英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1105 - 开裆裤有伤风化吗？

 Topic1 70 percent of Chinese overseas willing to return for workIn a survey conducted on Chinese living in North America by CareerBuilder, a recruiting company, 70 percent of participants expressed willingness to work in China or start a new business in China.

Of these, 24.69 percent were highly willing to and 45.68 percent were willing to return but needed more time to think about it.

We've talked a lot about overseas Chinese not coming back, as well as rich Chinese emigrating. Is the tide turning now?

Topic2 Split pantsAccording to China Express, a Chinese newspaper published in the US for overseas Chinese, a Chinese woman was reported to the police by a local for hitting the streets of Monterey Park City, California, with a toddler wearing split-crotch pants.

When the policeman realized putting on such pants was for potty training, he was very much astounded¹.

Is this an example of misunderstanding due to cultural difference?

Topic3 Serious Sleep Issues for ChineseWith faster pace of life and increasing competition, many people have sleep disorder² of varying degrees, gravely affecting their health. According to the World Health Organization, about 29% people all over the world have problems sleeping. Experts said that the prevalence rate of sleep disorder in China is as high as 42.7%.

Is this a serious problem?

Topic4 Shenyang Bans Didi's Private Taxi ServicePrivate car owners and auto³ rental⁴ companies are forbidden from using apps to give passengers a ride. This is a new ban issued by Shenyang traffic authority which mainly target Didi Zhuanche, a new service provided by Didi Dache taxi app.

Is there a problem with this new service of Didi?

Topic5 Can Writers be Taught in Universities?

Beijing Normal University announced the opening of a new Master degree major named "Creative Writing". It also invited several famous Chinese writers to work as students' mentors⁵.

Other famous universities such as Peking University and Fudan University have also opened "Creative Writing" majors before. Why is the decision of Beijing Normal University attracting attention?

1 astounded   

v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词)；愕然；愕；惊讶

参考例句：

• His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
• How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话？我感到大为震惊。

2 disorder   

n.紊乱，混乱；骚动，骚乱；疾病，失调

参考例句：

• When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后，他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
• It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。

3 auto   

n.(=automobile)(口语)汽车

参考例句：

• Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
• The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。

4 rental   

n.租赁，出租，出租业

参考例句：

• The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
• We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport.我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

5 mentors   

n.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的名词复数 )v.（无经验之人的）有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Beacham and McNamara, my two mentors, had both warned me. 我的两位忠实朋友，比彻姆和麦克纳马拉都曾经警告过我。 来自辞典例句
• These are the kinds of contacts that could evolve into mentors. 这些人是可能会成为你导师。 来自互联网