英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0212 - 初恋成功率

 Topic 1: Medical records found with junk sellers¹ leading to information leakAccording to the newspaper Legal Evening News, patient's medical records have been sold to waste collectors.

Patient information such as age, medical history, and contact information could be bought in stacks².

Is this a problem?

Topic 2: Man who opened plane's emergency exit says 'the door is not important'

In theory, the emergency exit is the last thing airplane passengers would want to open.

But it appears that one more Chinese person has joined those who opened the emergency exit when it was not necessary.

Now this Chinese man who opened the emergency exit of an aircraft at a Nanjing airport on Monday will have to spend next week's Lunar New Year holiday in prison.

Topic 3: Chinese Dama ate instant noodles in front of Italian Gucci storeChinese middle aged³ women or dama are in the spotlight⁴ again.

According to Hong Kong Daily News, an Italian has posted a picture online of five Chinese Dama eating instant noodles in front of a Gucci store.

The scene is said to have attracted passersby's curious looks.

Topic 4: Shows that start consumption⁵ trends The American erotic romantic drama film Fifty Shades of Grey has become a hot topic recently, although Chinese viewers are not going to see it on the mainland's big screens. According to New York Times, the sex toy industry is counting on a spike⁶ surrounding the Valentines Day release⁷ of the movie.

Topic 5: First love have 20% survival⁸ rateAccording to a recent survey, only 20% of the people can get married with their first love.

Why the success rate is so low?

Is it a good thing or a sad thing?

1 sellers   

n.卖者( seller的名词复数 )；卖方；销售者；销售商

参考例句：

• buyers and sellers transacting business 进行交易的买方和卖方
• All manner of hawkers and street sellers were plying their trade. 形形色色的沿街小贩都在做着自己的买卖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 stacks   

n.大量( stack的名词复数 )；大烟囱；（图书馆或书店的）书架v.堆积( stack的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Thus, emissions from all stacks are considered only in the aggregate. 这样一来，来自所有烟囱的排放都被认为是一个整体。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Smoke poured out of the stacks of the factory. 烟从工厂的烟囱里喷出来。 来自辞典例句

3 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

4 spotlight   

n.公众注意的中心，聚光灯，探照灯，视听，注意，醒目

参考例句：

• This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
• The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。

5 consumption   

n.消费，消耗，消费额，消耗量，结核病

参考例句：

• Consumption of oil has declined in recent years.石油消耗量在最近几年下降了。
• The meat was condemned as unfit for human consumption.这种肉已被宣布不适宜人们食用。

6 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

7 release   

vt.发布，发表，发行；释放，放开

参考例句：

• After my examination I had a feeling of release.考完试后我有如释重负之感。
• This medicine will give you release from pain.这药吃后会解除你的疼痛。

8 survival   

n.留住生命，生存，残存，幸存者

参考例句：

• The doctor told my wife I had a fifty-fifty chance of survival.医生告诉我的妻子，说我活下去的可能性只有50%。
• The old man was a survival of a past age.这位老人是上一代的遗老。