英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0618 - 电影院的好日子结束了吗？

 Topic1 Has Your Salary Been Averaged?

Recently, more than 20 Chinese cities and provinces have released their social average salary in 2014. Many people complain that they have dragged the whole nation behind again. But the salary of the low income group hasn't been taken into account.

Have your salary been averaged? Is it fair to make such calculation?

Topic2 Contracted Urban Management personnelIn Southern China's Yunnan Province, a transport service company in Malong County has carried out the work as urban management personnel. They not only have the power to write parking tickets but can also tow vehicles with a tow truck that has the "law enforcement" sign. Is it OK to outsource law enforcement functions to private companies?

Topic3 Do Traditional Cinemas Only Have 5 Yrs' Golden Time?

Recently, a founder¹ of a Chinese online video website says the golden time for cinema has reached the last five years, while the online video websites may still have 50 years of golden time.

Do you think traditional cinemas are declining? Is it too extreme or too early to jump to such a conclusion?

Topic4 Unique Graduation PhotosIn memorization of their university life, college seniors are extremely creative in taking their graduation photos every June. Some dress up as ghosts or tomb raiders, others wear wedding dresses, cheongsams or even Red Guard uniforms... Exaggerated graduation photos have aroused widespread social controversy².

What kinds of photos did graduates take?

1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。