英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1006 - 狗狗便便也要入厕！

Topic 1-Home-based Medical Care

 

China is turning grey fast. It is forecasted that the country's population of senior citizens will surpass 68 million by 2030, which needless to say poses great strain on the already scarce medical resources. As a way to tackle the issue, the Beijing Municipal government has piloted a program which promotes home-based medical service for elderly patients who don't need emergency care.

 

Topic 2-Emotional Intelligence Course

 

A mother has paid 20 thousand Yuan for her teenage daughter to learn about emotion intelligence.

 

But some argue that all Chinese people need to improve our emotional intelligence. Do you agree?

 

Another debate is emotion intelligence can be learnt in class or cultivate in growing up environment?

 

Topic 3-Dog Toilet

 

Imagine this, you are strutting¹ through the streets, the sun is shining and birds humming, you are having a great time. Until you step one something squishy and smelly. Yup, you've just stepped on dog poop. Dog poop is a problem plaguing many Chinese neighborhoods.

 

18 outdoor pets' bathrooms have been created in a residential² community in Xining, Qinghai province. Shall a doggy toilet solve the problem?            

1 strutting   

加固，支撑物

参考例句：

• He, too, was exceedingly arrogant, strutting about the castle. 他也是非常自大，在城堡里大摇大摆地走。
• The pompous lecturer is strutting and forth across the stage. 这个演讲者在台上趾高气扬地来回走着。

2 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。