时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:英语角-圆桌会议


英语课

 Topic1 Official Doing Work Report on TVLast weekend, officials from the Qingdao city government in Shandong province appeared live on local television to present summaries of their performance over the past year.


In recent years, we have seen several cities hold such TV shows for the public to know more about the government's work.
Is the one in Qingdao a good try at improving transparency?
Topic2 Changchun To Ban Tobacco Sale to MinorsChangchun in Jilin Province will launch a new regulation which bans tobaccosales to minors 1 starting from March 1st, 2014. Violator will be fined no more than 30,000 yuan.
In fact, Changchun is not the first city having such ban. Hangzhou announced similar rule in 2009 with highest fine of 2,000 yuan on violator. Anhui Province and Chongqing city have similar bans too.
Should cigarette sale to underage people to banned?
Topic3 Chess Talent Quits School to Go ProLi Di, a 14 year old Chengdu boy, won a gold medal in The 2013 World Youth Chess Championships held in December in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
In an effort to win in the upcoming 2014 China International Chess League Game, Li Di stops going to schools now and spends every minute into chess practice.
Why is there a controversy 2 over whether he should continue schooling 3?
Topic4 12306 Sets Up Venting 4 Room for EmployeesPunching bags are used not only by boxers 5, but also people who want to relieve their anger.
This is why the customer service center of 12306.cn, China's official website for booking train tickets, has set up a punching bag in its canteen for the employees.
Why is that?
Topic5 Waive 6 the Right to Holidays and WeekendsSichuan Si Jian Construction and Renovation 7 Engineer Company recently required its employees to sign on a contract that says: I voluntarily give up weekends, holidays and insist on flexible working hours (work overtime 8 1-2 hours or more per day according to company's need); I accept 130 yuan fine for being late each minute; I voluntarily allow the company to deduct 9 30% of my monthly income until the deposit reaches 20,000 yuan.
How is this possible?
Topic6 Year-end bonus: Don't tell me it's the most, I just want moreFor the Chinese urban working professionals, the year's end has a special significance.
It doesn't only mean a time to take stock and conceive annual report, but also a reason to expect a big fat reward for one's work and dedication 10 in the past year.
As some jokingly say that they only receive five bags of apples as the year-end reward, others can't help but show off their latest models of the iPhone.

1 minors
n.未成年人( minor的名词复数 );副修科目;小公司;[逻辑学]小前提v.[主美国英语]副修,选修,兼修( minor的第三人称单数 )
  • The law forbids shops to sell alcohol to minors. 法律禁止商店向未成年者出售含酒精的饮料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He had three minors this semester. 这学期他有三门副修科目。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 controversy
n.争论,辩论,争吵
  • That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
  • We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
3 schooling
n.教育;正规学校教育
  • A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
  • Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。
4 venting
消除; 泄去; 排去; 通风
  • But, unexpectedly, he started venting his spleen on her. 哪知道,老头子说着说着绕到她身上来。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
  • So now he's venting his anger on me. 哦,我这才知道原来还是怄我的气。
5 boxers
n.拳击短裤;(尤指职业)拳击手( boxer的名词复数 );拳师狗
  • The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. 拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The boxers slugged it out to the finish. 两名拳击手最后决出了胜负。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 waive
vt.放弃,不坚持(规定、要求、权力等)
  • I'll record to our habitat office waive our claim immediately.我立即写信给咱们的总公司提出放弃索赔。
  • In view of the unusual circumstances,they agree to waive their requirement.鉴于特殊情况,他们同意放弃他们的要求。
7 renovation
n.革新,整修
  • The cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.电影院修缮后,将于下星期开业。
  • The building has undergone major renovation.这座大楼已进行大整修。
8 overtime
adj.超时的,加班的;adv.加班地
  • They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
  • He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。
9 deduct
vt.扣除,减去
  • You can deduct the twenty - five cents out of my allowance.你可在我的零用钱里扣去二角五分钱。
  • On condition of your signing this contract,I will deduct a percentage.如果你在这份合同上签字,我就会给你减免一个百分比。
10 dedication
n.奉献,献身,致力,题献,献辞
  • We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
  • Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。
学英语单词
2-DIEP
arge
autoflash
babylonia areolata austraoceanensis
bar-stool
biastigmatism
blood-retina barrier
chemical remediation
chicken-shits
chiricahua apaches
chopped chopping
coconut-fibre
cohibit
coining compact
conceale
control rod lattice for criticality
coupling shaft
crimes against property
dense phosphate crown
deyoung
diffusing media
diode suppresser
distribution anisotropy
distribution trade
double graphite sleeve
draftmate
edge-support interface
electric fresh water heater
elliott type axle
expected data
field press censorships
fishing hook
Flauenskjold
florepleno
free valve mechanism
free-center-type clamp
galvanizing hot dip
Gibraltar for Orders
good Goddess
Habay-la-Neuve
hemobilirubin
hernangerine
heyses
high density cement
hose proof machine
hyperoxidative
hypomelanotic
interaction of species
intrinsic coercivity
Iyevkovo
lace paper
left-of-center
libelled
Little Tennessee River
martialities
mental institutions
Meredith, L.
metatrochophora
methylgreen-pyronine
mish-mash
molybdenumiron
monacolins
Muzalëvka
narrow-leaved plantain
nervi supraclaviculares
ninjutsus
Nunavimmiut
output (process)
paring knives
pipet filler
pked
qalat siman
radomir
remaining deviation
renal dysplasia
rose pinks
router table
selenous acid anhydride
sempre forte
serve a sentence on bail
shark oil
Silene macrostyla
silicate crown
silicon controlled
skive off sth
Solanum wendlandii
sorting key word
spratlike
spray solidification
Starbuck Glacier
static electricity spraying
structural material swelling
subsea work enclosure
tawite-porphyry
theoretical volumetric efficiency
tight monetary policy
titanic iron ore (ilmenite)
unhills
uniform effluent standard
vibration screen
wanjigis
water yam