英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0121 - 男色消费的时代
时间:2019-03-05 作者:英语课 分类:英语角-圆桌会议
英语课
Topic1 WHO Says 3 Million Chinese Die Prematurely 1 from Non-communicable DiseasesEvery year in China more than 3 million people die prematurely from chronic 2 non-communicable diseases, according to a new report from The World Health Organization, which says that "urgent government action" is needed.
How serious is the problem?
Topic2 Is education the solution to students' gender 3 identity disorder 4?
A political advisor 5 in eastern China's Anhui province has blamed co-education for more "feminine boys and macho girls" among Chinese students.
Does it make sense?
Topic3 Women Attracted to Male Beauty ConsumptionIn recent years, we see more and more TV shows, films and commercials featuring good looking guys and targeting female consumers. It is dubbed 6 nan se xiao fei, literally 7 meaning consumption of the male beauty.
How common is it?
Topic4 Women do cry more than menWe can alter the shapes of our bodies, slow the signs of aging and learn to control our hearts rates. Yet we're often powerless when it comes to crying.
Some new research efforts are helping 8 to piece together the biological and cultural forces behind crying, showing that there are different types of tears as well as differences in the way men and women cry. It's true, women DO cry more than men - and for twice as long: Hormonal 9 differences and social conditioning said to be to blameWhat does the research say? Is there something that we didn't know?
Topic5 Weird 10 Final Test QuestionsStudents across China are taking their final exams now, and almost every year, they are faced with funny and bizarre questions.
Whether by design or by accident, these test questions add a dash of humor to the often stressful procedure of taking an exam.
Are these serious questions or merely for fun?
adv.过早地,贸然地
- She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs. 她早产,肺部未发育健全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- His hair was prematurely white, but his busy eyebrows were still jet-black. 他的头发已经白了,不过两道浓眉还是乌黑乌黑的。 来自辞典例句
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的
- Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
- Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
n.(生理上的)性,(名词、代词等的)性
- French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语,所有的名词都有性。
- Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
- When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后,他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
- It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
n.顾问,指导老师,劝告者
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 );把…称为;配音;复制
- Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
- Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的? 来自《简明英汉词典》
adv.照字面意义,逐字地;确实
- He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
- Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候,她不走到真正要昏厥了,决不肯坐下来。
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
adj.激素的
- Some viral diseases are more severe during pregnancy, probably tecause of hormonal changes. 有些病毒病在妊娠期间比较严重,可能是由于激素变化引起的。
- She underwent surgical intervention and a subsequent short period of hormonal therapy. 他接受外科手术及随后短暂荷尔蒙治疗。