英語角-圓桌會議 RoundTable - 熊貓旅游

Topic 1: First house-for-pension pilot program to be introduced
China will pilot a much-debated house-for-pension eldercare program in four cities next month as the country seeks an alternative to cope with rising pressures from an aging population.

Starting on July 1, the trial will be unveiled in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Wuhan to help Chinese citizens aged 60 and above.

The China Insurance Regulatory Commission said the pilot will last for two years.

Is this needed?

Topic 2: Regulation against boomerang kids
Recently, Shandong province issued a drafted regulation stipulating that grown children cannot ask their parents for money under the pretext of unemployment or other reasons.

Will this ban on boomerang kids work?

Is this type of restriction on familial money lending necessary?

Topic 3: Panda Tourism
In Ya'an, Sichuan province, tourism officials have invested around 2 billion RMB in a 2 sq km panda park in a bid to increase the number of tourists. However, the Sichuan pandering5 to panda pals6 does not end there. In order to celebrate the World Cup, officials had planned to have one panda pick the results of matches a la Paul the Octopus7. Fortunately, for our panda patience and the furry8 balls of love, the publicity9 stunt10 was canceled.

Would you go as far as to say that we're seeing our cute furry friends being exploited for money making schemes?

1 aged

adj.年老的，陳年的

參考例句：

He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老點了。

He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而記憶力還好。

2 stipulating

v.(尤指在協(xié)議或建議中)規(guī)定，約定，講明(條件等)( stipulate的現(xiàn)在分詞 );規(guī)定，明確要求

參考例句：

Shall we first sign a barter trade agreement stipulating the general terms and conditions? 我們先簽一個易貨貿(mào)易協(xié)議，規(guī)定一般性條款，行嗎? 來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

The other firm are stipulating for and early exchange of information regarding the contract. 作為協(xié)議條件，另一家公司堅持要求早日交換有關(guān)合同的信息。 來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

3 pretext

n.借口，托詞

參考例句：

He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.他借口頭疼而不去上學(xué)。

He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.他以生病為借口，沒參加那個會議。

4 restriction

n.限制，約束

參考例句：

The park is open to the public without restriction.這個公園對公眾開放，沒有任何限制。

The 30 mph speed restriction applies in all built-up areas.每小時限速30英里適用于所有建筑物聚集區(qū)。

5 pandering

v.迎合(他人的低級趣味或淫欲)( pander的現(xiàn)在分詞 );縱容某人;遷就某事物

參考例句：

This magazine is criticized for pandering to the vulgar taste of some readers. 這家雜志因迎合某些讀者的低級趣味而遭到批評。 來自辭典例句

We're four points up there; we don't need to get hit for pandering. 我們在那兒領(lǐng)先四個百分點;我們不必為了迎合一些選民而遭受批評。 來自電影對白

6 pals

n.朋友( pal的名詞復(fù)數(shù) );老兄;小子;(對男子的不友好的稱呼)家伙

參考例句：

We've been pals for years. 我們是多年的哥們兒了。

CD 8 positive cells remarkably increased in PALS and RP(P CD8+細胞在再生脾PALS和RP內(nèi)均明顯增加(P 來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

7 octopus

n.章魚

參考例句：

He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章魚后他感到惡心。

One octopus has eight tentacles.一條章魚有八根觸角。

8 furry

adj.毛皮的;似毛皮的;毛皮制的

參考例句：

This furry material will make a warm coat for the winter.這件毛皮料在冬天會是一件保暖的大衣。

Mugsy is a big furry brown dog,who wiggles when she is happy.馬格斯是一只棕色大長毛狗，當她高興得時候她會搖尾巴。

9 publicity

n.眾所周知，聞名;宣傳，廣告

參考例句：

The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.這位歌星的婚事引起了公眾的關(guān)注。

He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理會這件事，只當它是一種宣傳手法。

10 stunt

n.驚人表演，絕技，特技;vt.阻礙...發(fā)育，妨礙...生長

參考例句：

Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏適當?shù)氖澄飼璧K發(fā)育。

Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那邊將會有驚人的表演。