英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0701 - 中国人平均身高你达标了吗？

 Topic1 Life Expectancy¹ Map in BeijingA health report released on Monday reveals that the average life expectancy of Beijing citizens reached 81.81 year's old in 2014, with female citizens in downtown Xicheng District reaching the highest life expectancy at 86.82 years' old.

What is the average life expectancy? How can we learn from these figures?

What happened?

Topic2 Students accused of plagiarism² for quoting same article in GaokaoIn Southeastern China's Jiangsu Province, several students find their gaokao scores are significantly lower than expected, as they got points deducted³ for writing similar compositions in the Chinese exam. But the student felt wronged.

What happened?

Topic3 Great Wall is falling apart and needs more protectionPreserving ancient heritage sites is no easy task, especially for one as old and as long as the Great Wall of China. For centuries, the wall has been synonymous with the country it's located in.

But the Great Wall is threatened by both man and nature. Parts of the wall running through the wilderness⁴ of Funing County in Hebei Province have been left in ruins with many sections crumbling⁵ and large gaping⁶ holes seen.

How serious is the problem?

Topic4 Chinese Average HeightA recent report shows the average height of Chinese adult is 167.1cm for male, and 155.8cm for female. Is your height higher or lower than the average?

What's your first reaction after reading these 2 figures?

1 expectancy   

n.期望，预期，（根据概率统计求得）预期数额

参考例句：

• Japanese people have a very high life expectancy.日本人的平均寿命非常长。
• The atomosphere of tense expectancy sobered everyone.这种期望的紧张气氛使每个人变得严肃起来。

2 plagiarism   

n.剽窃，抄袭

参考例句：

• Teachers in America fight to control cheating and plagiarism.美国老师们努力对付欺骗和剽窃的问题。
• Now he's in real trouble.He's accused of plagiarism.现在他是真遇到麻烦了。他被指控剽窃。

3 deducted   

v.扣除，减去( deduct的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages. 制服费将从你的工资中扣除。
• The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay. 损坏东西的费用将从你的工资中扣除。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

5 crumbling   

adj.摇摇欲坠的

参考例句：

• an old house with crumbling plaster and a leaking roof 一所灰泥剥落、屋顶漏水的老房子
• The boat was tied up alongside a crumbling limestone jetty. 这条船停泊在一个摇摇欲坠的石灰岩码头边。

6 gaping   

adj.口的；张口的；敞口的；多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 )；张开，张大

参考例句：

• Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. 他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》