英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0411 - 交警接过的是罚款还是买路钱？
时间：2018-12-25 作者：英语课 分类：英语角-圆桌会议
英语课
Topic 1-Massive layoff 1 in the Internet industry
Word on the street says the Internet Industry is seeing massive layoffs 2. It is not uncommon 3 to hear news of internet and technology companies trimming workforce 4, followed by the company's spokesperson clarifying the so-called rumors 5.
What's going on? How do you react if it's you getting the boot?
Topic 2-Henan traffic police criticized for taking bribes 7 from driver that violates traffic rules
An internet user posted a video clip which exposed a traffic police officer in central China's Henan Province taking 50 Yuan of cash from a cargo 8 driver who violated traffic rules.
The video has stirred a heated discussion on what constitutes a bribe 6?
Topic 3-Bird nest in pants
A student from Wuhan University of Science and Technology, in Central China's Hubei Province, surprisingly found a bird nest was built in his pants, after hanging them outside for two weeks. Is he the "laziest student" ever; or are you just as bad?
Word on the street says the Internet Industry is seeing massive layoffs 2. It is not uncommon 3 to hear news of internet and technology companies trimming workforce 4, followed by the company's spokesperson clarifying the so-called rumors 5.
What's going on? How do you react if it's you getting the boot?
Topic 2-Henan traffic police criticized for taking bribes 7 from driver that violates traffic rules
An internet user posted a video clip which exposed a traffic police officer in central China's Henan Province taking 50 Yuan of cash from a cargo 8 driver who violated traffic rules.
The video has stirred a heated discussion on what constitutes a bribe 6?
Topic 3-Bird nest in pants
A student from Wuhan University of Science and Technology, in Central China's Hubei Province, surprisingly found a bird nest was built in his pants, after hanging them outside for two weeks. Is he the "laziest student" ever; or are you just as bad?
1 layoff
n.临时解雇，操作停止，活动停止期间，失业期
- Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。
- Workers were re-employed after the layoff.在暂时解雇不久后工人们又被再度雇用了。
2 layoffs
临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 )； 停工，停止活动
- Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
- Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌
3 uncommon
adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的
- Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
- Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。
4 workforce
n.劳动大军，劳动力
- A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
- A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。
5 rumors
n.传闻( rumor的名词复数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷v.传闻( rumor的第三人称单数 )；[古]名誉；咕哝；[古]喧嚷
- Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 bribe
n.贿赂；v.向…行贿，买通
- He tried to bribe the policeman not to arrest him.他企图贿赂警察不逮捕他。
- He resolutely refused their bribe.他坚决不接受他们的贿赂。