英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0220 - 北京，让人爱恨交织的城市-英语课

时间：2019-01-21 作者：英语课 分类：英语角-圆桌会议

英语课

Topic1 Beijing Occupies Too Many ResourcesBeijing is a black hole that absorbs numerous resources from other cities in the country, according to a report from the magazine Vistastory.

As a result, everyday more than 1,000 non-local dream seekers come and settle down in the city, despite knowing how small their chances are. Beijing Beijing, a song by the famous musician Wang Feng, vents 1 their feelings. (clip)The lyric 2 goes "if I have to leave the city one day, I hope at least I can be buried here when I die. I can feel my existence here. I have too many reasons to love the city."Why Beijing is so attractive that make people want to be buried in it? How centralized its social resources are?
Topic2 Huge government stimulating 3 investment continues in citiesBBC News recently published an article Will China Shake the World Again?
In the article, editor Petson Robert says he interviewed Wuhan mayor Tang Liangzhi who is spending ?200bn, about 2 trillion yuan, over five years on a redevelopment plan. The rate of infrastructure 4 spending in Wuhan alone is comparable to the UK's entire expenditure 5 on renewing and improving the fabric 6 of the country.
How huge is the plan?
Topic3 Lake Filling Project Halted in Manmade LakeProperty developments on land reclaimed 7 from a man-made lake in East China are making a secret comeback after a government ban last June.
Land reclamation 8 has resumed allowing the construction and sales of holiday resorts and villas 9 built within the Qiandao Lake Scenic 10 Area which also is a water source.
The local government has again put an immediate 11 halt over these projects, vowing 12 that lake fill should never happen again.
Is lake filling a good idea?
Topic4 Raising boys more expensive in ChinaDifferent Chinese regions are implementing 13 changes in family planning policies that allow couples in which one spouse 14 is an only child to have two children.
But the cost of raising a child in today's China is keeping many eligible 15 parents from having a second child.
The economic challenge for raising a boy in particular is also reportedly transforming a traditional Chinese preference over boys.
Are boys more expensive?
Topic5 Romantic City RankingWhich cities in China are the most romantic? A recent ranking is out of many people's ranking since it put Foshan the first 3. All the major cities fail to make the top 10.
Is the ranking reasonable?

1 vents

（气体、液体等进出的）孔、口( vent的名词复数 )；（鸟、鱼、爬行动物或小哺乳动物的）肛门；大衣等的)衩口；开衩

He always vents his anger on the dog. 他总是拿狗出气。
The Dandelion Patch is the least developed of the four active vents. “蒲公英区”在这四个活裂口中是发育最差的一个。

2 lyric

n.抒情诗，歌词；adj.抒情的

This is a good example of Shelley's lyric poetry.这首诗是雪莱抒情诗的范例。
His earlier work announced a lyric talent of the first order.他的早期作品显露了一流的抒情才华。

3 stimulating

adj.有启发性的，能激发人思考的

shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
This is a drug for stimulating nerves. 这是一种兴奋剂。

4 infrastructure

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

5 expenditure

n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出；使用，消耗

The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账。
The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。

6 fabric

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

7 reclaimed

adj.再生的；翻造的；收复的；回收的v.开拓( reclaim的过去式和过去分词 )；要求收回；从废料中回收（有用的材料）；挽救