英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0427 - 你曾经钟爱的女鞋品牌还畅销么？
时间：2018-12-25 作者：英语课 分类：英语角-圆桌会议
英语课
Topic 1-The New Chinese Middle Class
What does the Chinese middle class look like in your mind? Owning a house, a car, enjoying family life, and probably also having a cute pet…many believe that's all a given. But in reality, a new generation of middle class citizens has emerged.
Who are they? What are the trials and tribulations 1 they are going through?
Topic 2-Why some old domestic shoe brands become less popular
Domestic shoe brands such as Belle 2 and Daphne used to occupy the women's shoe section in big department stores. However, the popularity of these brands is dwindling 3 among most customers. Why is it?
Topic 3-Chinese celebrities 4 fuelling a luxury wedding boom in Bali
Magnificent sunshine, pure blue sky, exquisite 5 villas 6 overlooking the turquoise 7 Indian Ocean – it is easy to figure out why Bali has become a favorite wedding destination for China's A-list celebrities.
Yet, in a surprising twist, the island's luxury resorts have also become popular with Chinese couples who've taken an interest in Bali as a destination for their own weddings.
1 tribulations
n.苦难( tribulation的名词复数 )；艰难；苦难的缘由；痛苦
- the tribulations of modern life 现代生活的苦恼
- The film is about the trials and tribulations of adolescence. 这部电影讲述了青春期的麻烦和苦恼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 belle
n.靓女
- She was the belle of her Sunday School class.在主日学校她是她们班的班花。
- She was the belle of the ball.她是那个舞会中的美女。
3 dwindling
adj.逐渐减少的v.逐渐变少或变小( dwindle的现在分词 )
- The number of wild animals on the earth is dwindling. 地球上野生动物的数量正日渐减少。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. 他正努力适应自己权力被削弱这一局面。 来自辞典例句
4 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
5 exquisite
adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的
- I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
- I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。