英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0207 - 春节催生“恐聚族”

Topic1 Red Envelopes with BribesWhen China celebrates the Lunar New Year, millions of red envelopes stuffed with cash are changing hands among families, friends and colleagues. That's perhaps why bribers love the Spring Festival more. They shower who

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0204 - 精华版爱情篇

Topic1 Love hunters25-year-old Gao Yongxiang is one of China's premier love hunters, a new breed of matchmakers who differentiate themselves from the more conventional end of the trade. His job involves searching out potential wives for some of China

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0205 - 什么样的单身人士最受青睐？

Topic1 Over physical examIn recent years, health awareness seems to have grown substantially in China. Almost all health experts would suggest annual physical check-up for people, or at least people over a certain age. Southern Metropolis Weekly repo

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0202 - 精华版科技篇

Topic1 Smartphone Replacement DemandWhen is your last time buying a new smart phone? Chinese people seem to love having the latest phone, with figures showing that China is just behind the US in terms of how often people replace their phone. Obviousl

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0131 - 精华版文化篇

Topic1 Cao Cao DNA DecodedA team of Fudan University researchers has made headlines around the world. They recently announced that they had decoded the DNA of Cao Cao, a great warlord from the Three Kingdoms period, some 1,800 years ago who was posth

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0129 - 综艺节目拍电影，奇怪吗？

Topic1 When H7N9 meets with Lunar Chinese New YearChina has intensified H7N9 prevention by applying body temperature checking systems at border gates. According to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, outbound

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0130 - 春节对付熊孩子攻略

Topic1 Using Rope to Stop JaywalkingDuring Spring Festival, the streets of major cities are less busy than usual. But that doesn't mean pedestrians will stop jaywalking. Recently, Guizhou implemented a new method to crackdown on jaywalking. When the

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0127 - 中国电视抄袭美国？

Topic1 Global Income RankingChinese internet users are abuzz about an online tool on CNN's website that calculates how one's annual wages compare with those around the world. And many of them aren't happy to know how little they make compared to thei

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0128 - 中国鼓励原创文化类节目

Topic1 Left-behind Women Face ProblemsWith more male labours leaving their rural hometown to big cities, China now has over 50 million left behind women. CPPCC member Xiong Tong urges governments to pay more effort and care to these women who face se

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0123 - 人力资源专家职场解惑

China Talent ReportMore than 50% of employees in media, PR, real estate, and agriculture have changed jobs during the past year. This is the findings of the 2013 China Talent-flow Survey Report, released by RMG Selection, an international recruitment

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0124 - 中国需要对音乐分级吗？

Topic1 The Least Corrupt ProvinceA national corruption map complied by Nie Huihua, vice president of the National Academy of Development and Strategy at Renmin University of China, caught public attention. According to the map, provinces of Fujian, G

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0203 - 精华版奇葩班

Topic1 Public Schools Open International ClassWith more high school students eager to enter foreign colleges, many middle schools began to open international classes. Some say it could effectively ease the competition to enter domestic universities,

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0509 - 中国人没有浪漫基因吗？

Topic1 Sales of mall cosmetics fallA market research shows the growth of cosmetics sales in Chinese shopping malls hit their lowest level in six years. According to the Beijing-based China National Commercial Information Center, an information servic

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0506 - 为何落马官员多迷信

Topic1 Firemen Death Reveals Industry ProblemsTwo young Chinese firefighters who fell to their deaths during a blaze in a high-rise building are being hailed as heroes of the post-1990 generation. Qian Lingyun (钱凌云) and Liu Jie (刘杰) died wh

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0507 - 教授建议取消本科毕业论文

Topic1 New urban dwellers surveyAs China further urbanizes, Cheng Shi Xin Yi Min, or literally new urbanites, are attracting more social attention. A recently released survey shows that new members joining big Chinese cities are basing their happines

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0501 - 中国富人为什么喜欢洋别墅

Topic1-Kindergarten teacher caught abusing childrenYesterday was the International Spank Out Day. All parents, guardians, and caregivers are encouraged to refrain from hitting children on this day. Spank Out Day was initiated by Center for Effective

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0505 - 靠父母资产进银行实习

Topic1 Bill Gates urges Chinese richest to invest in the poorMicrosoft founder Bill Gates recently took to the pages of the People's Daily to encourage rich people in China to do more for the poor. He wrote: China has many successful entrepreneurs an

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0429 - 人民日报指外来语破坏汉语纯洁

Topic1 Parents Who Lost Only Child Ask for CompensationOver 240 Chinese couples who have lost their only child vowed to appeal after the National Health and Family Planning Commission rejected their demand for compensation. In China, every year there

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0430 - 中国年轻人为何不晃荡

Topic1 China is an upper middle income country? Recently an official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said that China now ranks among the middle-and-high income countries. The remarks were made at a press conference by Xu Li

英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0425 - 校园欺凌视频曝光

Topic1 School BullyingRecently, a bullying video clip goes viral on the internet. Let's have a listen first. (clip)In the video, a middle schoolboy is beaten up by at least 4 students. The bullies also put instant noodle bowl and water bucket on the