英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable0922 - 水逆是个什么鬼？
时间：2018-12-25 作者：英语课 分类：英语角-圆桌会议
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Topic1-Have we entered the paying-for-knowledge era
Two popular content providers, Luo Yonghao and Papi Jiang have recently announced their departure from Fenda, a paywall platform that have opinion leaders and celebrities 1 answer user's questions for a fee.
2017 has been touted 2 as the first lucrative 3 year for online platforms that charge for disseminating 4 knowledge. But are we there yet? Are internet users willing to shell out for knowledge?
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Topic2-Mercury Retrograde
Whether it's a broken computer, missed flights, or even sudden temper change in your significant other--we would blame it on Mercury Retrograde. But what exactly is it? Is it worth our time?
1 celebrities
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
- He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
- a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目
2 touted
v.兜售( tout的过去式和过去分词 )；招揽；侦查；探听赛马情报
- She's being touted as the next leader of the party. 她被吹捧为该党的下一任领导人。
- People said that he touted for his mother and sister. 据说，他给母亲和姐姐拉生意。 来自辞典例句
3 lucrative
adj.赚钱的，可获利的
- He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
- It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。
4 disseminating
散布，传播( disseminate的现在分词 )
- Our comrades in propaganda work have the task of disseminating Marxism. 我们作宣传工作的同志有一个宣传马克思主义的任务。
- Disseminating indecent photographs on the internet a distasteful act. 在因特网上发布不雅照片是卑劣的行径。
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