英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable0720 - 带小孩坐飞机没买票引争议

 　　Topic1–Ticketing mix-up blamed for fare-dodging child flight delay

　　A flight from Beijing to Shanghai was delayed last Sunday after the cabin crew discovered a child had boarded the plane without a ticket. Other passengers have complained about the inconvenience caused by the incident while internet users have assumed it must have been fare-dodging intentions in the part of, quote on quote, uncivilized people.

　　Though, is it the whole story?

　　Topic2-Man with "emotional sunstroke" fires half of his employees

　　Sustained high temperatures have not only made people's bodies vulnerable to heatstroke, but also their psychological conditions.

　　A young boss in eastern China's Hangzhou city scared off half of his employees due to his hot temper in the hot day. He also told reporters, suffering from insomnia¹ in hot temperature has exacerbated² the problem.

　　So can the weather have a real effect on human emotions? Are there special tips to anger management during hot summer days?

　　Topic3- Should men cry

　　You're a guy. You NEVER get sad. At least, that's what we're supposed to think.

　　Well, it's time to throw that way of thinking out with the garbage, because seeing a guy cry in public is like seeing a white tiger in the wild: Rare and beautiful. Women may cry more often than men, but here's why dudes should sob³ uncontrollably -- like a child who just dropped its ice cream -- with pride, not shame.

1 insomnia   

n.失眠，失眠症

参考例句：

• Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
• He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。

2 exacerbated   

v.使恶化，使加重( exacerbate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs. 这些症状可能会因为某些药物而加重。
• The drugs they gave her only exacerbated the pain. 他们给她吃的药只是加重了她的痛楚。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 sob   

n.空间轨道的轰炸机；呜咽，哭泣

参考例句：

• The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
• The girl didn't answer,but continued to sob with her head on the table.那个女孩不回答，也不抬起头来。她只顾低声哭着。