英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0908 - 斗地主也是运动？！

 Topic 1-Ph.D.s-to-be are Treated as Personal Assistants in Chinese Universities and crosstalk comedian¹ dispute

 

Masters and PHD students complain that they’ve been treated as cheap labor² even personal assistants to their professors. Also, the fallout between two famous crosstalk comedians郭德纲&曹云金 who once were master and apprentice³ have shed light on the relationship between the teacher and student.

 

Topic 2-Differences between Chinese Post-1970s, Post-1980s and Post-1990s

 

According to data compiled by Chinese search engine Sohu, Chinese people born in the 1970s, 80s and 90s have distinctive⁴ behavioral patterns. The popular generalizations⁵ are: the hard-working Post-70s, the capitalist-minded Post-80s and the selfish Post-90s. Do these generalizations make sense at all?

 

Topic 3-China to recognize doudizhu master

 

For those who want to forge a closer relationship with a Chinese person or just find a popular Chinese pastime, the poker⁶ game 斗地主doudizhu, which literally⁷ means battling the landlords, may be a way to go. 

1 comedian   

n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员

参考例句：

• The comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.喜剧演员的笑话把人们逗乐了。
• The comedian enjoyed great popularity during the 30's.那位喜剧演员在三十年代非常走红。

2 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。

3 apprentice   

n.学徒，徒弟

参考例句：

• My son is an apprentice in a furniture maker's workshop.我的儿子在一家家具厂做学徒。
• The apprentice is not yet out of his time.这徒工还没有出徒。

4 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

5 generalizations   

一般化( generalization的名词复数 )； 普通化； 归纳； 概论

参考例句：

• But Pearlson cautions that the findings are simply generalizations. 但是波尔森提醒人们，这些发现是简单的综合资料。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 大脑与疾病
• They were of great service in correcting my jejune generalizations. 他们纠正了我不成熟的泛泛之论，帮了我大忙。

6 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

7 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。