英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0827 - 中英教育？精英教育？

 Topic1 Education: West, East?

The finale of BBC documentary "Chinese School: Are Our Kids Tough Enough?" has ended with the class taught by Chinese teachers winning the final test with a 10percent advantage over the class taught by British teachers. Is it a victory of the Chinese style education? What is a good education really about?

Topic2 Male Consumption ReportA report showing the consuming habits of Chinese men in the first half of 2015 has been published last week. As it proves, shopping is not just for the ladies. Do men in different regions have different preferences in online shopping?

Topic3 Low Professional Loyalty¹ of Young GraduatesA recent report shows that nearly half of young graduates who were born after 1990 plan to stick to their first jobs for only one year.

Topic4 Educational Level of CelebritiesCelebrities always get mocked when they fail to get Chinese characters right. But now, the mockery has just been taken to the next level, as celebrities² are said to be "ill-educated." Is it so? And do they need to have a good education?

1 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

2 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目