英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0504 - 孩子走丢找房产中介靠谱吗？
时间：2019-03-05 作者：英语课 分类：英语角-圆桌会议
英语课
Topic 1-Lianjia lost kids plan sparks heated debate
Chinese real estate agency Lianjia, Home Link, has been slammed by the police and has triggered widespread controversy 1, after it allegedly proffered 2 services for lost children and encouraged them to seek help in Lianjia shops. Is Lianjia’s guardian 3 station for missing kids help children find their home or merely another publicity 4 stunt 5?
Topic 2-Private detectives cash in on China's rampant 6 marital 7 infidelity
More and more heartbroken spouses 8 are turning to private detectives to obtain evidence of adultery. Apparently 9, it’s now turned into a profitable business. There may be thousands of people who do this job. Why is the demand for private investigators 10 so huge?
Topic 3-Packing a piece of home for travel
A global survey found it's coffee and ketchup 11 that holidaymakers consider their packing essentials, rather than flip 12 flops 13 and sun tan lotion 14. It also shows nearly 40 percent of Chinese mainland travellers pack instant noodles. Are you one of them?
n.争论，辩论，争吵
- That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
- We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。
v.提供，贡献，提出( proffer的过去式和过去分词 )
- She proffered her cheek to kiss. 她伸过自己的面颊让人亲吻。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He rose and proffered a silver box full of cigarettes. 他站起身，伸手递过一个装满香烟的银盒子。 来自辞典例句
n.监护人；守卫者，保护者
- The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
- The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告
- The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
- He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。
n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长
- Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
- Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。
adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的
- Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
- You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。
adj.婚姻的，夫妻的
- Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。
- I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。
n.配偶，夫或妻( spouse的名词复数 )
- Jobs are available for spouses on campus and in the community. 校园里和社区里有配偶可做的工作。 来自辞典例句
- An astonishing number of spouses-most particularly in the upper-income brackets-have no close notion of their husbands'paychecks. 相当大一部分妇女——特别在高收入阶层——并不很了解他们丈夫的薪金。 来自辞典例句
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.蕃茄酱，蕃茄沙司
- There's a spot of ketchup on the tablecloth.桌布上有一点番茄酱的渍斑。
- Could I have some ketchup and napkins,please?请给我一些番茄酱和纸手巾？
vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的
- I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
- Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
n.失败( flop的名词复数 )v.（指书、戏剧等）彻底失败( flop的第三人称单数 )；（因疲惫而）猛然坐下；（笨拙地、不由自主地或松弛地）移动或落下；砸锅
- a pair of flip-flops 一双人字拖鞋
- HPC environments are often measured in terms of FLoating point Operations Per Second (FLOPS) . HPC环境通常以每秒浮点运算次数(FLOPS)加以度量。 来自互联网