英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable0711 - 南方蟑螂，小强中的战斗强！

 　　Topic1-Does a World Heritage accolade¹ make a difference

　　Gulangyu Island in east China's Fujian Province, Kekexili National Nature Reserve and Wuyi Mountain in Jiangxi Province have recently joined the ranks of World Culture Heritage and Natural Heritage sites, listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO, making China in possession of 53, the highest number, of world heritage sites under its belt.

　　Why are local governments so eager to get their local sites on the list?

　　Topic2-Loneliness in the workplace

　　Being one of the thousand employees at a major firm does not get you more friends. White collar workers are calling this "loneliness in the workplace." The new unspoken rule in the office is "mind your own business".

　　Should you make friends at the workplace? And is it okay for employees to be emotionally detached from their companies?

　　Topic3-Cockroaches² in southern China are the king of cockroaches

　　The hashtag #Southern China cockroaches versus³ Northern China cockroaches is trending on Chinese social media. Size does matter in this circumstance, as Southern cockroaches are winning by a landslide⁴ in being bigger, and prepare the goose bumps, they can fly!

　　Is the size of cockroaches dividing north and south China? What can we do to terminate these domestic pests?

1 accolade   

n.推崇备至，赞扬

参考例句：

• Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating.四家餐馆获授予三星级餐馆的最高荣誉称号。
• The Nobel prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences.诺贝尔奖已成为科学界的最高荣誉。

2 cockroaches   

n.蟑螂( cockroach的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• At night, the cockroaches filled the house with their rustlings. 夜里，屋里尽是蟑螂窸窸瑟瑟的声音。 来自辞典例句
• It loves cockroaches, and can keep a house clear of these hated insects. 它们好食蟑螂，可以使住宅免除这些讨厌昆虫的骚扰。 来自百科语句

3 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

4 landslide   

n.(竞选中)压倒多数的选票；一面倒的胜利

参考例句：

• Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
• An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。