英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1010 - 放假加限号，迎接APEC

Topic1 6-Days off in Beijing During APECHere is some good news for Beijingers. Government employees and students in the capital will enjoy a six-day holiday as the city hosts this year's APEC, or Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit. Is

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1013 - 老爸啥都会修，老公呢？

Topic1 Tourism, advertising 'least trusted' industries in ChinaTrust is a heavy topic in Chinese society. A newly released report on China's social psychology shows a general improvement in social trust, especially in government and media, but trust

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1008 -400元的小鸡炖蘑菇

Topic 1: Overpriced StuffDuring the National Day holiday, many people chose to visit scenic areas and get a taste of China's rich heritage. However, they also got a taste of greed when they saw at Wutai Mountain a dish that cost 400 RMB. Is this just

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1009 -广场舞大妈“攻占”南京路

Topic1 Car rental business takes off as holiday travelers choose drivingThe Chinese National Day holiday has seen a boom in the car rental sector as more travelers preferred driving a car while sightseeing. Leading car rental companies are also getti

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0929 -职校新区落成 哈佛牛津捧场

Topic 1: Subway security checksA woman in Shanghai has been given five-months detention with a six-month reprieve after assaulting police officers in a subway station. The woman, surnamed Tang, refused to allow subway security guards to scan her bag

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0930 - 国产剧打死不变的情节

Topic 1: Too many skyscrapers and poor DrainageMany Asian countries are enthusiastic about building skyscrapers as the emblem of a vibrant finance sector. This is particularly true for China, which is estimated to become the world's tallest country b

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0925 - 小苹果变身教学曲

Topic1 Shaolin Temple and local government in ticket fare showdownA legal showdown between a renowned Buddhist temple in central China and its administration agency snagged headlines as the two battle over ticket fare distribution of the tourist site

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1017 - 大话西游重映

Topic1 24 Hours of Fasting Against HungerA public campaign calling for people's awareness of the ongoing global hunger and poverty alleviation is attracting the attention of many Chinese. The campaign, initiated by the China Foundation for Poverty Al

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0909 - 高考改革方案出炉

Topic1 Gaokao Reform Plan ReleasedOn Sept 4, the State Council issued The Implementation Opinions on Deepening the reform of Examination and Enrollment System关于深化考试招生制度改革的实施意见, which marks a new round reform of exami

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0919 - 那些奇葩的相亲对象们

Topic 1: SAPPRFT Bans scandalized celebsChina's top media regulator has called on TV stations to carefully reconsider hiring stars who have beencaught up in various scandals, after a fistful of big names in the entertainment industry were nabbed indr

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0922 - 中国十大社会病，你中了几枪？

Topic1 Hospital Refuse Patients with Bad HistoryRecently, several doctors make public statement that they won't treat the patients who hurt the medical staffs until the matters get a reasonable solution. This retaliatory action sparks controversy on

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0917 - 中国式公共澡堂

Topic 1-The removal of National Holiday Office after 14 yearsThe National Holiday Office has been a subject of criticism for years. Its decisions, for example, to 'pick-n-mix' all national holidays with weekends and abolish the 'May First golden week

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0915 - 当年你放学怎么回家的？

Topic1 China revises anti-air pollution lawIllegal outdoor barbecues might get you fines of up to 2,000 yuan. That's according to a revised draft of China's Law on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution China has recently released for pu

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0916 - 要不要买个虚拟女友？

Topic1 How to Avoid Being Duped in Broken Vase ScamsPeople in China who attempt to profit through Peng Ci, or extorting money from a driver through creating a traffic accident, may now find the practice more difficult. A court in the eastern city of

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0911 - 粗鄙网络语言需要被抵制吗？

Topic1 Teachers on strike in Hubei cityTeacher's Day this year hasn't been uneventful for a major high school in central China's Hubei Province. More than 70 teachers at the Xiaogan High School in Xiaogan city went on strike since Tuesday for the sch

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0912 - 什么是型商？

Topic1 China boasts second-largest obese population in the worldObesity is increasing causing concerns in China as its economy develops. China actually is home to the second-largest population of obese people in the world, just behind the United Stat

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0910 - 反腐不应反掉职工福利

Topic 1 Should employee benefits be cut to fight corruptionAn editorial on the government-run newspaper People's Daily has blamed civil servants' benefit cutbacks on some officials' overreaction to the crackdown on corruption. The editorial says that

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0904 - 清华开女生安全课，男生怎么办？

Topic1 Breast Cancer Grows FastThe breast cancer rate in Beijing has increased by 90% in the past two decades, according to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital's Breast Center. In recent years, breast cancer has become one of the biggest health

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0902 - 食堂没肉菜，问题多严重？

Topic 1: School TragedyOn the first day of the new semester, a man wielding a knife killed three students and one teacher. He also managed to injure 5 other students before jumping to his death from the fifth floor of the school. What happened? Why d

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0903 - 中国第一座屋顶跑道

Topic1 Opinions split on relevance of cord bloodThere are always two opinions on storing cord blood. Some experts believe that the chance of a person to use his or her cord blood for blood diseases is too few while the cost is high. Others argue that