英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0204 - 独自就餐不再是异类
The local government of Nanjing in East China has publicized new requirements for promoting government officials, asking cadres to report to their superiors about their marital changes within five days in writing.
Immigration plans of their families should also be reported.
The rules are putting an emphasis on the moral integrity of government officials rather than solely on their abilities and performances.
Is it new? Why should we care?
Topic2 Will Smarthome Become Popular in China?
Year 2014 is regarded as the "smarthome year" globally. On the 2015 International CES (国际消费类电子产品展览会) in Las Vegas, smarthome technology dwarfed many other new projects, marking the trends of scientific and technological industry in the coming year. In China, although smarthome industry is springing up, consumers still seem lukewarm.
Is the idea of smart-home catching on in China?
Topic3 Good to Be an Additive in Chinese Liquor
The National Health and Family Planning Commission publishes a statement soliciting opinions about the proposal to add gold as a food additive to baijiu, or Chinese liquor. This sparks huge controversy on the internet.
Why? Is gold necessary in liquor?
Topic4 School's canteens will be banned in the Hanchuan
Hanchuan of Hubei Province will close the retail shops in schools for food safety and administrative concerns. Within two years all shops on the campus of primary and junior middle schools will be gradually closed.
Why are the shops in school banned? Is there a good reason?
Topic5 Eating Alone
The dinner table is more than a place to sit down and enjoy food. It's a social place. Business deals are inked there. Strangers become lovers there. But what if you abandon the social function of a meal by eating alone? A New Yorker article talks about the rising number of people who eat alone or cook alone, and are enjoying it.
Do you eat alone?
