英語角-圓桌會議 RoundTable - 心靈雞湯 or 心靈毒藥

Topic1 Yu Le BaoChina's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the world's biggest e-commerce company, launched an insurance fund that allows customers to invest in entertainment products.

The product, called "Yu Le Bao" or "entertainment treasure" in English, lets people deposit a minimum of 100 yuan ($16.12) using their smartphones. The funds will then be invested in film, television programme and online game projects through insurance and wealth management products offered by Guohua Life, a Shanghai-based life insurance company.

Yu Le Bao has a forecast annualized interest rate of 7 percent, more than twice the capped 3.3 percent rate that traditional banks can offer depositors.

What is it? Is it another wealth management product, or another zhongchou?

Topic2 Chinese Women's Travel Willingness Report in 20142013 data from Australia-based tour operator Intrepid Travel shows the global travel market is made up by 64 per cent of women.

One of the most-visited online travel sites in China, Qunar has recently conducted an online survey of female travel enthusiasts, indicating where and how they want to travel.

According to the survey, in which post-80s accounted for over 56% of respondents, women's passion about island travel is apparent.

How willing are Chinese women to travel?

Topic3 Plants VS Street VendorsIn an effort to keep street vendors and illegal motorbike taxies away, Kunming Da Guan Property Management Company put nearly 600 pots of plants and flowers under the Guibei Bridge in Xiaoximen area.

So instead of Plants vs Zombies, it's now plants vs. vendors. Is it a good idea?

Topic4 People Hate Chicken Soup for SoulRecently, a post entitled "Why I hate Chicken Soup for the Soul" has become popular on the Friends' circle of WeChat. Written by a net user on Douban, the article points out that the so-called Chicken Soup for the Soul teaches people nothing but self-deception.

What are these articles? Are they deceptive?

Topic5 Running In Exchange for Free BreakfastAs the saying goes, the early bird gets the worm.

Now Zhengzhou University is providing free breakfast to students who rise early to exercise. The aim is to encourage students to keep a regular routine.

Do you think it is a good idea?

Topic6 Exercise during traffic jamTraffic congestion is worsening every day in China.

A survey shows that average daily traffic congestion time in Beijing in 2013 was 1 hour and 55 minutes, 25 minutes longer than 2012.

At the same time, people complain they spend too much time on road and don't have time to exercise.

This week, a series of pictures on the internet seem to be able to solve the problem. The pictures show what physical exercise that a person can do in cars, for example, a girl in the picture moves her neck in different directions and put her hand behind her neck to stretch.

Is it going to be helpful?