英语角-圆桌会议RoundTable1116 - 女大三，抱金砖！

搜索关注在线英语听力室公众号：tingroom，领取免费英语资料大礼包。

There's an old Chinese saying: A wife 3 years' older than the husband ensures a richer life. A recent survey shows that these days, 30% of marriages in Hangzhou city, has husbands younger than wives.

Topic2-China's Geely acquires US upstart to make flying cars

China's Hangzhou-based automaker Geely Holding Group has recently acquired US flying car developer Terrafugia and they are planning to have its first flying car on the market by 2019.

Are flying cars going to be a reality? Do you dare to ride in a flying car? Let's find out more on Round Table.

Topic3-10 Phobias in modern society

Would you find yourself annoyed if a friend ignores your messages, but has the time to update his or her WeChat Moments?

Would you feel depressed¹ when your post receives no thumbs-up, whereas² a friend's post gets all the likes? Would you feel anxious during a flight, as once you touch down and switch your smart phone back on, messages and social media updates are going to flood in?

If you answered "yes" to any of the above, then you just might have a modern social phobia.

Professional psychiatrists³ have identified many different kinds of "phobia", from acrophobia⁴, or a fear of heights, to agoraphobia, or a fear of public spaces. These are often linked to genetic⁵ and psychological factors. Now we have drawn⁶ up a (very unscientific) list of 10 phobias that we've identified in everyday modern life.           

分享到：