英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable0914 - 中秋月饼，你是神马馅滴？

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Topic 1-Employees Forced to Work on 9-9-6 Shift

 

News of employees working the 9-9-6 shift without getting remuneration has gone viral on Chinese social media. Another internet company came up with a even worse version of this shift that takes away all annual leaves and workers don't get paid for all that extra work. What's the infamous¹ 9-9-6 shift?

 

Topic 2-Couple Living in a Cave for 54 Years

 

As our listeners already know, I, Heyang, call myself a cave woman. I'm happy to stay as far away as I can from most of modern technology, and I am off the grid² once I leave work. But there are some people who literally³ live in a cave in this world, like this old couple in Sichuan Province.

 

What's life like in a cave? Would you like to be a cave person?

 

Topic 3-Beijing: Mooncake Study

 

With Mid-Autumn Festival right around the corner, mooncake sales are reaching its peak season. Beijing Business Today conducted a market study on mooncake quality through supermarkets, specialty⁴ stores, bakeries, and well-known pastry⁵ stores only to find that many mooncakes are not up to standards. 

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