英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0814 - 猕猴桥为何被吐槽？

 Topic1 PKU Students Involved In ManagementRecently, Peking University released new management rules, giving students opportunities to participate in school management committees and discuss about all kinds of school affairs with the university leaders.

Is it a positive step forward?

Topic2 Freeing Venomous SnakesRecently, a woman is accused of freeing venomous snakes into a Guangdong Province park as part of a Buddhist¹ practice to create good karma.

Later the police find that the snakes are actually released in a mountain in the suburban² area of Yingde city, instead of a downtown park. However, does this make the woman's act right?

Topic3 City invests 5m building bridges for migrating macaquesTwo bridges are being built in order to create a path for rhesus monkeys to migrate over a reservoir in Henan Province that has cut their habitat in half. The report said it was the first time in China's history that bridges were being built for the sole purpose of providing a migration³ path for a wild animal.

Is the plan necessary?

Topic4 China Needs A Brain Death LawOrgan donation is not an easy decision to make for many Chinese, not to mention letting the procedure go forward when a person's heart is still beating. So when the family of a young man who had been pronounced brain dead as a result of a terminal brain tumor⁴ decided⁵ to donate his heart earlier this year, the generous move received wide attention.

But it also triggered debate over the legitimacy⁶ of the operation, as brain death is still not a legally recognized concept in China.

Why was there controversy⁷?

Topic5 The survival crisis of Chinese time-honored brandsIn Beijing, the Xicheng District government has set up a special fund to protect and develop time-honored Chinese brands, with a yearly investment of 20 million yuan.

These time-honored brands or Lao Zi Hao have had their days of glory. However, they suffer from a survival crisis in China now.

Should we care?

Topic6 End of the road for Shanghai's Segway ridersEastern China's metropolis⁸ of Shanghai has moved to regulate on the use of motorized personal transport vehicles.

Shanghai police has issued a reminder⁹ to owners of motorized personal transporters, such as the two-wheeled Segway and electric unicycle, that they should not ride them on the roads.

Should we be concerned?

1 Buddhist   

adj./n.佛教的，佛教徒

参考例句：

• The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
• In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。

2 suburban   

adj.城郊的，在郊区的

参考例句：

• Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
• There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。

3 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

4 tumor   

n.（肿）瘤，肿块(英)tumour

参考例句：

• He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
• The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 legitimacy   

n.合法，正当

参考例句：

• The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
• Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。

7 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。

8 metropolis   

n.首府；大城市

参考例句：

• Shanghai is a metropolis in China.上海是中国的大都市。
• He was dazzled by the gaiety and splendour of the metropolis.大都市的花花世界使他感到眼花缭乱。

9 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。