英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0425 - 高校为何严禁本校食堂送外卖给学生？

Topic 1-Fresh produce with bleak¹ business prospect² online

 

From fresh vegetables, salmon³ fillet, baby diapers to furniture, everything seems to be at your fingertips. Chinese consumers can pretty much buy anything online. And we love it!

 

Despite high demand of fresh produce, latest figures show that most of the online sellers cannot make profit. Why is the business difficult to do?

 

Topic 2-Does the university have the right to forbid students buying takeout food?

 

A university bans students from ordering takeout. Penalties such as cutting off electricity will ensue if food delivery is found in dormitories.

 

Any student that reports on a fellow student, will receive 500 Yuan as a reward.

 

Topic 3- You Have The Power To Choose Your Attitude

 

We've all had those moments of losing our cool. Often it happens in the car, when someone cuts us off and we lash⁴ out either vocally⁵ or demonstrably, venting⁶ our frustration⁷ into the vacuum. And sometimes it happens in a more public fashion.

 

In these moments when you want to lose your cool, it's important to realize you have the power to choose your attitude! How can it be done?

1 bleak   

adj.(天气)阴冷的；凄凉的；暗淡的

参考例句：

• They showed me into a bleak waiting room.他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。
• The company's prospects look pretty bleak.这家公司的前景异常暗淡。

2 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

3 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？

4 lash   

v.系牢；鞭打；猛烈抨击；n.鞭打；眼睫毛

参考例句：

• He received a lash of her hand on his cheek.他突然被她打了一记耳光。
• With a lash of its tail the tiger leaped at her.老虎把尾巴一甩朝她扑过来。

5 vocally   

adv. 用声音, 用口头, 藉著声音

参考例句：

• She is not SCREAMER or MOANER - She is VOCALLY APPRECIATIVE. 她并不乱叫或发牢骚，只是用声音表示喜怒。
• The left has been vocally against. 左派力量一直竭力声讨。

6 venting   

消除； 泄去； 排去； 通风

参考例句：

• But, unexpectedly, he started venting his spleen on her. 哪知道，老头子说着说着绕到她身上来。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• So now he's venting his anger on me. 哦，我这才知道原来还是怄我的气。

7 frustration   

n.挫折，失败，失效，落空

参考例句：

• He had to fight back tears of frustration.他不得不强忍住失意的泪水。
• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration.他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。