英語角-圓桌會議 RoundTable - 中國是巨大的消費國

Topic1 China A Big Consumption Nation
According to a report from Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Chinese consumers spent $3.6 trillion on goods and services last year, an amount roughly equal to the GDP of European industrial powerhouse Germany.

Is China transforming itself into a more consumption-based economy?

Topic2 Chinese mobile users open to adsA report on mobile advertising indicates that Chinese mobile users stand apart from UK and US counterparts in terms of receptivity to mobile advertising.

PwCs 2014 Mobile Advertising Report China shows that Chinese consumers are more open to mobile advertising, with 78% of respondents more likely to click on an ad if it was relevant to them.

That is almost double the figures seen in the UK and the US.

Why is it?

Topic3 Civil Servants Want Longer Lunch Break
A piece of short news from internet says a grassroots public servant in Anhui sent a message to the provincial governor, asking for longer lunch breaks.

Why?

Topic4 Dating Violence
Earlier this month, a college boy of Yunnan University breaks into the females' dorm and stabs 2 girls, both of whom are seriously injured. One of the victims is the boy's ex. Since the latter can't take the breakup, he decides to take revenge.

As a matter of fact, dating violence and breakup violence are very serious problems in the country.

How prevalent is it?

Topic5 Depressed Chinese Psychiatrists
When you are feeling depressed and looking for professional help, you probably could not imagine the psychiatrist5 who is trying to help you is a depression sufferer too.

How common is it?

Topic6 Beijing voted the worst to the last cityA survey of 54,000 travelers by the online travel guide TripAdvisor said Beijing trails only Moscow when it comes to the unhelpfulness of its locals, the unfriendliness of its taxi drivers and the poor quality of its taxi services.

Are these claims true?

1 banking

n.銀行業(yè)，銀行學，金融業(yè)

參考例句：

John is launching his son on a career in banking.約翰打算讓兒子在銀行界謀一個新職位。

He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有廣博的銀行業(yè)務(wù)知識。

2 advertising

n.廣告業(yè);廣告活動 a.廣告的;廣告業(yè)務(wù)的

參考例句：

Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指點我如何涉足廣告業(yè)嗎?

The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 這個廣告宣傳運動主要是針對年輕人的。

3 provincial

adj.省的，地方的;n.外省人，鄉(xiāng)下人

參考例句：

City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以為鄉(xiāng)下人思想迂腐。

Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天從省里下來了兩位領(lǐng)導(dǎo)干部。

4 depressed

adj.沮喪的，抑郁的，不景氣的，蕭條的

參考例句：

When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮喪時就感到完全脫離了現(xiàn)實。

His mother was depressed by the sad news.這個壞消息使他的母親意志消沉。

5 psychiatrist

n.精神病專家;精神病醫(yī)師

參考例句：

He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科醫(yī)生治療不能自拔的賭癮。

The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病醫(yī)師彬彬有禮地糾正他。