英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1023 - 单身贵族都在等待真爱

 Topic1-China Overtakes US to Have World's Largest Middle ClassJack Ma, president of Alibaba Group, says there will be half-a-billion middle class people (in China) in the next 10-20 years at the UK-China Business Summit¹ in London.

And earlier this month, Credit Suisse, a leading global financial service company, says that China's middle class has overtaken the United States' to become the world's largest in terms of population.

Topic2-Single and Fabulous²: Beijing Home to Most Wealthy SinglesA recent survey conducted by Zhenai.com, China's 80 million-strong matchmaking website, shows that Beijing has the biggest number of wealthy and single people in the country, followed by Shenzhen and Shanghai. Why are they single?

Topic3-Ominous House SellingAs you settle down in a city, you might consider purchasing your own property. But what if you are told...the previous owner died here or this was a crime scene? Would you still want to buy it?

Topic 4-China Fat MapOur nation is getting fatter than ever. There are more fat people in north China than in the south. Is it true?

1 summit   

n.最高点，峰顶；最高级会议；极点

参考例句：

• They climbed up the mountain and reached the summit.他们爬山，最终达到了山顶。
• The summit of the mountain is lost in the cloud and mist.山顶隐没在云雾之中。

2 fabulous   

adj.极好的；极为巨大的；寓言中的，传说中的

参考例句：

• We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
• This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。