英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0901 - 带爱宠去泳池健身纳凉

Topic1-China’s Social Insurance Fee Rate Ranks 13th

 

A research report published by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has revealed that the social insurance fees of Chinese corporate¹ employees take up nearly 40% of their total salary, which ranks China the 13th place among the 173 countries surveyed in the research.

 

Topic2-Ghost Weddings: Leading to Murder

 

While ghost marriages have been freaky, it recently just got a lot more horrific as women are killed to pass off as corpse² brides.  Shaanxi police charged three men with murdering two women so that they could sell their dead bodies as corpse brides.  Why are ghost weddings still present today despite the government’s efforts to eliminate the practice since the founding People’s Republic of China in 1949?

 

Topic3-Pets Obesity³ and Pets Industry in China

 

A swimming pool for dogs has recently been opened in Chengdu city, southwest China’s Sichuan Province. It has been extremely popular with dog lovers, who now have to make a reservation before visiting. Are the dogs lovin it? 

1 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

2 corpse   

n.尸体，死尸

参考例句：

• What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。
• The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。

3 obesity   

n.肥胖，肥大

参考例句：

• One effect of overeating may be obesity.吃得过多能导致肥胖。
• Sugar and fat can more easily lead to obesity than some other foods.糖和脂肪比其他食物更容易导致肥胖。