英語角-圓桌會議 RoundTable - 別人大學的畢業(yè)禮物

Topic1 Family farms encouraged
The Chinese capital city of Beijing has launched pilot programs of family farming in an attempt to boost the productivity and profitability of farmlands.

Family farms are being encouraged nationwide in order to avoid the loss of farm labor to urbanization.

Will these family farms work out to fulfill the expected mission?

Topic2 Taxi Hailing Platforms Unified
Thanks to a proposal from China's Ministry of Transport, taxi app startups that connect passengers with professional drivers might face their biggest blow yet.

The drafted regulation requires all the vehicle-hailing apps to be unified under a single platform and share data. Is this really a good idea?

Topic3 Guangxi Sells islands
Owning an island may be the dream for many. Two new rules recently publicized by Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region might help you make your dream come true. Media reports the cheapest island in this region is only 14 yuan per hectare.

What's happening? Is it true that anyone can be an island owner?

Topic4 HIV testing on freshman
A Henan province regulation requiring new college students to be tested for HIV is raising concerns over discrimination and privacy.

Officials later explained that the tests will be done on a totally voluntary basis and that the results will only be known by the test-takers themselves.

Is there a misunderstanding of the new policy? Are people's concerns valid6?

Topic5 College Boy Rewrites Song to Require Air-Conditioning
Recently, a song named President Dong becomes very popular on the internet. Let's have a listen first.

(clip 1)This is actually an adaptation of the pop song Ms Dong. The writer and singer is a student of Beijing Normal University. And in the song, he asks for air-conditioners to be installed in dorms.

Is it a cute way of petitioning for something you want?

Topic6 Graduation Souvenirs
College and university students are going to graduate soon. Some schools in China decided to give graduation gifts or souvenirs to their future alumni.

Why gifts? Are they necessary?

1 labor

n.勞動，努力，工作，勞工;分娩;vi.勞動，努力，苦干;vt.詳細分析;麻煩

參考例句：

We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我們從不延誤付給他勞動報酬。

He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艱苦勞動兩周后，他已經(jīng)疲憊不堪了。

2 fulfill

vt.履行，實現(xiàn)，完成;滿足，使?jié)M意

參考例句：

If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你許諾了，你就要履行你的諾言。

This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.這家公司應該能夠滿足我們的要求。

3 unified

(unify 的過去式和過去分詞); 統(tǒng)一的; 統(tǒng)一標準的; 一元化的

參考例句：

The teacher unified the answer of her pupil with hers. 老師核對了學生的答案。

The First Emperor of Qin unified China in 221 B.C. 秦始皇于公元前221年統(tǒng)一中國。

4 ministry

n.(政府的)部;牧師

參考例句：

They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他們派了一個代表團到部里投訴。

We probed the Air Ministry statements.我們調(diào)查了空軍部的記錄。

5 autonomous

adj.自治的;獨立的

參考例句：

They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他們自豪地宣布成為新自治省的一部分。

This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.這件事是屬于自治區(qū)權(quán)限以內(nèi)的事務。

6 valid

adj.有確實根據(jù)的;有效的;正當?shù)模戏ǖ?/p>

參考例句：

His claim to own the house is valid.他主張對此屋的所有權(quán)有效。

Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正當理由嗎?

7 decided

adj.決定了的，堅決的;明顯的，明確的

參考例句：

This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.這使他們比對手具有明顯的優(yōu)勢。

There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英國人和中國人打招呼的方式有很明顯的區(qū)別。