英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable0821 - 共享产权房能圆你的有房梦吗？
时间：2018-12-25 作者：英语课 分类：英语角-圆桌会议
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Topic1-Beijing to introduce shared or joint 1 property ownership housing scheme
The Beijing municipality is planning to offer apartments with ownership shared between the homebuyer and government.
This is an effort to make housing more affordable 2 as soaring prices have left many aspiring 3 homeowners out in the cold.
Will more people be able to get a foot on the property ladder? And who is meeting the requirements to purchase property with shared ownership?
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Topic2-Is difficult primary school homework making parents look bad?
Summer vacation in China comes with homework that's driving the parents of elementary students crazy. How has the homework of children become a challenge for parents? Why do parents feel obliged in completing homework for their children?
One primary school in Shanghai asked its first graders to observe the moon between 7 and 9 o'clock every night for a month—a task that an astronomer 4 reckons "impossible".
1 joint
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
- I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
- We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
2 affordable
adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的
- The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
- There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。
3 aspiring
adj.有志气的；有抱负的；高耸的v.渴望；追求
- Aspiring musicians need hours of practice every day. 想当音乐家就要每天练许多小时。
- He came from an aspiring working-class background. 他出身于有抱负的工人阶级家庭。 来自辞典例句
4 astronomer
n.天文学家
- A new star attracted the notice of the astronomer.新发现的一颗星引起了那位天文学家的注意。
- He is reputed to have been a good astronomer.他以一个优秀的天文学者闻名于世。
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