英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1212 - 明星为啥爱虐狗？

Topic 1-Chinese people more willing to pay for knowledge

 

According to information released by podcast apps such Himalaya and Lizhi FM, Chinese people are becoming more and more willing to pay for online content. Is that true? What kind of content would you like to pay for?

 

Topic 2-Why celebrities¹ announce their relationship status?

 

Here’s the latest scoop² of celebrity³ gossip: Chinese TV actress Tang Yan admits she and fellow actor Luo Jin have become an item. And in an era of social media, of course she announced it on weibo. Almost instantly, the news shot to the most searched and discussed topic on Chinese social media.

 

Other celebrities have handled their relationships quite similarly. How has exposure led to income?

 

Topic 3-Old woman ask for high reward for returning lost drivers’ license⁴

 

An old woman in Jiangsu Province asked for a reward of 10,000 yuan after she returned a lost driver’s license to the local police station, which stirred public debate. Does she have the right to ask for a hefty cash reward for returning something that didn’t belong to her in the first place?  

1 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

2 scoop   

n.铲子，舀取，独家新闻；v.汲取，舀取，抢先登出

参考例句：

• In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫佣人把它剜出来。
• Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。

3 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

4 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。