英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0825 - 在外漂，父母勿扰？

Topic 1-18-Year-Old Freshman-To-Be Dies after Phone Fraud

 

An 18-year-old Chinese high school graduate ready to go to college died of a heart attack after being swindled out of her tuition fees by a phone fraud.

 

Who's to be blamed of the girl's death? What should have been done to avoid such a tragedy?

 

Topic 2-Ningxia Grants Female Paid Menstrual Leave

 

A female labor¹ protection regulation that grants female workers up to 2 days paid-leave during menstruation has been approved by provincial² legislature in Ningxia Hui Autonomous³ Region, in northwest China.

 

Is a menstrual leave policy going to hinder or help women in the workplace?

 

Topic 3-People Living away from Home Don't Want Parents Visiting

 

If you live far away from home, you may have homesick and feel happy while your parents visiting you. But a recent survey shows that half of young people living outside their hometown DO NOT WANT parents visiting. Why is that?                             

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 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。

3 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。