英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable1127 - 晚睡晚起身体好！快起来嗨！

Topic1-Winter is coming for bike sharing services

Bike sharing service provider Bluegogo recently joined the list of similar companies facing difficulties. The fall of the third biggest player in the bike sharing business is prompting many to claim that perhaps winter is coming for China's sharing economy. Today on Round Table, let's talk about Bluegogo and find out whether this case speaks for the whole industry.

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Topic2-Start school day at 11am to let students sleep in

The shrill¹ sound of your alarm clock rouses you from a deep sleep, forcing you out of bed, groggy² and bleary-eyed. If this sounds like your typical morning, it might not just be late nights that are to blame.

According to sleep expert Dr. Paul Kelley, of Oxford³ University, circadian rhythms (governing your 24-hour body clock) vary over a lifetime, 'meaning there is a different "best time" to wake up and carry out routine activities, depending on your age'. So, when should we be doing what?        

1 shrill   

adj.尖声的；刺耳的；v尖叫

参考例句：

• Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
• The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。

2 groggy   

adj.体弱的；不稳的

参考例句：

• The attack of flu left her feeling very groggy.她患流感后非常虚弱。
• She was groggy from surgery.她手术后的的情况依然很不稳定。

3 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。