英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable - 网友评十大最坑爹专业

Topic 1: Mass Affluent ClassAccording to Forbes China, by the end of 2014 ?China will have 14 million individuals identified as members of the mass affluent ?stratum, with investable assets worth from 600,000 to 6 million yuan.

Who are these people and why should we care?

Topic 2: Weibo forces out Wechat / IPOBefore Sina Weibo's initial public offering, many users found that they could not post new items or leave comments on others' streams. Turns out, that the one thing they had in common was they all promoted their WeChat public accounts on Sina's social platform.

It has, of course, sparked an online debate about the role of social media with some users saying it must be related to the IPO.

Why did Sina Weibo choose to block certain accounts? Is it okay for them to do?

Topic 3: Beijing outsourcing pollutersAs part of an ongoing plan to reduce the number of heavy polluters in Beijing, a state-owned soda ash producer was recently relocated to Handan in Hebei province. According to Fengtai District, the vacated land will be used to train emergency responders and rescue teams.

Why did the factory move? Was it only for pollution?

Topic 4: Beijing holds public hearing on water priceBeijing faces some of the most intense waterscarcity in the entire world. Balancing affordability and sustainability has become a huge topic of concern for the government and the people.

To address this issue, a public meeting was held last Thursday to discuss changes to Beijing's water pricing scheme. Two plans were on the table with both proposing price increases.

Do you think these plans will address the two concerns of sustainability and affordability?

Topic 5: The top 10 misleading College majorsAre those popular college majors really as good as they sound to be?

Recently, a list with the top 10 deceptive, or kengdie, majors has been making it's round on Weibo.

Weibo users have summed up the meaning of Kengdie majors -- majors which sound quite great, but disappoint students after enrollment or graduation.

What are the top 10 Kengdie majors? Are they really that bad?