英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable - 防火防盗防闺蜜

Topic 1: Qin HuohuoYesterday, Qin Zhihui, better known as Qin Huohuo, was found guilty ofdefamation and causing disturbances by Beijing Chaoyang District People's Court and sentenced to three years.

This is the nation's first judgment against a defendant accused of spreading fakerumors online.

What did he do? Does the ruling punishment equal the crime?

Topic 2: Zhejiang U number 1 in rankingWhich university do you think is the best one in China? Tsinghua University? Maybe Peking University? Or perhaps Fudan?

According to a recently published ranking, if you answered any one of those you'd be totally wrong. The China University Assessment's conclusion says that Zhejiang University is, in fact, the best on the Chinese mainland.

However, many are questioning the validity of this recent ranking, especially since Remmin University, one of the top in country, did not make it even to the top 20.

As far as you can tell, is this ranking accurate? Should Zheda be considered the best in the land?

Topic3: Overseas students interns in ChinaWith the development of our country, in recent years, more overseas graduates are working for free in China to gain job experience, and they believe that experience in the world's second-largest economy will boost their competitiveness in the tough global job market.

Is it a trend?

Topic 4: Don't let the neighbors become memories of an eraIn traditional Chinese society, a neighbor is an idea that should make people feel closer to those around them. However, more and more people feel that with an urban and accelerating pace of life, neighbors are increasingly distant if not by space then by emotion.

Do you think neighbors are become increasingly estranged?

Topic 5: Humiliation as punishmentOn April 15th, Ms. Huang received a phone call from her 9 year old son who said that his teacher made him wash his roommates' underwear as punishment for saying bad wordsMs. Huang rushed to Yibin Tianli International School and found her son crying on his bed. Beside him, two pairs of underwear had just been washed.

Is humiliation a good teaching method?

Topic 6: Be careful of your BFF 140418A survey by match making website Baihe.com shows that over 60% of female respondents believe men are inclined to grow special feelings towards their female friends; nearly 1/4 of respondents in Fujian Province admit their best friends stole their lovers.

The survey interviewed 100,000 people from 31 provinces. Nearly 4,000 Fujian people took part in the survey, accounting for 3.6% of the total interviewees.

What does the survey show?