英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0711 - 宜家蹭睡族碍着谁了?(在线收听) |
Topic1 Renting in Beijing Renting Not Easy for Young PeopleMost young people left their hometown and have to make a living all by themselves in Beijing. Their burden is not just to find a job or make money. The first lesson they have to learn is renting. Earlier this year, the Beijing Communist Youth League Committee and Society and Legal Affairs Committee of CPPCC jointly issued a survey about the housing status of 5,000 young people in Beijing. The results showed that 80% of them are renters, among which 74% of the renters have encountered different renting problems.
What kind of problems have they encountered?
Topic2 the most dangerous majorRecently a post named "Psychology is actually the most dangerous major" becomes popular on the internet. The post starter tells the "stories" he has been through being a psychology student. Lots of netizens with different jobs reply that their jobs are the most dangerous ones.
In your opinion, what's the most dangerous job in the world?
Is psychology that dangerous?
Topic3 Facebook leases office in BeijingAccording to people familiar with the matter, Facebook Inc has leased more than 800 square meters of office space in the Fortune Financial Center in Beijing's CBD area. However, the Fortune Financial Center and Debbie Frost, a Facebook spokesperson both declined to comment.
So this time, is it just a new rumor? And what if it is for real?
Topic4 Guangdong bans showers, locks in massage roomsSouth China's Guangdong province has drafted a regulation banning showers in massage rooms as part of a campaign against prostitution.
The draft has been publicized to solicit public opinions in an effort to crack down on prostitution. Public feedback will continue until August 6.
It also stipulates that massage providers will not be allowed to turn off the light while they work.
Will it really work?
Topic5 Will you take a snooze in an IKEA store?
On July 7th, several photos taken by Kevin Frayer, a Canadian photojournalist about people sleeping soundly in an IKEA store in Beijing was published on Time.com, which has attracted much public attention among netizens.
After the photos were published and reposted onto Chinese social networks, Chinese netizens showed vastly different opinions towards them.
Do these photos portray a daily occurrence in Ikea stores?
Topic 6 Social networks change friendshipIn recent years, there are many criticisms against smartphones and social networking services, since they create lots of phubbers who pay more attention to the virtual world instead of the real one. People worry that this phenomenon will make us increasingly alienated from one another.
However, some recent surveys show that the opposite may be true.
Are social networks bringing us closer? |
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