英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0417 - 有一种男友叫宣传期男友

 Topic1 Cancer HotelsWith lung, bowel¹ and breast cancer rates surging in China, special hotels have sprouted² up in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, for patients who come from other places for treatment.

Is there a need for such special cancer hotels?

Topic2 80s Generation More Open About SexDespite those born in the 1990s already entering workforce³, media is still interested in the 80s generation, those in their late 20s and early 30s. A recent survey sheds some light on their life, their income status, and their attitudes on sex.

What does the survey tell us?

Topic3 Celebrity⁴ gossip during movie promotionThe Chinese public has gotten used to the phenomenon that whenever a new movie is ready to hit the screens, news gossip about leading actors and actress would become headlines to hype up the movie.

What's the logic⁵ behind it?

Is that really so? Are there a lot of celebrities⁶ living largely on gossip news?

Topic4 1/3 of leisure time spent on mobile phonesAccording to CCTV's research on China economic life, one third of Chinese people have spent free time on the internet, especially on mobile phones.

How do Chinese people spend our leisure time?

Topic5 Chinese Love Big TVChinese people are concerned about face-saving, so they buy the biggest TV around the world, according to a South Korean media.

Do Chinese like bigger TV?

1 bowel   

n.肠(尤指人肠)；内部，深处

参考例句：

• Irritable bowel syndrome seems to affect more women than men.女性比男性更易患肠易激综合征。
• Have you had a bowel movement today?你今天有排便吗？

2 sprouted   

v.发芽( sprout的过去式和过去分词 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出

参考例句：

• We can't use these potatoes; they've all sprouted. 这些土豆儿不能吃了，都出芽了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rice seeds have sprouted. 稻种已经出芽了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

4 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

5 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

6 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目