英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1215 - 支教乱象谁之过？

Topic 1-Voluntary teaching in underprivileged area

 

Recently, a Sina weibo post pleads with people to stop voluntary teaching in underprivileged areas.

 

Topic 2-4A scenic¹ spots degraded

 

China National Tourism Administration has delisted, downgraded, and warned 367 scenic spots for the second half of the year. Scenic spots of the 4A level suffered the most, with 9 percent of which are called out. Among these problematic scenic spots, 24 percent of them are delisted and downgraded.

 

Topic 3-Mother takes young son to female bathhouse

 

Public baths in China are traditionally all nude², and gender³ segregated⁴, but in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, a woman took her 10-year-old son to a female bathhouse which made other women feel very uncomfortable. One older lady humbly⁵ murmured: “When my son was this age, he wouldn’t want to come to the bath with me.” But the remark did not stop the mom from showering her son.    

1 scenic   

adj.自然景色的，景色优美的

参考例句：

• The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。
• The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。

2 nude   

adj.裸体的；n.裸体者，裸体艺术品

参考例句：

• It's a painting of the Duchess of Alba in the nude.这是一幅阿尔巴公爵夫人的裸体肖像画。
• She doesn't like nude swimming.她不喜欢裸泳。

3 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

4 segregated   

分开的； 被隔离的

参考例句：

• a culture in which women are segregated from men 妇女受到隔离歧视的文化
• The doctor segregated the child sick with scarlet fever. 大夫把患猩红热的孩子隔离起来。

5 humbly   

adv. 恭顺地，谦卑地

参考例句：

• We humbly beg Your Majesty to show mercy. 我们恳请陛下发发慈悲。
• "You must be right, Sir,'said John humbly. “你一定是对的，先生，”约翰恭顺地说道。