英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0703 - 空中餐厅你敢来吗？

 Topic1 Online prescription¹ drugs saleChina has been seeking public opinion on a draft regulation lifting the ban on online prescription medication sales.

As the month-long solicitation² period ended on June 27th, the public and pharmaceutical³ companies seem to be still divided on whether the draft is the best of its kind ever.

Opponents suggest the authority should be cautious in allowing online sales of prescription drugs for fear of rampant⁴ fake medicines.

Are these real worries?

Topic2 Rural school dropouts choose to be urban migrant workersAccording to a new study, at least 20 million rural youth in China are choosing to drop out of school to travel to the country's urban centers to find work.

A poll of 1,000 youngsters in 66 villages across six provinces revealed that about one in 10 students quit school before graduating.

What's wrong with the picture?

Topic3 Beijing's new international airportAs Beijing plans to build a second airport, critics say its environmental impact assessment⁵ published by airport authorities should be more detailed⁶.

The environmental assessment was conducted in February and mainly focused on noise pollution, air quality, water resource protection, refuse disposal and risk management.

The assessment said construction is feasible from an environmental perspective but failed to explain in detail as to why it won't worsen the city's already notorious PM2.5 levels.

Now, are we sure we want the second airport in Beijing?

Topic4 Unmanned drones scan northern skies for environmental law violatorsChina has mobilized unmanned aircrafts to gather air pollution data in key northern areas to assist in an inspection⁷ on how well environmental laws are enforced, according to the Ministry⁸ of Environmental Protection (MEP).

Is it a good idea?

Topic5 Sky Restaurant opening in ShanghaiRecently a "restaurant" appeared in the middle of the sky in Shanghai. It is a sky restaurant that allows 22 people to have meals together. The price of the meals ranges from 1,888 RMB to 8,888 RMB. It has caused some controversies⁹.

Would you be interested in going?

1 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

2 solicitation   

n.诱惑；揽货；恳切地要求；游说

参考例句：

• Make the first solicitation of the three scheduled this quarter. 进行三位名单上预期捐助人作本季第一次邀请捐献。 来自互联网
• Section IV is about the proxy solicitation system and corporate governance. 随后对委托书的格式、内容、期限以及能否实行有偿征集、征集费用由谁承担以及违反该制度的法律责任进行论述，并提出自己的一些见解。 来自互联网

3 pharmaceutical   

adj.药学的，药物的；药用的，药剂师的

参考例句：

• She has donated money to establish a pharmaceutical laboratory.她捐款成立了一个药剂实验室。
• We are engaged in a legal tussle with a large pharmaceutical company.我们正同一家大制药公司闹法律纠纷。

4 rampant   

adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的

参考例句：

• Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
• You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。

5 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

6 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

7 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

8 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

9 controversies   

争论

参考例句：

• We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议，我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
• The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句