英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1231 - 穿补丁衣服丢人吗？

 Topic1 Shenzhen Restricts Car PurchaseShenzhen has just announced a car purchasing restriction¹ requiring buyers to get new car plates by lottery² or auction³. Shenzhen is the seventh Chinese city to adopt purchase restrictions⁴. The restrictions were placed as a measure to tackle rising congestion⁵ and pollution.

Does it make sense?

Topic2 Zombie factories in ChinaAcross the vast expanses of China, thousands of companies in heavy industrial sectors⁶ are plagued by chronic⁷ overcapacity that should be going bust⁸ instead being propped⁹ up by local ?governments.

Are the achievements in one's political career more important than the heavy industrial companies' operation?

Topic3 Working priorities shift for new graduatesFor Chinese college students, jobs in the Chinese government or at State-owned enterprises, government-funded institutions and NGOs have become less and less appealing in the past three years.

Recent survey of online jobs site Zhaopin.com found that only 36 percent of Chinese college students still want to work within the "system", which refers to governments or government-related organizations.

Do you think there's such a trend? Does the survey accurately¹⁰ reflect graduates' preference?

Topic4 Poor-quality business text translation of bullet train exportChinese railway corporations have picked up the speed of overseas expansion, as Premier¹¹ Li Keqiang took it upon himself to promot high-speed rail technology during his many overseas visits. However, language has become a barrier to communication between Chinese corporations and foreign railway authorities.

Does the language barrier really affect Chinese bullet train export?

Topic5 No more pants with patchesA primary school student in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province has been criticized by his teacher for wearing pants with patches.

According to the father of the student, who posted the matter online questioning the criticism, the teacher asked the boy to stop wearing these pants as they compromise the image of the whole class and the school.

What happened?

1 restriction   

n.限制，约束

参考例句：

• The park is open to the public without restriction.这个公园对公众开放，没有任何限制。
• The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小时限速30英里适用于所有建筑物聚集区。

2 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

3 auction   

n.拍卖；拍卖会；vt.拍卖

参考例句：

• They've put the contents of their house up for auction.他们把房子里的东西全都拿去拍卖了。
• They bought a new minibus with the proceeds from the auction.他们用拍卖得来的钱买了一辆新面包车。

4 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

5 congestion   

n.阻塞，消化不良

参考例句：

• The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.夏天城市交通阻塞尤为严重。
• Parking near the school causes severe traffic congestion.在学校附近泊车会引起严重的交通堵塞。

6 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

7 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。

8 bust   

vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部

参考例句：

• I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。
• She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

9 propped   

支撑，支持，维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。
• This fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。

10 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

11 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。