英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0609 - 与其花钱提问不如听RT

Topic 1-About 8,000 Chinese Students Expelled¹ or Subject to Dismissal in US Every Year

 

A White Paper released by Wholeren Education, a US-based overseas education consultancy reveals that Chinese students subject to dismissal in American universities remain an alarming problem. Bad grades and cheating are the main reasons why Chinese students are asked to leave.

 

Topic 2-Q&A Apps

 

When you have a question, how do you get an answer? Well, there’s an app for it. Paying-for-knowledge Apps are getting popular.

 

Topic 3-Buying Fake² slip for Sick Leave is Illegal

 

Today is the Duanwu Festival or Dragon Boat Festival. The national holiday falls between Thursday to Saturday. Wouldn’t it be great to get Monday to Wednesday off as well to enjoy a longer vacation? In order to get those 3 extra days of vacation, many people bought fake slips for sick leave, which is regarded illegal.

1 expelled   

驱逐( expel的过去式和过去分词 )； 赶走； 把…除名； 排出

参考例句：

• She was expelled from school at 15. 她15岁时被学校开除了。
• After the outbreak of fighting,all foreign journalists were expelled. 战斗开始后，所有的外国记者都被驱逐出境。

2 fake   

vt.伪造，造假，假装；n.假货，赝品

参考例句：

• He can tell a fake from the original.他能分辨出赝品和真品。
• You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出。