英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0523 - 中国菊花神药让老外欲罢不能

Topic 1-New Trend of Teenage Violence Causes Public Concern

 

Two teenagers have allegedly beaten a 70-year-old man to death earlier this month in Shandong Province. This is another case of teenage violence that’s reached the headlines. Is teenage violence getting more serious?

 

Topic 2-Magical Chinese hemorrhoid ointment¹

 

An ointment for hemorrhoids 痔疮膏 has become a hit on Chinese social media after it received rave² reviews on Amazon in the U.S.. What is this magical ointment? Are you surprised that many foreigners are buying some Chinese-made “Luxury” items in droves?

 

Topic 3-Social Activities on Campus³

 

A recent survey showed that many university students have splurged too much on social activities, particularly on these drinking and dinner parties. Some say the China specific 酒桌文化 has plagued campus. Why do university students attend such activities?

1 ointment   

n.药膏，油膏，软膏

参考例句：

• Your foot will feel better after the application of this ointment.敷用这药膏后，你的脚会感到舒服些。
• This herbal ointment will help to close up your wound quickly.这种中草药膏会帮助你的伤口很快愈合。

2 rave   

vi.胡言乱语；热衷谈论；n.热情赞扬

参考例句：

• The drunkard began to rave again.这酒鬼又开始胡言乱语了。
• Now I understand why readers rave about this book.我现明白读者为何对这本书赞不绝口了。

3 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。