英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0304 - 自主招生会变成另一个高考吗？

Topic1 Sleeping Towns in ChinaVice minister of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Qiu Baoxing says new city developments like the Huilongguan area in suburban Beijing are a failure. According to the minister, who is also a veteran in

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0305 - 大学英语成令学生最失望课程

Topic1 Discipline of 2014 two sessionsMany provinces announced disciplines for their delegation members to follow during the ongoing National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from March 3rd to 12th. The rul

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0228 - 大学建相亲网站

Topic1 Ban on taxi booking apps during rush hoursShanghai transport authority will ban taxi drivers from using taxi-hailing apps during rush hours from this Saturday. The apps allow residents with smartphones to book and summon taxis to a specific lo

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0227 - 语音助手沦为被调戏对象

Topic1 Retirement IndexA latest report released by Tsinghua University Employment and Social Insurance Research Center aggravates people's worry on whether China is ready to tackle rapidly worsening aging population problem. There were 194 million pe

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0224 - 对口型假唱可以吗？

Topic1 Chinese firms face trust deficitAn international survey has found that Chinese companies are consistently less trusted than companies headquartered in the developed nations. The trust deficit is now a major hurdle for the growing number of Chi

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0225 - 余额宝是金融寄生虫吗？

Topic1 Yu E Bao Called Financial ParasiteRecently, a CCTV financial commentator named Niu Wenxin launches a one-man campaign against online monetary fund Yu'ebao. He calls this product the financial parasite sucking blood from banks. Does his point o

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0220 - 北京，让人爱恨交织的城市

Topic1 Beijing Occupies Too Many ResourcesBeijing is a black hole that absorbs numerous resources from other cities in the country, according to a report from the magazine Vistastory. As a result, everyday more than 1,000 non-local dream seekers come

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0221 - 你在社交媒体上转发些什么？

Topic1 Shoe Factory ProtestEarlier this week, thousands of migrant workers gathered in front of a government building in Wenling city. They were protest against the forced shutdown of some 4,000 local shoe factories in a fire safety campaign. It is u

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0218 - 中国人肉吃多了？

Topic1 Are Housing Prices to Go Down? After the Spring Festival, now there is a new round of debate about the home price in China? As usual, some believe the price will rise, while some others bet the opposite. First of all, where is this debate comi

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0219 - 来自星星的你为什么火？

Topic1 Are Chinese Paying Too Much TaxRecently, two pieces of news touch a nerve with the public. One is that a report issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences shows that the average tax burden of Chinese people reached 10,000 yuan a year. Th

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0214 - 情人节？情人劫！

Topic1 Beijing UninhabitableSevere pollution in Beijing has made the Chinese capital barely suitable for living, according to an official report published by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. In the meantime, Beijing Commission of Transport ad

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0217 - 中外联姻数量10年间下降

Topic1 Labor Camp in New DisguiseOver the weekend, a 70-year-old woman who has been detained at a so-called reprimand center in Henan Province is released following a public outcry. The local authorities now are investigating such centers in the prov

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0212 - 裸体浴场之辩

Topic1 Malnutrition of Rural KidsIn China, kids in rural areas are more likely to suffer malnutrition than children in urban areas. The situation in impoverished regions is even worse, according to the country's health authorities. How serious is the

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0213 - 女大学生专场招聘

Topic1 When will 4G bring profit to China Mobile? You may or may not be a 4G user, but you must have heard of this: China Mobile will take your house away if you forget to turn off your 4G service for a night. Of course it is a rumour because China M

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0210 - 公务员升迁潜规则

Topic1 Beijing may introduce congestion charge in 2015Beijing is to unveil plans for a low-emission zone and vehicle congestion charge by the end of the year, with the measures to come into effect as early as 2015. Environmental officials say they ar

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0211 - 央视曝光，东莞扫黄

Topic1 Crackdown on Dongguan Sex Service IndustryChinese authorities have carried out a rare crackdown on the sex trade in the sin city of Dongguan following a candid half-hour report by the state broadcaster, China Central Television (CCTV), on the

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0303 - 故宫要涨价你还去吗？

Topic1 China To Unify Two Pension AccountsRecently, the State Council announced that the country will build a fair, unified and standardized pension system for its rural and urban population before 2020. Then the Ministry of Human Resources and Socia

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0226 - 水污染比雾霾还严重吗？

Topic1 China Tackles Water PollutionChina plans to spend 2 trillion yuan, or 330 billion US dollars, on an action plan to tackle pollution of its scarce water resources. The plan is still being finalized but the budget has been set, exceeding the 1.7

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0201 - 精华版英语篇

Topic1 English proficiency Should be Enhanced in CollegeA foreign language expert says the English-language standards for Chinese college students should be raised, not lowered, in any national reform of English education. Cai Jigang, deputy director

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0206 - 为什么中国没有好看的恐怖片？

Topic1 China to Fight Hard against CancerWorld Cancer Day was marked on February 4th to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. According to the World Health Organization, cancer cases are expected to surg