英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable0922 - 水逆是个什么鬼？

 　　Topic1-Have we entered the paying-for-knowledge era

　　Two popular content providers, Luo Yonghao and Papi Jiang have recently announced their departure from Fenda, a paywall platform that have opinion leaders and celebrities¹ answer user's questions for a fee.

　　2017 has been touted² as the first lucrative³ year for online platforms that charge for disseminating⁴ knowledge. But are we there yet? Are internet users willing to shell out for knowledge?

　　RoundTable's Happy Place

　　We'll invite you to our happy place and spread the joy.

　　Topic2-Mercury Retrograde

　　Whether it's a broken computer, missed flights, or even sudden temper change in your significant other--we would blame it on Mercury Retrograde. But what exactly is it? Is it worth our time?

1 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

2 touted   

v.兜售( tout的过去式和过去分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报

参考例句：

• She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
• People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句

3 lucrative   

adj.赚钱的，可获利的

参考例句：

• He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
• It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。

4 disseminating   

散布，传播( disseminate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Our comrades in propaganda work have the task of disseminating Marxism. 我们作宣传工作的同志有一个宣传马克思主义的任务。
• Disseminating indecent photographs on the internet a distasteful act. 在因特网上发布不雅照片是卑劣的行径。