英語角-圓桌會議 RoundTable0911 - 粗鄙網(wǎng)絡(luò)語言需要被抵制嗎？
More than 70 teachers at the Xiaogan High School in Xiaogan city went on strike since Tuesday for the school has failed to consider giving them a formal work status when the school management has the resources to do so.
Worst case scenario—they could be laid off if they are not given the status.
Topic2 Should Students Clean Dorm Buildings Cleaning has never been as such a big issue for students as today. While hundreds of students at Nanchang University sign a petition against the university's self-cleaning campaign, some in Xiamen have already hired A Yi, the professional cleaners to clean their own dorms.
So should students clean? Where should they clean?
First of all, let's look at the petition in Nanchang University. Why the students are so angry?
Topic3 High SOE executives' salaries On Sept 5, China's central authorities approved plans and decided to cut hefty salaries for executives of large centrally-owned SOEs. For a long time, their high executives' salaries and other invisible benefits have been widely questioned by Chinese citizens.
Are SOE executives' salary too high?
Topic4 New SAT test accused of instilling American values Critics warn Chinese students prepping to attend a college in the US will end up adopting American views.
Including content from America's founding documents in a revised US college entry exam has drawn attention in China.
There are worries that the materials may impose the American values system on students.
Do the worries make sense?
Why do we care?
Topic5 Internet Language Needs Cleaning Recently, Du Hongchao, the director of China Network Communication Association, suggested that the netizens should not use some vulgar words online any more, such as diaosi and SB. This aroused heated discussion on social media.
Do you think we should abandon the use of vulgar words online?
Is there a problem?
