英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable0731 - 男女大不同--那些哄TA开心的小秘技

 　　Topic1-Craftsmenship 2.0

　　What's your impression of a craftsman¹? A silver-haired senior practitioner² who spends a lifetime in the workshop perfecting his skills?

　　Recently, a survey found that the younger generation is stepping up in inheriting the spirit of craftsmanship³, as more and more young people are taking it as a career.

　　What does a Chinese craftsmanship 2.0 look like? How can the spirit of craftsmanship inspire the new image of 'made-in-China'?

　　Topic2-Things Men Love That Women Didn't Expect

　　Guys are kind of strange creatures. They seem to be super simple and almost primitive⁴ when they're watching sports on TV, playing video games or mindlessly eating from a bowl of chips. But then other times, they get super complicated when they start playing mind games or stop being clear about their intentions. It's confusing for us ladies! What do you guys really want?

　　Here are the 10 Things Guys Love That You Didn't Expect!

　　Motivational Monday

　　We'll give you a little nudge of motivation in our weekly segment called "Motivational Monday"!

1 craftsman   

n.技工，精于一门工艺的匠人

参考例句：

• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
• The craftsman is working up the mass of clay into a toy figure.艺人把一团泥捏成玩具形状。

2 practitioner   

n.实践者，从事者；(医生或律师等)开业者

参考例句：

• He is an unqualified practitioner of law.他是个无资格的律师。
• She was a medical practitioner before she entered politics.从政前她是个开业医生。

3 craftsmanship   

n.手艺

参考例句：

• The whole house is a monument to her craftsmanship. 那整座房子是她技艺的一座丰碑。
• We admired the superb craftsmanship of the furniture. 我们很欣赏这个家具的一流工艺。

4 primitive   

adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物

参考例句：

• It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
• His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。