英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0811 - 悉尼大学中国留学生大批挂科

 Topic1 Should advertisement be inserted in TV series again?

A report says that China Television Drama Production Industry Association (CTDPIA) has applied¹ to China's media regulator, suggesting commercials be allowed within episodes of TV series.

Do you want to watch advertisements while the TV series is going on?

Topic2 Hundreds of Chinese Students Fail at Sydney UniversityOver 400 international students have failed in two courses at the business school of Sydney University, most of whom are Chinese students. Why did so many students fail? Who should they blame, the school or themselves?

Topic3 Nursing Home Meets ResistanceConstruction on a nursing home project in Yangpu District has been suspended after nearby residents staged a protest against what they termed "old, sick people" living nearby. Protestors include elderly residents too.

What's going on?

Topic4 Fat Is The Sixth Taste?

To the ranks of sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami, researchers say they are ready to add a sixth taste — and its name is, well, a mouthful: "oleogustus."Announced in the journal Chemical Senses last month, oleogustus is Latin for "a taste for fat."Have you tasted fat?

1 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。