英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0120 - 逼母弃二胎，谁之过？

 Topic1 Salary Rises for Civil ServantsChinese authorities have rolled out its long-expected plan to increase salaries for civil servants. For some, they will see a 60% pay raise.

Why now? How necessary?

Topic2 95 Million Yuan Deposits from 42 Depositors VanishPutting your money in the bank is supposed to be much safer than putting it under your pillow. But recently a string of incidents seemed to prove otherwise. 95.05 million yuan of deposits of 42 savers in Zhejiang Province have evaporated from banks. Where did the money go? Why was there no trace of the account transfer?

Topic3 13-Year-Old Girl Pushes Mommy to Abort¹ Second ChildA 44-year-old pregnant woman in Wuhan, Hubei province has aborted² her unborn child after her teenage daughter threatened to commit suicide.

What went wrong?

Topic4 'Little Emperors' Wage War on China's Deadliest KillersFor decades, doctors battling stroke and heart disease have struggled to get the Chinese to eat less salt.

Researchers now have one solution: train school kids to push their parents to cut back.

Is it scientific?

Topic5 Husband wants a divorce from wife who doesn't do laundryA husband in Sichuan province has filed for divorce because his wife refused to do his laundry or cook for a year already.

But his request got rejected by the court on the basis that the couple's problems are not irreconcilable³ and mends can be made.

Is this a good reason to get a divorce?

1 abort   

v.使流产，堕胎；中止；中止(工作、计划等)

参考例句：

• The captain instructed them to abort the mission.上尉指示他们中止执行任务。
• With this button the user can abort the audio sequence.用户可以用该按钮终止音频序列。

2 aborted   

adj.流产的，失败的v.（使）流产( abort的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）（某事物）中止；（因故障等而）（使）（飞机、宇宙飞船、导弹等）中断飞行；（使）（飞行任务等）中途失败

参考例句：

• The rocket flight had to be aborted because of difficulties with computer. 因电脑出故障，这次火箭飞行只好中辍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They aborted the space flight finally. 他们最后中止了这次宇航飞行。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 irreconcilable   

adj.（指人）难和解的，势不两立的

参考例句：

• These practices are irreconcilable with the law of the Church.这种做法与教规是相悖的。
• These old concepts are irreconcilable with modern life.这些陈旧的观念与现代生活格格不入。