英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0601 - 亲子类真人秀遭炮轰

 Topic1 A Child Star,Curse or Blessing¹?

Today is June the 1st. Happy International Children's Day!

The Hit Chinese reality TV shows "Where Are We Going, Dad?" "Dad is Back" have lately been criticized² of making the children early mature.

A recent report from Xinhua net says that some Child stars from the TV shows are very young. Some TV reality shows may make self-centered kids.

At the same time, some audiences are leaving comments online calling on a little girl to be the girlfriend of another boy in the show. Even during a press conference of the reality show, the boy jokingly called the little girl "wife".

Is it a wise idea to include the little kids in Entertainment reality TV shows?

Topic2 Should Parents Take A Day Off on Children's DayToday is International Children's Day. Many parents are invited by kindergartens or primary schools to join the celebration for the festival, which usually includes performances of kids. But Monday is a work day. Should parents ask for one-day leave to see their kids' performance?

What's going on?

Topic3 Doctors face verbal³ abuse⁴ or violence13 percent of physicians and nurses have been injured by patients, according to a white paper.

More than 70 percent of doctors in China have suffered verbal abuse or physical violence, according to a white paper released⁵ by the Chinese Medical Doctor Association⁶.

Is it a serious problem?

Topic4 Primary school students to reach 1 million in 5 yearsAs Beijing's population grows and the city sprawls⁷, it's expected that primary school pupils will increase at an annual speed of 4.5% to more than 1 million by 2019.

How big of a challenge will that have on the city's education system? Should we be concerned?

What does it mean? Is there the pressure?

1 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

2 criticized   

vt.批评(criticize的过去式)v.评论，批评( criticize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The decision was criticized by environmental groups. 这个决定受到了环保团体的批评。
• The movie has been criticized for apparently legitimizing violence. 这部电影因明显地美化暴力而受到了指责。

3 verbal   

adj.口头的，用言辞的，用文字的，动词的

参考例句：

• Verbal statements are no guarantee.口说无凭。
• I delivered a verbal protest against their brutal acts.我对他们的暴行提出口头抗议。

4 abuse   

vt.滥用；辱骂；诋毁；n.滥用；恶习；弊端

参考例句：

• You can't make personal abuse on her.你不可对她进行人身攻击。
• She screamed abuse at me.她尖声责备我。

5 released   

v.释放( release的过去式和过去分词 )；放开；发布；发行

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• With hindsight it is easy to say they should not have released him. 事后才说他们本不应该释放他，这倒容易。

6 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

7 sprawls   

n.（城市）杂乱无序拓展的地区( sprawl的名词复数 )；随意扩展；蔓延物v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的第三人称单数 )；蔓延；杂乱无序地拓展；四肢伸展坐着（或躺着）

参考例句：

• The city sprawls out to the west, north and south. 该市向西、北、南方不规则地扩张[延伸]。 来自互联网
• Explanation: Our magnificent Milky Way Galaxy sprawls across this ambitious all-sky panorama. 说明：我们宏伟的银河系蜿蜒穿过这幅高企图心之全天影像。 来自互联网