英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0306 - 你被拒载过吗？
时间：2019-01-21 作者：英语课 分类：英语角-圆桌会议
英语课
Topic 1-Universities in East China not encouraged to attract talents from universities in West China
Chinese Minister of Education calls for universities in east China not to poach talented teachers or scholars from universities in mid-western regions of China with better treatment. Should we control the talent flow across universities?
Topic 2-Popular imported condom brands fail to pass China’s quality test
Chinese media reported that the General Administration of Quality Supervision 1, Inspection 2 and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China found that mor than thirty two percent of the imported condoms on which they performed random 3 inspections 4, did not pass quality tests. The results both worry and confuse Chinese netizens.
Topic 3-Taxi driver refuse a passenger carrying a mortuary urn 5
A lady was refused by a taxi driver because she carrying a mortuary urn after attending her grandmother’s funeral.
The lady was in distress 6. But the taxi driver thought he had a legitimate 7 reason to reject this passenger. As he didn’t want the vestige 8 of a dead person’s spirit in his vehicle.
Facing the dilemma 9 between business and superstition 10, what do people make of it?
n.监督，管理
- The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
- The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。
n.检查，审查，检阅
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
- The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。
adj.随机的；任意的；n.偶然的(或随便的)行动
- The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
n.检查( inspection的名词复数 )；检验；视察；检阅
- Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
- Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.（有座脚的）瓮；坟墓；骨灰瓮
- The urn was unearthed entire.这只瓮出土完整无缺。
- She put the big hot coffee urn on the table and plugged it in.她将大咖啡壶放在桌子上,接上电源。
n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛
- Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
- Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
n.痕迹，遗迹，残余
- Some upright stones in wild places are the vestige of ancient religions.荒原上一些直立的石块是古老宗教的遗迹。
- Every vestige has been swept away.一切痕迹都被一扫而光。
n.困境，进退两难的局面
- I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
- He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。
n.迷信，迷信行为
- It's a common superstition that black cats are unlucky.认为黑猫不吉祥是一种很普遍的迷信。
- Superstition results from ignorance.迷信产生于无知。