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 premier¹ "love hunters", a new breed of matchmakers who differentiate² themselves from the more conventional end of the trade. His job involves searching out potential wives for some of China's richest bachelors. The company that employs Gao, Diamond Love and Marriage, caters³ to China's nouveau riche men - and occasionally women - who are willing to pay at least 10,000 yuan to outsource the customized search for their ideal partner.

Why? Is there demand?

Topic2 40% middle school students in loveShanghai local media reported a study of adolescent romance found that 40 percent of high school students have been involved in a romantic relationship. Researchers interviewed 738 students in four middle schools and four high schools in Yangpu district of Shanghai. The finding shows that a majority of students remain wary⁴ about sex and romance as many parents and educators hold fast to the belief that young love is something best delayed. Is the number high? Is it being under-reported still?

Topic3 How to Woo A GirlOutright confession⁵ of love or indirect hints, which is more effective at wooing girls? This is the topic of a debate competition between Central China University of Science and Technology and Zhongnan University of Economics and Law.

This is a bit of a dull topic, but it’s probably dull because everyone talks about it. But do you think it’s weird⁶ or suitable to talk about such a topic on a debate competition?

Topic4 Eight standards to define puppy loveHow to deal with young couples on campus is always a headache for middle school teachers. A middle school in Xiamen starts tackling this headache by carefully defining what puppy love is. Recently, Xiang’an No.1 middle school in Xiamen drafted eight standards about how to define a love relationship between male and female students, which raised a hot debate about puppy love among teenagers.

Why define it? Is puppy love a problem?

Topic5 College love reportMost people believe that in college, relationship is one of the most important subjects for students to learn. So when it’s time for graduation, 40% of the students decide to end their relationships right way.

Recently, a dating website issues a report about how the college students deal with their relationships. It seems that these youngsters know very well what they want from campus romance.

Is there anything in the report that jumps out at you?

Topic6 60% Girls Hate Public Confession of LoveOn the internet, we always see boys profess⁷ their love in public, for example, sending 999 roses to the girl on the street, or singing a song under her window. Though it sounds very romantic, a recent survey shows that the success rate is low. 60% of the girls think such profession of love is unacceptable.

Is public confession of love such a bad idea?

Topic7 The 20-yuan pocket money husbandA recent online post by a wife saying that her husband usually takes only 20 yuan with him every day as emergency allowance has surprised many.

The discussion has got quite heated among Chinese women about how much money a husband should bring with him as pocket money.

How much allowance should a husband get? And who should control the family purse?

1 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

2 differentiate   

vi.(between)区分；vt.区别；使不同

参考例句：

• You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子。
• He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.他从未学会分辨善恶。

3 caters   

提供饮食及服务( cater的第三人称单数 )； 满足需要，适合

参考例句：

• That shop caters exclusively to the weaker sex. 那家商店专供妇女需要的商品。
• The boutique caters for a rather select clientele. 这家精品店为特定的顾客群服务。

4 wary   

adj.谨慎的，机警的，小心的

参考例句：

• He is wary of telling secrets to others.他谨防向他人泄露秘密。
• Paula frowned,suddenly wary.宝拉皱了皱眉头，突然警惕起来。

5 confession   

n.自白，供认，承认

参考例句：

• Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
• The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。

6 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

7 profess   

v.声称，冒称，以...为业，正式接受入教，表明信仰

参考例句：

• I profess that I was surprised at the news.我承认这消息使我惊讶。
• What religion does he profess?他信仰哪种宗教？