英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0709 - 少林寺有意推出动作手游

 Topic 1: China's suicide rate has dramatically declined in recent yearsChina used to have one of the highest suicide rates in the world.

Now, according to a study by University of Hong Kong researchers, the country has seen the rate drop dramatically in recent years.

With an average annual rate of 9.8 per 100, 000 from 2009 to 2011, China's suicide rate has dropped to among the lowest levels in the world.

Just how big is the drop in suicide rate?

Topic 2: Dining privilege of university president arouses controversyAn open letter written by a professor at Xiamen University to her boss, the university president, has triggered quite a controversy¹ among internet users.  In the letter, she accused the university head of enjoying special dining privileges.

Professor Xie Ling of accounting² questioned in this letter whether the staff canteen had become the president's private dining room.

She gave an example that while she and her students were told there was barely anything available for lunch at the staff canteen, food suddenly appeared the minute the president arrived. And the chef himself served the president.

Is there a privilege problem?

Topic 3: Shaolin temple about to invent mobile phone gamesAccording to media reports, Shaolin Temple is going to develop its own mobile phone game This is yet another move they have made to enter the e-commerce market after opening its website, online shops and sending its abbot to visit Google and Apple. Does it make sense for them to do this?

1 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

2 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。