英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable - 如何保护四合院
The People's Bank of China has called on 15 commercial banks, including the Big Five to offer first-home buyers more efficient mortgage services.
Is there a problem with loan supplies?
Topic2 C-section on the rise in ChinaJournalists interviewed some hospitals in Hebei Province and found C-section is being used unnecessarily. C-section rates of 6 cities in Hebei surpassed the national average of 46%; one of them is as high as 66%.
A WHO survey found that nearly one in two births in China are delivered by cesarean section, of which a quarter are not medically necessary.
Why?
Topic3 Yao Ming SuedFormer NBA star Yao Ming is being sued by Beijing resident Feng Changshun for endorsing a health food product that Feng said misleads consumers. This is one of the first consumer rights cases involving a celebritysince a new protection law was enacted in March.
Does Feng's claims hold up? Does he have a case?
Topic4 Anti-Terrorism Major in CollegeA new anti-terrorism major will be offered at a Chinese university to meet increasing demand for the expertise and strengthen the prevention of terror attacks.
The major, part of a new research area of the intelligence department of the People's Public Security University of China, will help train anti-terrorism police officers nationwide.
What exactly is this major about?
Topic5 Courtyard homes in Beijing need better preservationThe first ever official directory of siheyuan – the traditional courtyard homes of Beijing – is expected to be published by the end of this year.
Nearly 1,000 siheyuan have been logged in the directory. Half of them are found to have deteriorated over the years.
The question now is how to preserve these courtyard houses, which has become a controversial subject.
Should we care?
1 endorsing
v.赞同( endorse的现在分词 );在(尤指支票的)背面签字;在(文件的)背面写评论;在广告上说本人使用并赞同某产品
参考例句：
Yet Communist leaders are also publicly endorsing religion in an unprecedented way. 不过，共产党领导层对宗教信仰的公开认可也是以前不曾有过的。 来自互联网
Connecticut Independent Senator Joseph Lieberman is endorsing Republican Senator John McCain. 康涅狄格州独立派参议员约瑟夫。列波曼将会票选共和议员约翰。麦凯恩。 来自互联网
2 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。
3 enacted
制定(法律)，通过(法案)( enact的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
legislation enacted by parliament 由议会通过的法律
Outside in the little lobby another scene was begin enacted. 外面的小休息室里又是另一番景象。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
4 expertise
n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长
参考例句：
We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。
5 deteriorated
恶化，变坏( deteriorate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards. 她的健康状况急剧恶化，不久便去世了。
His condition steadily deteriorated. 他的病情恶化，日甚一日。
