英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0105 - 红红的枸杞火火火了！
时间：2019-01-21 作者：英语课 分类：英语角-圆桌会议
英语课
Topic 1-24 Solar Terms added to UNESCO's heritage list
China's Twenty-four Solar Terms have been added to UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. While some believe it's an opportune 1 time to learn more about traditions and customs passed down by our predecessors 2, others are wondering does this ancient tradition from the agrarian 3 Chinese civilization still have relevance 4 today?
Today we enter Minor 5 Cold, the 23rd solar term which signals we've arrived at the coldest period of the Chinese lunar year.
Topic 2-Goji berries ancient remedy finds new popularity
Goji berries, a plant used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for hundreds if not thousands of years, has been widely used by Chinese people in cooking, tea, and medicine. What comes as a surprise is its newly found popularity on social media in the US. Goji Berries are becoming the new superfood. What "magical" powers does it have?
Topic 3-Magic tool to make the noise for the noise
There goes an old adage 6, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. The latest illustration of that sentiment is one could purchase online a noise-making machine to fight the excessive noise your neighbor is making.
Is taking revenge on your bad neighbor the way to fix a problem?
China's Twenty-four Solar Terms have been added to UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. While some believe it's an opportune 1 time to learn more about traditions and customs passed down by our predecessors 2, others are wondering does this ancient tradition from the agrarian 3 Chinese civilization still have relevance 4 today?
Today we enter Minor 5 Cold, the 23rd solar term which signals we've arrived at the coldest period of the Chinese lunar year.
Topic 2-Goji berries ancient remedy finds new popularity
Goji berries, a plant used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for hundreds if not thousands of years, has been widely used by Chinese people in cooking, tea, and medicine. What comes as a surprise is its newly found popularity on social media in the US. Goji Berries are becoming the new superfood. What "magical" powers does it have?
Topic 3-Magic tool to make the noise for the noise
There goes an old adage 6, an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. The latest illustration of that sentiment is one could purchase online a noise-making machine to fight the excessive noise your neighbor is making.
Is taking revenge on your bad neighbor the way to fix a problem?
adj.合适的，适当的
- Her arrival was very opportune.她来得非常及时。
- The timing of our statement is very opportune.我们发表声明选择的时机很恰当。
n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身
- The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.土地的，农村的，农业的
- People are leaving an agrarian way of life to go to the city.人们正在放弃农业生活方式而转向城市。
- This was a feature of agrarian development in Britain.这是大不列颠土地所有制发展的一个特征。
n.中肯，适当，关联，相关性
- Politicians' private lives have no relevance to their public roles.政治家的私生活与他们的公众角色不相关。
- Her ideas have lost all relevance to the modern world.她的想法与现代社会完全脱节。
adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。