英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0914 - 中秋月饼，你是神马馅滴？

Topic 1-Employees Forced to Work on 9-9-6 Shift

 

News of employees working the 9-9-6 shift without getting remuneration has gone viral on Chinese social media. Another internet company came up with a even worse version of this shift that takes away all annual leaves and workers don't get paid for all that extra work. What's the infamous¹ 9-9-6 shift?

 

Topic 2-Couple Living in a Cave for 54 Years

 

As our listeners already know, I, Heyang, call myself a cave woman. I'm happy to stay as far away as I can from most of modern technology, and I am off the grid² once I leave work. But there are some people who literally³ live in a cave in this world, like this old couple in Sichuan Province.

 

What's life like in a cave? Would you like to be a cave person?

 

Topic 3-Beijing: Mooncake Study

 

With Mid-Autumn Festival right around the corner, mooncake sales are reaching its peak season. Beijing Business Today conducted a market study on mooncake quality through supermarkets, specialty⁴ stores, bakeries, and well-known pastry⁵ stores only to find that many mooncakes are not up to standards. 

1 infamous   

adj.声名狼藉的，臭名昭著的，邪恶的

参考例句：

• He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
• I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。

2 grid   

n.高压输电线路网；地图坐标方格；格栅

参考例句：

• In this application,the carrier is used to encapsulate the grid.在这种情况下，要用载体把格栅密封起来。
• Modern gauges consist of metal foil in the form of a grid.现代应变仪则由网格形式的金属片组成。

3 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。

4 specialty   

n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长

参考例句：

• Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
• His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。

5 pastry   

n.油酥面团，酥皮糕点

参考例句：

• The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry.厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
• The pastry crust was always underdone.馅饼的壳皮常常烤得不透。