英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable - 雾霾攻坚战-环保专家专访

Topic 1: Air PollutionAir pollution in China has become so bad that some Chinese scientists have gone so far to compare it to a nuclear winter. While the capital seems to get the most attention, both domestically and internationally, it is most certainly not just a regional issue. In 2013, 9 cities on the Chinese mainland suffered more days of severe smog than Beijing. To discuss this problem, we're very grateful to welcome Dimitri De Boer, team leader at the EU-China Environmental governance program, into to the studio. The Program focuses on environmental information disclosure, public participation1 in environmental planning, and access to justice in environmental matters.

Dimitri, thank you very much for joining us.

How worried should we be about the smog? Who is going to be affected2 the most?

Topic 2: More women on boardsA new Chinese study indicates that having more women on company boards reduces fraud. It says "the optimal3 percentage of women on boards is 50 percent" — higher than the average anywhere in the world.

Looking at almost 1,500 fraud investigations4, the research team found that the more male-dominated the board, the higher the likelihood for fraud. The data came from the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Before we debate whether girls are better than boys, what exactly is securities fraud and how serious is it?

Topic 3: Student job hunters put life-work balance 1stAccording to a new survey, job-hunting Chinese students most value finding an employer that can offer a good life-work balance.

The other top two career goals for students are: to be secure or stable and to be independent.

Human resources consultancy Universum found money is less important than before, with salary expectations down from last year.

The survey has also found that Shanghai replaces Beijing as the most sought-after job locationIs it good that Chinese job hunters don't see money as a priority?

Topic 4: Storage bag helps students to quit mobile phone addictionWith mobile devices becoming so popular, people joke that the distance between life and death isn't as far as the distance between people staring at their phones.

Increasingly, we see this happening even in college classrooms. To combat this rising tide of inattention, the Management Department of the Luoyang Institute of Engineering has taken matters into their own hands. Now, students must put their phones into storage bags before the class even starts.

How serious is this type of problem? Do you think it's just a problem for this school?