英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0610 - 父母给的约会建议靠谱吗？

 Topic 1: Wearable Market Doing Fine As Xiaomi Becomes a Top PlayerThanks to its 79-yuan Mi Band, Xiaomi, a Chinese technology company famous for economical¹ products, surged² to the new high position - the second-largest player on the global wearables market.

Is it something you would want?

Topic 2: 70 percent of senior middle school and university students have myopiaRegarded as the symbol of Chinese students, glasses represent the unique Chinese-style school-days, from primary school to university.

A recent research shows that 450 million Chinese people are suffering from shortsightedness, including over 70 percent of senior middle school and university students.

What can be done?

Topic 3: Chinese Husband + Russian Wife: Perfect Marriage?

A marriage "advertisement," saying that a Chinese husband and a Russian wife make a perfect marriage, has recently received a heated reaction online in Russia and now in China too.

Does it make sense?

Topic 4: Dating Advice from Dads to Sons; from Moms to DaughtersIf you ask Chinese parents to give dating advice to their children, you'll probably get things like "Don't do it!" or "Always tell mom and dad first!" But what would parents from other countries say?

Buzzfeed, a US news congregate³ website recently asked 24 of their female⁴ employees to give dating advice to their daughters/future daughters, and 24 male employees to give similar advice to their sons/future sons.

Should parents give such advice?

1 economical   

adj.节约的，节俭的；经济学的；经济上的

参考例句：

• The state has paced the whole nation in the economical reform.这个州在经济改革中走在了全国的前列。
• Coke is an economical fuel but it leaves a lot of ash.焦炭是一种很经济的燃料,可是燃烧后剩下很多灰。

2 surged   

v.（波涛等）汹涌( surge的过去式和过去分词 )；（人群等）蜂拥而出；使强烈地感到

参考例句：

• The gates opened and the crowd surged forward. 大门打开了，人群向前涌去。
• The great Atlantic rollers surged in. 大西洋的巨浪翻滚到岸边。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 congregate   

v.(使)集合，聚集

参考例句：

• Now they can offer a digital place for their readers to congregate and talk.现在他们可以为读者提供一个数字化空间，让读者可以聚集和交谈。
• This is a place where swans congregate.这是个天鹅聚集地。

4 female   

adj.雌的，女(性)的；n.雌性的动物，女子

参考例句：

• We only employ female workers.我们只雇用女工。
• The animal in the picture was a female elephant.照片上的动物是头母象。