英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0320 - 大学生恋爱花销

 Topic1 Beijing prohibits primary school education in kindergartensKindergartens in Beijing are told to do what a kindergarten is supposed to do otherwise they will face punishment including degradation¹.

An inspection² team with representatives from city and district levels will be set up to further examine and deal with the tendency of kindergarten education toward primary school in Beijing.

What's a kindergarten supposed to do?

Topic2 Nearly 40% of Chinese adults suffer insomniaMarch 21 marks the annual World Sleep Day.

Recent study findings show as many as 38.2 percent of Chinese adults suffer from insomnia³.

Do you sleep well?

Topic3 Chanel cuts price on handbagsA Chanel handbag is classic, designed to withstand upheavals⁴ in fashion and taste. But not price. Now, the Paris-based fashion house has announced that the prices will go up in Europe, and down in Asia.

Since the news broke out, Chanel boutiques in China have seen long queues of eager shoppers who wait sometimes up to 6 hours to purchase a handbag.

What triggered this unprecedented⁵ price mark-down on Chanel handbags in China?

Topic4 College students dating expenseHere's something a lot of us have been through: you're in college and you're broke. And your cash flow is even smaller once you find a significant other. A recent survey on college dating expense shows that 98% of respondents say it's money down the drain.

What did the survey find on the dating scene on Chinese college campus?

1 degradation   

n.降级；低落；退化；陵削；降解；衰变

参考例句：

• There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
• Gambling is always coupled with degradation.赌博总是与堕落相联系。

2 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

3 insomnia   

n.失眠，失眠症

参考例句：

• Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.忧虑和紧张会导致失眠。
• He is suffering from insomnia.他患失眠症。

4 upheavals   

突然的巨变( upheaval的名词复数 )； 大动荡； 大变动； 胀起

参考例句：

• the latest upheavals in the education system 最近教育制度上的种种变更
• These political upheavals might well destroy the whole framework of society. 这些政治动乱很可能会破坏整个社会结构。

5 unprecedented   

adj.无前例的，新奇的

参考例句：

• The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
• A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。