英語角-圓桌會議 RoundTable - 親子真人秀？

Topic1 Changping District in Beijing to Restrict Non-Local Cars
Changping District in northwestern Beijing will become the city's first suburban district to restrict non-local cars on its roads.

Starting from August 1st, non-local vehicles will have to get entry permits when entering the central part of Changping.

The local government says the rule aims to improve air quality and reduce gas emissions2.

No other districts that are situated outside the Sixth Ring Road have put forward a same regulation.

Is there a problem that would justify such a move?

Topic2 Restaurant chain enters high-tech sector
Leading high-end restaurant chain Beijing XE Flavor Group or Xiang E Qing in Chinese has announced a radical change of direction, switching from catering to Internet services and cloud technology.

The name of the publicly listed company has been changed to China Science Cloud Technology Group Ltd, as a result of collaboration between the restaurant chain and the Institute of Computing Technology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Some investors likened it to hearing that a cook has become a tech wizard.

Is it a desperate or dexterous move?

Topic3 China web firms make money on World Cup betting
China's Internet giants and insurance companies are finding ever more innovative ways to get around the country's strict betting laws and reap a payout as fans wager billions on the World Cup.

How big of a trend has World Cup betting become? Why is it popular?

Topic4 Girl Sues University for Not Allowing Her to Switch Majors
Recently a university girl sued her school for not allowing her to switch her major. Her statement was that her school has deprived her of the right of education. Her appeal has been turned down twice by two different local courts.

Is it the school's fault?

Topic5 Are there too many reality shows exploiting children?

Reality TV shows featuring kids and teenagers are the new favorites of the Chinese viewing public.

While the shows enjoy good-looking ratings reports, critics say such shows are not protecting participating children's best interests.

Are there too many reality shows exploiting children in this country?

1 suburban

adj.城郊的，在郊區(qū)的

參考例句：

Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效區(qū)的商業(yè)中心在美國如雨后春筍般地興起。

There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊區(qū)生活是有許多優(yōu)點。

2 emissions

排放物( emission的名詞復數(shù) ); 散發(fā)物(尤指氣體)

參考例句：

Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多數(shù)科學家都相信氣候變化與排放的含碳氣體有關(guān)。

Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危險的輻射物從钚放散出來。

3 situated

adj.坐落在...的，處于某種境地的

參考例句：

The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的邊緣。

She is awkwardly situated.她的處境困難。

4 justify

vt.證明…正當(或有理)，為…辯護

參考例句：

He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住腳的借口為自己的缺席辯解。

Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我證明你的粗野行為是有道理的嗎?

5 high-tech

adj.高科技的

參考例句：

The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.經(jīng)濟在蓬勃發(fā)展，這就使對高科技服務的需求量也在加大。

The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人們希望運用高科技治療疾病的追求從未停止過。

6 radical

n.激進份子，原子團，根號;adj.根本的，激進的，徹底的

參考例句：

The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在醫(yī)院得到了根治。

She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

7 catering

n. 給養(yǎng)

參考例句：

Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我們現(xiàn)在的工作多半是承辦婚宴。

Who did the catering for your son's wedding? 你兒子的婚宴是由誰承辦的?

8 collaboration

n.合作，協(xié)作;勾結(jié)

參考例句：

The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.這兩家公司密切合作。

He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敵而被槍斃了。

9 computing

n.計算

參考例句：

to work in computing 從事信息處理

Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在計算機尚未普及的時代(約1980年)，他們就創(chuàng)辦了軟件公司。

10 investors

n.投資者，出資者( investor的名詞復數(shù) )

參考例句：

a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 詐取投資者幾百萬元的騙子

a cash bonanza for investors 投資者的賺錢機會

11 dexterous

adj.靈敏的;靈巧的

參考例句：

As people grow older they generally become less dexterous.隨著年齡的增長，人通常會變得不再那么手巧。

The manager was dexterous in handling his staff.那位經(jīng)理善于運用他屬下的職員。

12 innovative

adj.革新的，新穎的，富有革新精神的

參考例句：

Discover an innovative way of marketing.發(fā)現(xiàn)一個創(chuàng)新的營銷方式。

He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人當中最富創(chuàng)造性與革新精神的工程師之一。

13 wager

n.賭注;vt.押注，打賭

參考例句：

They laid a wager on the result of the race.他們以競賽的結(jié)果打賭。

I made a wager that our team would win.我打賭我們的隊會贏。