英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0526 - 当博物馆遇上熊孩纸

Topic 1-Museums becoming playgrounds for children

 

There are growing concerns that some Chinese museums are in danger of becoming playgrounds for unruly children, sometimes even encouraged by parents.

 

Topic 2-How Can China Inspire a Craftsman's Spirit

 

Many Chinese tourists love to buy foreign manufactured¹ goods such as German nail cutters and Japanese toilet seats. Is it because of a lack of craftsman’s spirit 工匠精神in our Chinese products that’s pushing consumers to other alternatives?

 

Topic 3-Man killed after trying to take selfie with a walrus² at Liaoning zoo.

 

A visitor to a zoo in Liaoning province was killed last week after a walrus 海象decided³ that instead of taking a selfie, it wanted to play in the pool. The animal drowned the man in the pool.

1 manufactured   

adj.人造的v.（大规模）制造( manufacture的过去式和过去分词 )；捏造；加工；粗制滥造（文学作品）

参考例句：

• a news story manufactured by an unscrupulous journalist 一位不道德的记者编造的一篇报道
• We want the machine manufactured to our own spec. 我们要求这台机器按我们自己的规格来制造。

2 walrus   

n.海象

参考例句：

• He is the queer old duck with the knee-length gaiters and walrus mustache.他穿着高及膝盖的皮护腿，留着海象般的八字胡，真是个古怪的老家伙。
• He seemed hardly to notice the big walrus.他几乎没有注意到那只大海象。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。