英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0916 - 要不要买个虚拟女友？
时间：2019-02-22 作者：英语课 分类：英语角-圆桌会议
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Topic1 How to Avoid Being Duped in Broken Vase ScamsPeople in China who attempt to profit through "Peng Ci," or extorting 1 money from a driver through creating a traffic accident, may now find the practice more difficult.
A court in the eastern city of Ningbo has recently reversed a verdict by local traffic police and exempted 2 a driver from paying more than 1.2 million yuan in compensation, or about 200 thousand US dollars, to a man severely 3 injured in a road accident in October last year.
What has possibly happened?
Topic2 Crappy Car Insurance in ChinaReports say the premium 4 rate of automobile 5 insurance in China is higher than that in the US and Europe, but the service car owners enjoy here is much worse.
Is there a problem?
Topic3 Sky-high luxury authentication 6 course runs in BeijingA series of courses on luxury goods authentication in Beijing have attracted attention for their hefty fees. The beginner course which only lasts for 10-days already cost 32,800 yuan ($5,364 dollars), according to Beijing Youth Daily.
What exactly does this sky-high course teach?
Topic4 Teacher Insults Students for Not Bringing Her PresentsA 10th grade teacher was suspended in Harbin, Heilongjiang province when a recording 7 revealed her hurling 8 insults at students for not bringing her a gift on Teachers' Day. The education department said she called students a "bunch of bums 9" for not getting her a present on the holiday.
What kind of problem does that reveal?
Topic5 Making the will at 30sRecently, Chen Kai, director of China Will Registration 10 Center, said to the media that Chinese should make a will at their 30s, which aroused heated discussion on the Internet. However, according to a survey, only 25% senior citizens have already made a will when they die of natural causes.
Should people make a will? And when is the best time to make a will?
Topic6 Virtual Boyfriends and Girlfriends on TaobaoVirtual boyfriends and girlfriends are now available for purchase online, where operators simulate relationships through phone calls and text messages for a daily fee.
Would you like to pay for such a service?
v.敲诈( extort的现在分词 )；曲解
- Corrupt government officials were extorting money from him. 腐败的政府官员向他敲诈钱财。 来自辞典例句
- He's been charged with extorting protection money from the shopkeepers. 他被指控对店主敲诈勒索保护费。 来自互联网
使免除[豁免]( exempt的过去式和过去分词 )
- His bad eyesight exempted him from military service. 他因视力不好而免服兵役。
- Her illness exempted her from the examination. 她因病而免试。
adv.严格地；严厉地；非常恶劣地
- He was severely criticized and removed from his post.他受到了严厉的批评并且被撤了职。
- He is severely put down for his careless work.他因工作上的粗心大意而受到了严厉的批评。
n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的
- You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
- Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。
n.汽车，机动车
- He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
- The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。
鉴定，认证
- Computer security technology includes mainly:Authentication,Encryption,Access Control,Auditing and so on.计算机网络安全技术主要有: 认证授权、数据加密、访问控制、安全审计等。
n.录音，记录
- How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
- I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。
n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的现在分词 )；大声叫骂
- The boat rocked wildly, hurling him into the water. 这艘船剧烈地晃动，把他甩到水中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Fancy hurling away a good chance like that, the silly girl! 想想她竟然把这样一个好机会白白丢掉了，真是个傻姑娘！ 来自《简明英汉词典》