英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0115 - 自由职业，看上去很美

 Topic1 Cab Driver StrikeTaxi drivers in many cities -- unhappy with steep rental¹ fees and competition from taxi apps -- have gone on the biggest ever strike.

How serious is the problem?

Topic2 High salaries lure² most young O2O freelancersFreelancing is basically being self-employed and not committed to any one company or firm.

In today's China, we are hearing more seemingly perfect freelance stories, and a recent report says over 80 percent of those born after 1990 aspire⁴ to work as freelancers³.

But we can't help but ask, "Is working freelance really worth it?"Topic3 Prank⁵ Calls to 110If you have trouble, call 110. We are all taught about this when we are kids. However, it seems that people have very different definitions of "having trouble". As a result, 110 operators always receive invalid⁶ alarm calls and prank calls.

How common is it?

Topic4 Thick Resumes for Primary School KidsA primary school student has his own resume of over 100 pages. This is not an exaggeration, but a true story in Guangzhou.

Is it necessary?

Topic5 Social media 'likes' reveal your true personalityA new study suggests that a computer program that analyses your Facebook 'likes' may be a better judge of your personality than your closest friends and family.

Do you believe it?

1 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

2 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

3 freelancers   

n.自由作家，自由记者( freelancer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• A lot of proof-reading is put out to freelancers. 校对工作有很多是请外人做的。 来自辞典例句
• Its benefits plan for freelancers is highly competitive in the industry. 在本行业内它的福利方案是很有竞争力的。 来自互联网

4 aspire   

vi.(to，after)渴望，追求，有志于

参考例句：

• Living together with you is what I aspire toward in my life.和你一起生活是我一生最大的愿望。
• I aspire to be an innovator not a follower.我迫切希望能变成个开创者而不是跟随者。

5 prank   

n.开玩笑，恶作剧；v.装饰；打扮；炫耀自己

参考例句：

• It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧。
• The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.系主任正在惩罚那些恶作剧的男学生。

6 invalid   

n.病人，伤残人；adj.有病的，伤残的；无效的

参考例句：

• He will visit an invalid.他将要去看望一个病人。
• A passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。