英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1212 - 别让戚继光堵枪眼(在线收听

 Topic1 40 percent of university students have roommate problemsA recent survey shows 40 percent of university students in China don't get along with their roommates.

According to the findings of MyCOS, an education consulting and research institute in Beijing, college girls, children of farmers and migrant workers as well as single children tend to have more roommate problems.
Is there a problem? Should we be worried?
Topic2 Wearing sandbags to school?
A primary school in Beijing has reportedly asked its fourth graders to wear sandbags around their ankles on campus every day.
While the school says the move aims to improve the students' physical fitness on a voluntary basis, parents argue these sandbags are bad for children's growth.
Does the school have a point?
Topic4 Should We Know About Qi Jiguang?
Beijing TV Station released an animated cartoon named Qi Jiguang, presenting the national hero's life story. Before the cartoon was created, it launched a survey asking people who Qi Jiguang is.
Many respondents don't know about Qi Jiguang, while many others confused him with other historical figures with similar names or experiences such as Huang Jiguang and Zheng Chenggong.
Is it very bad that many people confuse these historical figures? Do you know all of them?
Topic5 People have no idea how many calories are in their foodThe US FDA has recently approved sweeping new rules that will mandate calorie counts at many places where Americans eat out---chain restaurants, movie theaters, pizza joints, vending machines and more. Here in China, where keeping fit has just become the new hot topic, is calorie count being given enough attention?
Do people know how many calories are in their food?
Topic6 Point deduction for marriage certificateRecently, a point deduction system for marriage certificate got really popular on social media. Netizens, especially females, would like to use this to restrain their husbands. However, many men are dissatisfied about it.
Do you think we need something like this in our marriage?
  原文地址:http://www.tingroom.com/lesson/roundtable/322185.html