared bike, or even when you check into a hospital for inpatient treatment, you need to put down a deposit.

 

This common practice is commerce can bring problems such as disputes over the security of the fund. What needs to be done?

 

One way of dealing¹ with it, is to create a credit system. Can a stellar credit record replace the existence of deposits?

 

Topic 2-Young artists make ancient poem into popular song

 

Chinese students have all been asked to recite classic ancient poems and passages by our teachers. It is quite the challenge, as classic literature is written in archaic² style of the Chinese language, which is difficult to understand and remember.

 

Now a new generation of artists has revised an ancient poem "Song of the Lute³ Player" into a pop music. We are lovin' it! What's the charm of mixing the old with the new?

 

Topic 3-Should you ask for a second opinion

 

A set of figures from the US shows that 1 medical diagnosis⁴ in 5 is completely wrong. So why don't patients demand another look-see?      

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 archaic   

adj.(语言、词汇等)古代的，已不通用的

参考例句：

• The company does some things in archaic ways,such as not using computers for bookkeeping.这个公司有些做法陈旧，如记账不使用电脑。
• Shaanxi is one of the Chinese archaic civilized origins which has a long history.陕西省是中国古代文明发祥之一，有悠久的历史。

3 lute   

n.琵琶，鲁特琴

参考例句：

• He idly plucked the strings of the lute.他漫不经心地拨弄着鲁特琴的琴弦。
• He knows how to play the Chinese lute.他会弹琵琶。

4 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。