英語角-圓桌會議 RoundTable - 相親吃飯誰付錢

Topic1 Gaokao cheating
A police investigation into cheating during this month's national college exam has been launched in Henan. The province has found 165 violators, with 127 of them taking the test for others.

Every year, the educational authorities claim they hold a zero-tolerance attitude toward cheating in gaokao and yet every year, cheating scandals are exposed.

What happened in Henan?

Topic2 High school students attend prom in Zhengzhou
While some senior high students celebrate graduation and the end of Gaokao by throwing away all their textbooks, others have dressed up and attended fancy dance parties.

A recent prom-like party held for high school graduates in Zhengzhou, in central China's Henan province, has drawn public attention and also criticism.

On the one hand, people show support for this new way of saying goodbye to the high school years. On the other, critics say the party is all about flaunting wealth with attendees dressing up in fancy clothes and walking a red carpet.

What is the Chinese senior prom like?

Topic3 Marry after graduation
A recent survey by Southern Metropolis Weekly shows that 30% of the 200 students in Huizhou University plan to get married right after graduation while more students prefer starting their career first.

In Chinese, it's called "bihun." Why do you think some people choose it?

Topic4 Hearing for Stray Cats
It is not uncommon to see stray cats on school campuses all over China. Some like them and some don't with little compromise. However, no school takes it as serious as Shenzhen Middle School.

Recently, the they held a school hearing to decide the fate of these homeless cats. Turns out, they can stay.

Before we look at whether the cats should stay, let's take a look at the hearing. How serious was it?

Topic5 Graduation photo becomes online hit
A graduation group photo for the paleontology department at China's prestigious Peking University has had China talking for the past few days.

The most interesting thing about the photo is that there is only one person.

The female graduate posted the photo online and since has gotten many comments.

What's it like to have just one person for the major?

Topic6 Who pays for blind date
Recently, a young man and woman in Fuzhou city had their first blind date and it didn't work out. The young man claimed he didn't take enough money to pay the bill and suggested going Dutch. However, the girl got snarky and sparked a fight between the two of them. After mediation from a police officer, they agreed to split the billWho should pay for the first dinner in a blind date?

1 investigation

n.調(diào)查，調(diào)查研究

參考例句：

In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在調(diào)查中新發(fā)現(xiàn)了一件對他不利的事實。

He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根據(jù)自己的調(diào)查研究作出結(jié)論。

2 drawn

v.拖，拉，拔出;adj.憔悴的，緊張的

參考例句：

All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。

Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的風(fēng)景所吸引。

3 flaunting

adj.招搖的，揚揚得意的，夸耀的v.炫耀，夸耀( flaunt的現(xiàn)在分詞 );有什么能耐就施展出來

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He did not believe in flaunting his wealth. 他不贊成擺闊。

She is fond of flaunting her superiority before her friends and schoolmates. 她好在朋友和同學(xué)面前逞強。 來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

4 dressing

n.(食物)調(diào)料;包扎傷口的用品，敷料

參考例句：

Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.別花那么多時間來打扮自己。

The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子們喜歡穿上媽媽舊時的衣服玩。

5 metropolis

n.首府;大城市

參考例句：

Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中國的大都市。

He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花繚亂。

6 uncommon

adj.罕見的，非凡的，不平常的

參考例句：

Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.這些看法在30年前很常見。

Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲爾智力超群。

7 prestigious

adj.有威望的，有聲望的，受尊敬的

參考例句：

The young man graduated from a prestigious university.這個年輕人畢業(yè)于一所名牌大學(xué)。

You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能會加入一個知名雜志做編輯。

8 mediation

n.調(diào)解

參考例句：

The dispute was settled by mediation of the third country. 這場爭端通過第三國的斡旋而得以解決。

The dispute was settled by mediation. 經(jīng)調(diào)解使?fàn)幎说靡越鉀Q。