英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0806 - 雍正：感觉自己萌萌哒

 Topic1 Tax burden per capita tops 6,000 yuan in ChinaOfficial statistics from provincial¹ fiscal² data show that the country's average per capita tax burden stands at 6,338 yuan for the first half of this year.

Residents in Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin paid the most in terms of per capita tax burden with 20,347.8 yuan, 19,192.8 yuan and 17,993.5 yuan respectively.

Is this too high?

Topic2 College graduates' salary expectationsAccording to a recent report from Peking University and Ganji dot com, a job-seeking website, the average monthly salary of those graduated from university in 2014 is 2,443 yuan. A different report shows that college graduates' salary expectations are closer to reality with average expected salary standing³ at 3,680 yuan.

What do these reports show us?

Topic3 GIFs of an EmperorA group of Flash animations⁴ that bring the Emperor Yongzheng to life have gone viral online. Internet users say the emperor is "cute".

The Flash animations are made by technicians from the Palace Museum, based on the ancient Paintings of Amusement of Emperor Yongzheng.

What are they? Why do you think they've gone viral?

1 provincial   

adj.省的，地方的；n．外省人，乡下人

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
• Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。

2 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 animations   

n.生气( animation的名词复数 )；兴奋；动画片；（指电影、录像、电脑游戏的）动画制作

参考例句：

• You'll see your team cheerleaders and mascot performing new animations as well. 你会看到啦啦队队长跟吉祥物也都会有全新的动作。 来自互联网
• Ability to create simple movie and animations using graphic & multimedia software. 能够用平面和多媒体软件制作简单的电影及动画。 来自互联网