英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable0615 - 为何娱乐圈热衷于团体造星？

 　　Topic1-Idol¹ group industry in China

　　June the sixteenth marks the season finale of China's most popular online debate show Qi Pa Shuo ( aka You Can, You Bibi), which brings together a group of diverse and vocal² Chinese people.

　　That includes Ma Jianyue, one of the thirty members of an all-girls idol group, who claimed that Qi Pa Shuo is her ONLY job opportunity for the entire year. Is the multiple member idol group still a star incubator in show biz?

　　Topic2-Xinhua Dictionary APP costs a lot

　　An app for Xinhua Dictionary has recently hit the app store. And surprise surprise, you need to pay to use it.

　　Xinhua Dictionary has been regarded as the highest authority on the Chinese language.

　　Users initially³ welcomed the classic dictionary to have an APP edition, but then became angry over the fact that the app is not free.

　　Topic3-Should one apologize at the workplace

　　We believe in the power of an apology—and in the importance of not wasting the power of those two little words. But in the workplace, is making an apology a good or bad move?

1 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

2 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。

3 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。