英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0514 - 治霾神器遭遇吐槽

 Topic1 How to attract basic and mid 1 level talentsIn recent years, Shenzhen has done a good job of attracting high-end talents, however, at the same time, the city continued to lose basic and mid-level talents.

Between 2010 and 2013, over 65,000 people gave up their Shenzhen Hukou, and 40% of them are considered to be talents. In the worst year, over 10,000 talents moved out of Shenzhen.
Is Shenzhen facing a talent crisis?
Topic2 Smog Cannon 2 in Xi'anIn an effort to reduce air pollution, Xi'an recently bought a "Smog Cannon", an air-assisted machine that sprays fine water drops to over 70 meters high. The 900,000 yuan machine was installed on a truck so it can move around in the city from 8:30 am to 6pm every day.
The local government says it reduces smog in the city. Does it really work?
Topic3 Panda MasterChinese Net users are going wild over what they're calling the most enviable job in the country: panda master.
Basically, it is a position to take care of giant pandas in Ya'an, Sichuan province. The pay is as high as 200,000 yuan a year.
Are you interested?
Topic4 International Classes Aren't That GoodIn recent years, more and more schools set up international classes or international departments. Students in these classes follow the same curriculum of developed countries and may even be directly recruited by foreign universities.
However, there're also doubts that international classes aren't as attractive as they sound.
Are international classes growing in size and popularity?
Topic5 Campus Internet Receives ComplaintsIn our common sense, the commodity prices in universities are lower than average. For eg, a meal in the canteen is just a couple of yuan and the dormitory fees are also much lower than average rent in cities. However, when it comes to the internet, it is a totally different story.
Recently, CCTV discloses that students in the same dorm in a university in Sichuan have to pay 5,000 yuan a year for internet access.
Is it too high? Why is that?
Topic6 100 million Chinese are Addicted 3 GamersA study jointly 4 conducted by Chinese market research firm Eguan and game company Giant Interactive 5 shows an estimated 100 million people in China have suffered brain damage as a result of video games.
The report defines these people as players who have lost self control and developed an irrational 6 dependence 7 on games. While the report rather harshly refers to these players as "braindead" or "brain damaged," this could more appropriately be inferred as someone showing signs of gaming addiction 8.
Enfodesk and Eguan gathered data using a combination of questionnaires, face-to-face interviews, and field testing.
100 million is a surprisingly large figure. Are so many people in China addicted gamers?