英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0126 - See See 中国人发明的英语

 Topic1 WeChat advertising¹ to generate huge income for TencentThe hugely popular mobile chat client WeChat has started showing advertisements in its "Moments" or "Circle of Friends" feed, by which users share information with friends.

Wechat users have been talking all weekend about which brand has become the first such advertiser among the following three—BMW China, Vivo Smartphone and Coca-Cola, since most wechat users have received ads from the three.

Will this dissuade² you from using WeChat?

Topic2 Chinese Create English WordsNo zuo no die, is this phrase English or Chinese?

A generation of Chinese people have devoted³ a large part of their academic lives to studying English, but that doesn't mean everyone can, or at least want to speak good English. So in the Chinese internet world, certain English words have taken on a life of their own.

How prevalent is it?

Topic3 Chongqing Bans Smoked Bacon Out of Pollution ConcernResidents in Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality have been banned from making smoked bacon, a traditional method of preserving pork, as it is blamed for causing foul⁴ air in the city.

Does it make sense?

Topic4 Walls with Graffiti Torn DownThe destruction of drawings on the walls of an abandoned community in Shanghai that had become popular with residents brought an angry reaction.

The 10-plus doodles feature Chinese people and expressing affection for old houses, and were the work of a French artist and a Shanghai artist. They appeared around January 20 on the walls of a deserted⁵ community in the city's central Jing'an district.

The drawings soon attracted lots of visitors. Some even had their wedding photos taken with the graffiti as a background. But they disappeared overnight as the walls were torn down.

Is this graffiti acceptable?

1 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

2 dissuade   

v.劝阻，阻止

参考例句：

• You'd better dissuade him from doing that.你最好劝阻他别那样干。
• I tried to dissuade her from investing her money in stocks and shares.我曾设法劝她不要投资于股票交易。

3 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

4 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

5 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。