英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1008 - 国庆十大“酷刑”你受了吗？

 Topic1-Top 10 Headaches during National Day HolidayThe National Day golden week has just come to an end. The holiday brings us not only enjoyment¹, but also headaches. Netizens have listed top 10 tortures during the holiday period. What are they? Have you fallen victims to them?

Topic2-MOOCA MOOC is a massive open online course; a college class available online to tens of thousands of people at once. Its popularity has been widely reported. But did you know, 90% of subscribers DON’T even finish the course. so what went wrong?

Topic3-Diaper Brands Jockey for China's Booming Market12 hundred diaper brands are jockeying for position in China's booming diaper market which is estimated to be worth 30 billion Yuan. Long goes the days when parents wash cloth diapers for reuse. Why is it?

Topic4-Why are There So Many "Leftover² Women" in China?

In the ugly and practical Chinese parlance³, "leftover women" refers to Chinese women who are over 27 years old but still single. And, sorry ladies! Even if you choose to be single, you are still in this group.

1 enjoyment   

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

• Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
• After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

2 leftover   

n.剩货，残留物，剩饭；adj.残余的

参考例句：

• These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
• Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。

3 parlance   

n.说法；语调

参考例句：

• The term "meta directory" came into industry parlance two years ago.两年前，商业界开始用“元目录”这个术语。
• The phrase is common diplomatic parlance for spying.这种说法是指代间谍行为的常用外交辞令。