英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1019 - 明星为啥爱开火锅店？

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Topic 1-Interns¹ Pay for Labor² Income Tax

As an old saying goes, in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except for death and taxes. How true is that, when interns cannot escape from it either. Apparently³, many interns are surprised to learn with the meager⁴ earnings⁵ they get, they need to pay taxes too. Is it fair?

Topic 2-Why do celebrities⁶ invest in hotpot business?

As the temperature drops outside, the business of hotpot restaurant picks up. Have you noticed that many celebrities love to invest in hotpot business? Wu Qilong, Ren Quan, Li Bingbing, Huangxiaoming, Xue Zhiqian, to name a few. Why is it so popular among celebrities?

Topic 3-Video games degree

The future of sports here in China might change with the emergence⁷ of an “e-sports” degree, being taught at a vocational college for sports in Hunan Province. The degree has government backing and many are saying that the country is moving to become a dominant⁸ power in the field of competitive video games.

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1 interns
n.住院实习医生( intern的名词复数 )v.拘留，关押( intern的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
Our interns also greet our guests when they arrive in our studios. 我们的实习生也会在嘉宾抵达演播室的时候向他们致以问候。来自超越目标英语第4册 The interns work alongside experienced civil engineers and receive training in the different work sectors. 实习生陪同有经验的国内工程师工作，接受不同工作部门的相关培训。来自超越目标英语第4册

2 labor
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。 He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

3 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 meager
adj.缺乏的，不足的，瘦的
参考例句：
He could not support his family on his meager salary.他靠微薄的工资无法养家。 The two men and the woman grouped about the fire and began their meager meal.两个男人同一个女人围着火，开始吃起少得可怜的午饭。

5 earnings
n.工资收人；利润，利益，所得
参考例句：
That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。 Last year there was a 20% decrease in his earnings.去年他的收入减少了20%。

6 celebrities
n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉
参考例句：
He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。 a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

7 emergence
n.浮现，显现，出现，（植物）突出体
参考例句：
The last decade saw the emergence of a dynamic economy.最近10年见证了经济增长的姿态。 Language emerges and develops with the emergence and development of society.语言是随着社会的产生而产生，随着社会的发展而发展的。

8 dominant
adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因
参考例句：
The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。 She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

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