英語角-圓桌會議 RoundTable - 職業(yè)規(guī)劃越早越好嗎

Topic 1: Plastic surgery in China
Data provided by the South Korean embassy in China shows about 1 million Chinese are getting medical tourism visas to visit South Korea in 2012.

While Chinese customers now account for 60 percent of the cosmetic surgery market in South Korea, the value of domestic plastic surgery market is booming with an annual growth of 40 percent.

Is plastic surgery common among Chinese?

Topic 2: Planning career too early is good or bad?

Recently, some so-called education experts said that career planning should start as early as possible. According to them, once children start babbling, the parents need to think about their children's future career so as to make them more successful.

Do you think it is necessary?

Topic 3: Chinese youngster most optimistic
According to a recent survey, Chinese young people are the most optimistic across the world, as 82% of them think they live a better life than their parents.

Is it the case?

Topic 4: Are pet dogs a problem in China?

The number of pet dogs in China has been increasing so rapidly during the past couple of decades that the People's Daily carried an article recently saying that the country has to face the reality that it is crowded with pet dogs.

Is there a dog crisis?

Topic 5: Get your university admission notice? No, it's just advertisement!

After gaokao, a high school graduate receives an EMS package with "Admission Notice" on the cover, which turns out to be a real estate advertisement. For many other students, a university admission notice is usually attached with advertising leaflets, sim cards or debit cards.

What exactly is going on?

Topic 6:"Wife-fearing husbands"in China
Recently a ranking of most wife-fearing cities went viral on the Chinese Internet. Shanghai, Chengdu, Wuhan and Chaozhou are among the top 4.

Why do these cities top the list?

1 cosmetic

n.化妝品;adj.化妝用的;裝門面的;裝飾性的

參考例句：

These changes are purely cosmetic.這些改變純粹是裝飾門面。

Laughter is the best cosmetic,so grin and wear it!微笑是最好的化妝品，所以請盡情微笑吧!

2 babbling

n.胡說，嬰兒發(fā)出的咿啞聲adj.胡說的v.喋喋不休( babble的現(xiàn)在分詞 );作潺潺聲(如流水);含糊不清地說話;泄漏秘密

參考例句：

I could hear the sound of a babbling brook. 我聽得見小溪潺潺的流水聲。 來自《簡明英漢詞典》

Infamy was babbling around her in the public market-place. 在公共市場上，她周圍泛濫著對她丑行的種種議論。 來自英漢文學(xué) - 紅字

3 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。

4 debit

n.借方，借項，記人借方的款項

參考例句：

To whom shall I debit this sum?此款應(yīng)記入誰的賬戶的借方?

We undercharge Mr.Smith and have to send him a debit note for the extra amount.我們少收了史密斯先生的錢，只得給他寄去一張借條所要欠款。