英語角-圓桌會議 RoundTable - 中國人的咖啡情結(jié)

Topic1 Girl Dies in Internet Addiction Rehab Center
Recently, a 19-year-old female student's death at a private school in Zhengzhou has aroused debate on the role of the privately-owned Internet-addiction schools in China.

What happened? Was the school responsible for the girl's death?

Topic2 Coffee market in China taking time to brew
China might be known for its tea traditions, but today, it's brewing an increasingly sophisticated coffee culture.

A growing number of Chinese develop a taste for the traditionally Western beverage and café chains have grown very rapidly in number during the past several years.

Is coffee the new tea in China?

Topic3 Academicians could lose status for ethics lapses
A change in China's academician system will allow one's title to be revoked in cases of severe ethical lapses.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences released the amendment to its academician regulation last week.

The amended regulation seeks to address public concerns over high-profile scandals involving academicians.

How big is the change?

Topic4 One child might be enough
A Shanghai court has recently denied a husband's request for divorce after his wife refused to have a second child because she said she was too busy taking care of their 10-year-old daughter.

The case sheds some light on one of the paradoxes of the local government's recent efforts to encourage more couples to have a second child.

Why do eligible Chinese prefer not to have a second child?

Do eligible Chinese prefer not to have a second child?

Topic5 Regional Discrimination
Recently, People's Daily publishes an editorial, criticizing the regional discrimination phenomenon in the country.

Along with technological improvement, people have more opportunities to travel around and get to know each other. However, the regional discrimination problem still exists. Why is that?

Is it a serious problem in China?

1 addiction

n.上癮入迷，嗜好

參考例句：

He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他從父母那兒偷錢以滿足自己的嗜好。

Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.販賣毒品的地區(qū)往往是吸毒上癮、貧困和發(fā)生謀殺的地方。

2 brewing

n. 釀造, 一次釀造的量 動詞brew的現(xiàn)在分詞形式

參考例句：

It was obvious that a big storm was brewing up. 很顯然，一場暴風(fēng)雨正在醞釀中。

She set about brewing some herb tea. 她動手泡一些藥茶。

3 beverage

n.(水，酒等之外的)飲料

參考例句：

The beverage is often colored with caramel.這種飲料常用焦糖染色。

Beer is a beverage of the remotest time.啤酒是一種最古老的飲料。

4 ethics

n.倫理學(xué);倫理觀，道德標準

參考例句：

The ethics of his profession don't permit him to do that.他的職業(yè)道德不允許他那樣做。

Personal ethics and professional ethics sometimes conflict.個人道德和職業(yè)道德有時會相互抵觸。

5 lapses

n.失誤，過失( lapse的名詞復(fù)數(shù) );小毛病;行為失檢;偏離正道v.退步( lapse的第三人稱單數(shù) );陷入;倒退;喪失

參考例句：

He sometimes lapses from good behavior. 他有時行為失檢。 來自辭典例句

He could forgive attacks of nerves, panic, bad unexplainable actions, all sorts of lapses. 他可以寬恕突然發(fā)作的歇斯底里，驚慌失措，惡劣的莫名其妙的動作，各種各樣的失誤。 來自辭典例句

6 revoked

adj.[法]取消的v.撤銷，取消，廢除( revoke的過去式和過去分詞 )

參考例句：

It may be revoked if the check is later dishonoured. 以后如支票被拒絕支付，結(jié)算可以撤銷。 來自辭典例句

A will is revoked expressly. 遺囑可以通過明示推翻。 來自辭典例句

7 ethical

adj.倫理的，道德的，合乎道德的

參考例句：

It is necessary to get the youth to have a high ethical concept.必須使青年具有高度的道德觀念。

It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一場引發(fā)強烈的倫理道德爭論的辯論。

8 amendment

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

參考例句：

The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.這項修正案以207票對143票被否決。

The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反對黨已經(jīng)就該議案提交了一項修正條款。

9 Amended

adj. 修正的 動詞amend的過去式和過去分詞

參考例句：

He asked to see the amended version. 他要求看修訂本。

He amended his speech by making some additions and deletions. 他對講稿作了些增刪修改。

10 paradoxes

n.似非而是的雋語，看似矛盾而實際卻可能正確的說法( paradox的名詞復(fù)數(shù) );用于語言文學(xué)中的上述雋語;有矛盾特點的人[事物，情況]

參考例句：

Contradictions and paradoxes arose in increasing numbers. 矛盾和悖論越來越多。 來自辭典例句

As far as these paradoxes are concerned, the garden definitely a heterotopia. 就這些吊詭性而言，花園無疑地是個異質(zhì)空間。 來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

11 eligible

adj.有條件被選中的;(尤指婚姻等)合適(意)的

參考例句：

He is an eligible young man.他是一個合格的年輕人。

Helen married an eligible bachelor.海倫嫁給了一個中意的單身漢。

12 technological

adj.技術(shù)的;工藝的

參考例句：

A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必須得跟上技術(shù)變革的步伐。

Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.當(dāng)今， 隨著科技進步，生活節(jié)奏不斷增快。