英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1124 - 童工问题，没那么简单

Topic 1-Using child labor¹ in eastern China

 

A video exposed what bears striking resemblance to a 19th century child labor sweat shop has gone viral. Footage of underage workers slaving away in garment factories in Changshu, eastern China's Jiangsu Province have shocked people and got us asking “how can we end child labor in China in the 21st century”?

 

Topic 2-How to ensure security when rent a house?

 

According a survey conducted by the Research Center of China Youth Daily, only some 26 percent people think it’s safe renting a house. 63% of the tenants² say their sense of insecurity comes from the window and door, which tops the concerns. And 73% of the respondents think that the government should crack down the illegal housing agencies to ensure safety.

 

Topic 3-Love Theme Garden in Campus

 

A college in Sichuan province organized a special if not cheezy event in its newly built love theme garden. 99 pairs of students who are already in a relationship professed³ their love in front of a fervent⁴ audience in the garden of love.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 tenants   

n.房客( tenant的名词复数 )；佃户；占用者；占有者

参考例句：

• A number of tenants have been evicted for not paying the rent. 许多房客因不付房租被赶了出来。
• Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。

3 professed   

公开声称的，伪称的，已立誓信教的

参考例句：

• These, at least, were their professed reasons for pulling out of the deal. 至少这些是他们自称退出这宗交易的理由。
• Her manner professed a gaiety that she did not feel. 她的神态显出一种她并未实际感受到的快乐。

4 fervent   

adj.热的，热烈的，热情的

参考例句：

• It was a debate which aroused fervent ethical arguments.那是一场引发强烈的伦理道德争论的辩论。
• Austria was among the most fervent supporters of adolf hitler.奥地利是阿道夫希特勒最狂热的支持者之一。