英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1123 - 中杯小杯傻傻分不清

Topic 1-Public parking spaces made private

 

Having your own apartment and driving to work is a sweet dream for many Chinese urban dwellers¹. However, in reality, many of us live in an apartment without our own parking space in the residential² community. What makes a headache is your neighbor installs private locks in public parking areas, or even worse, in public recreational spaces. What can we do to solve that problem?

 

Topic 2-Customer angry at being constantly asked about Starbucks coffee cup size

 

Recently, a customer posted an open letter to Starbucks China CEO on the internet, complaining that Starbucks barista had to ask him every time “are you SURE you want the tall size for your coffee?” “Tall” being the smallest size of Starbucks coffees and called 中杯 in Chinese which can be confusing for people. Why is he bugged³ by this? Is that a bad customer service?

 

Topic 3-University students asked to punch in and out for class

 

A Chinese university has recently launched a new system, asking students to punch in and out on an attendance machine for each class they take. Will it be enough to get students to go to class on time?

1 dwellers   

n.居民，居住者( dweller的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes. 城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They have transformed themselves into permanent city dwellers. 他们已成为永久的城市居民。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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。

3 bugged   

vt.在…装窃听器（bug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The police have bugged his office. 警察在他的办公室装了窃听器。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He had bugged off before I had a chance to get a word in. 我还没来得及讲话，他已经走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》