英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable1116 - 女大三，抱金砖！
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：英语角-圆桌会议
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Topic1-Younger husbands in over 30% of marriages in Hangzhou
There's an old Chinese saying: A wife 3 years' older than the husband ensures a richer life. A recent survey shows that these days, 30% of marriages in Hangzhou city, has husbands younger than wives.
Topic2-China's Geely acquires US upstart to make flying cars
China's Hangzhou-based automaker Geely Holding Group has recently acquired US flying car developer Terrafugia and they are planning to have its first flying car on the market by 2019.
Are flying cars going to be a reality? Do you dare to ride in a flying car? Let's find out more on Round Table.
Topic3-10 Phobias in modern society
Would you find yourself annoyed if a friend ignores your messages, but has the time to update his or her WeChat Moments?
Would you feel depressed 1 when your post receives no thumbs-up, whereas 2 a friend's post gets all the likes? Would you feel anxious during a flight, as once you touch down and switch your smart phone back on, messages and social media updates are going to flood in?
If you answered "yes" to any of the above, then you just might have a modern social phobia.
Professional psychiatrists 3 have identified many different kinds of "phobia", from acrophobia 4, or a fear of heights, to agoraphobia, or a fear of public spaces. These are often linked to genetic 5 and psychological factors. Now we have drawn 6 up a (very unscientific) list of 10 phobias that we've identified in everyday modern life.
1 depressed
adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的
- When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
- His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
2 whereas
conj.而，却，反之
- They want a house,whereas we would rather live in a flat.他们想要一座房子，而我们宁愿住在一套房间里。
- Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
3 psychiatrists
n.精神病专家，精神病医生( psychiatrist的名词复数 )
- They are psychiatrists in good standing. 他们是合格的精神病医生。 来自辞典例句
- Some psychiatrists have patients who grow almost alarmed at how congenial they suddenly feel. 有些精神分析学家发现，他们的某些病人在突然感到惬意的时候几乎会兴奋起来。 来自名作英译部分
4 acrophobia
n.恐高症
- She has acrophobia and always becomes dizzy in a high-rise elevator.她有恐高症，到了高楼的电梯里就发晕。
- Many people suffer from very serious acrophobia.许多人患有严重的恐高症。
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