英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0525 - 面对性骚扰，你该怎么做？

 Topic1 More Than Half of Beijing Residents Live Far From City CenterAccording to statistics recently released by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics, Beijing's population reached 21.52 million at the end of 2014.

57 percent of the population live between the 3rd and 6th ring roads, and 51% live outside the 5th ring road.

Why do we care?

Topic2 Harassment¹ on BusReports of a girl being harassed² on a Changsha bus aroused public anger, as after the girl cried out for help, the bus driver teased her, instead of assisting her to catch the perpetrator. However, the question to all angry netizens is, would you have helped the girl if you had been on the bus?

Topic3 China, heir to Mozart?

Western classical music may have its future in the East. This is the conclusion of a report on news website Asiaone, which says classical music is going to flourish in China as more people learn western music instruments and view it as an aesthetic³ experience rather than extra points in school entrance exams.

How vibrant⁴ is China's classical music market?

Topic4 Marrying for money is fine but we prefer love, say youthAn online survey has found most of China's college students say they have no problem with the term "I would rather cry in a BMW than smile on a bicycle", which signals that traditional attitudes toward love and marriage are being challenged by younger generations.

What does the survey say? Does it surprise you?

1 harassment   

n.骚扰，扰乱，烦恼，烦乱

参考例句：

• She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
• The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。

2 harassed   

adj. 疲倦的，厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
• harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们

3 aesthetic   

adj.美学的，审美的，有美感

参考例句：

• My aesthetic standards are quite different from his.我的审美标准与他的大不相同。
• The professor advanced a new aesthetic theory.那位教授提出了新的美学理论。

4 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。