英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0520 - 今天你表白了吗？

 Topic1 Airbnb-like businesses yet to take off in ChinaThe sharing economy is on the rise. We've seen a big shift in the markets of public transportation and accommodation because of the likes of Uber and Airbnb respectively.

While Uber and Uber-like businesses are bagging billions of dollars in China, AirBNB and its mode has yet to take off in the middle kingdom.

Is there a problem?

Topic2 Beijing to Build Subway Beggar DatabaseBeijing's transportation authority is to establish a database of beggars' personal information to crack down on begging inside subway trains.

Will it work?

Topic3 Diploma MillThe college entrance examination is just around the corner. And it's time for students to decide which university they want to go to. Recently, an education website Shangdaxue.com issued a list of China's 210 diploma mills, warning students not to be conned¹.

In Chinese, these illegitimate schools are called "universities of wild chickens". Are there many of them?

Topic4 Guys like a Proactive GirlLove has been the main theme of every May, 20th. As the Chinese pronunciation of the date coincides with I Love You, Chinese young people have taken this opportunity to confess their love to the ones they like.

According to a survey, girls have a better chance at securing love than guys if they confess first, as over 90 percent of girls' love confessions² will be accepted. Have you prepared for the coming of "I-love-you Day"?

Is it true? What is the survey about?

1 conned   

adj.被骗了v.指挥操舵( conn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Lynn felt women had been conned. 林恩觉得女人们受骗了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was so plausible that he conned everybody. 他那么会花言巧语，以至于骗过了所有的人。 来自辞典例句

2 confessions   

n.承认( confession的名词复数 )；自首；声明；（向神父的）忏悔

参考例句：

• It is strictly forbidden to obtain confessions and to give them credence. 严禁逼供信。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Neither trickery nor coercion is used to secure confessions. 既不诱供也不逼供。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》