英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0710 - 烤鸭博物馆

 Topic1 Telecom Carriers Told to Cut Marketing¹ CostsThe Chinese government has told the country's three leading carriers that they need to cut phone subsidies² and advertising³ costs by 20% within the next three years.

The cut in spending is estimated to reach a combined 40 billion yuan.

How is it going to affect the country's telecom industry and mobile users?

Why the cut?

Topic2 Mineral water companies building more Changbai Mountain plantsMajor domestic mineral and purified water producers are busy building more water plants in a small county at the foot of Changbai Mountain which is rich in pure water resources. They're doing this in order to grab a big slice of the Chinese bottle water market.

Is there a heated competition?

Topic3 Roast duck museum in BeijingBeijing has dozens of museums, but the latest museum to join its ranks is a particularly distinctive⁴ one: It's devoted⁵ exclusively to roast duck.

A downtown location of Quanjude — a restaurant chain famous for its rendition of lacquered Peking duck — has opened a museum in the dish's honor this week.

The museum's opening was timed to coincide with the restaurant's 150th anniversary.

Would you fancy a visit?

Topic4 606 institutions managing provident⁶ fundXinhua reporters recently surveyed 16 cities and found that, China has 606 institutions to manage the housing provident fund at all levels. And every institution has to spend several million yuan to upgrade and maintain their management systems. But even with such a huge cost, there still isn't any national integrated network for the fund.

Is it a big problem?

Topic5 Relics⁷ in Ancient TombsIn movies, we always see people bury their treasure underground and dig it out when they need it. However, in the real world, the treasures that your ancestors buried may no longer be recognized as yours.

A Chinese court has ruled that antiques recovered from a tomb cannot be returned to their original owner's descendants because they belong to the state.

Does this make sense?

Topic6 Physical Test Related to GraduationNow we have bad news for college students. If you are not athletic⁸ enough, you may not be able to get your diploma.

Earlier this week, the Ministry⁹ of Education issues a new rule, stipulating¹⁰ that senior students who fail the physical test can just get their graduation certification, but not a diploma.

Is it a good idea?

1 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

2 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

4 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

5 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

6 provident   

adj.为将来做准备的，有先见之明的

参考例句：

• A provident father plans for his children's education.有远见的父亲为自己孩子的教育做长远打算。
• They are provident statesmen.他们是有远见的政治家。

7 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

8 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

9 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

10 stipulating   

v.（尤指在协议或建议中）规定，约定，讲明（条件等）( stipulate的现在分词 )；规定，明确要求

参考例句：

• Shall we first sign a barter trade agreement stipulating the general terms and conditions? 我们先签一个易货贸易协议，规定一般性条款，行吗？ 来自互联网
• The other firm are stipulating for and early exchange of information regarding the contract. 作为协议条件，另一家公司坚持要求早日交换有关合同的信息。 来自互联网