英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0715 - 也来安利《大圣归来》

 Topic1 'Monkey King: Hero is back' Changes Views on Chinese CartoonJust three days after hitting the screen across China, the Chinese animation¹ film "Monkey King: Hero is Back" has evoked² enthusiasm among audience, and box office sales have exceeded 100 million yuan. Moreover, it also changes many people's views on Chinese animation.

How good or popular is the movie?

Topic2 Should Mulan Be the Target of MimicryDepicting Mulan as a vulgar and voracious³ man-like lady, Jia Ling, a famous comedy actress, stirred dispute over the re-creation of historic figures.

Do you think it's inappropriate?

Topic3 Students Default on Student LoansFor cash-strapped students, student loans give them an opportunity to receive higher education as their peers do. However, the process of the repayment⁴ is not as smooth as we think.

What's the situation?

Topic4 Screen Addiction⁵ Is Taking a Toll⁶ on ChildrenA New York Times blogger again highlighted the dangers of kids' excessive use of gadgets⁷.

Writer Jane Brody said that while Chinese parents already send their video game-addicted kids to rehabilitation⁸ camps whose approach and effects are questionable⁹, American parents may not have realized the danger of gadgets on kids at all.

What are the dangers?

Topic5 Many Men Feel Threatened by Female BossesMen may feel threatened by female supervisors¹⁰ and act more assertively¹¹ toward them than male bosses, resulting in a struggle over power that could disrupt the workplace, according to new research.

Is it true that men don't like female bosses?

1 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

2 evoked   

[医]诱发的

参考例句：

• The music evoked memories of her youth. 这乐曲勾起了她对青年时代的回忆。
• Her face, though sad, still evoked a feeling of serenity. 她的脸色虽然悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。

3 voracious   

adj.狼吞虎咽的，贪婪的

参考例句：

• She's a voracious reader of all kinds of love stories.什么样的爱情故事她都百看不厌。
• Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.约瑟夫·史密斯是个如饥似渴的藏书家。

4 repayment   

n.偿还，偿还款；报酬

参考例句：

• I am entitled to a repayment for the damaged goods.我有权利索取货物损坏赔偿金。
• The tax authorities have been harrying her for repayment.税务局一直在催她补交税款。

5 addiction   

n.上瘾入迷，嗜好

参考例句：

• He stole money from his parents to feed his addiction.他从父母那儿偷钱以满足自己的嗜好。
• Areas of drug dealing are hellholes of addiction,poverty and murder.贩卖毒品的地区往往是吸毒上瘾、贫困和发生谋杀的地方。

6 toll   

n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。

7 gadgets   

n.小机械，小器具（ gadget的名词复数 ）

参考例句：

• Certainly. The idea is not to have a house full of gadgets. 当然。设想是房屋不再充满小配件。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• This meant more gadgets and more experiments. 这意味着要设计出更多的装置，做更多的实验。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

8 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

9 questionable   

adj.可疑的，有问题的

参考例句：

• There are still a few questionable points in the case.这个案件还有几个疑点。
• Your argument is based on a set of questionable assumptions.你的论证建立在一套有问题的假设上。

10 supervisors   

n.监督者，管理者( supervisor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I think the best technical people make the best supervisors. 我认为最好的技术人员可以成为最好的管理人员。 来自辞典例句
• Even the foremen or first-level supervisors have a staffing responsibility. 甚至领班或第一线的监督人员也有任用的责任。 来自辞典例句

11 assertively   

断言地，独断地

参考例句：

• Using the right body language helps you communicate more assertively. 使用正确的肢体语言会帮助你更有主张力的交流。
• Learning to communicate assertively involves learning to be honest, open and direct. 果敢自信的交往方式的学习包括做到为人诚实、坦率和直言不讳。