1、,Free talk: 1.How did you spend National Day? 2. News report,Hot Words of Society,Chinese railway traffic sets new daily record,The number of passengers traveling on railway sets a new daily record on Oct.1 Daily railway traffic on Friday hits 8.3 million riders, up 19.8 percent year on year and ove
2、rtaking the daily record of 7.1 million set on May 1 during the Labor Day, the Ministry of Railway said.,Chinese 2nd lunar probe Change-2 blasts off successfully,The satellite blasted off from No. 2 launch tower at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest Chinas Sichuan Province. “Change-2 l
3、ays foundation for the soft-landing on the moon and further exploration of outer space,“,The lunar satellite is expected to take about 112 hours, or almost five days, to arrive at its lunar orbit, faster than 12 days taken by the Change-1 three years ago. China launched its first lunar probe, Change
4、-1, in October 2007, marking a milestone in the countrys space exploration.,China became the third country after Russia and the United States to send a person into space in 2003.,Words on transportation 春运 站票 逃票者 磁悬浮列车 轻轨火车 班车 末班车,Words on transportation春运 (passenger) transport during the Spring Fes
5、tival 站票 standing-room-only ticket,逃票者ticket evader 磁悬浮列车 Maglev (magnetically levitated train) 轻轨火车light rail train 班车 scheduled bus 末班车 the last bus/ train,Free talk: Which kind of transportation do you like , train, plane, or bus, why?,Words about Food,包装食品 ; 副食品；零食；快餐；包子;馒头；稀饭；方便面；粽子；油条；麻花；豆浆；大排
6、档；涮羊肉；啤酒肚；老字号；年夜饭；美食节；一次性筷子；AA制,包装食品 packaged foods快餐 fast food副食品 non-staple food零食 junk food 包子 steamed bun 馒头 steamed bread 稀饭 porridge 方便面 instant noodle,粽子 glutinous rice dumpling 油条 fried bread stick / Chinese donut 麻花 fried Dough Twist /twisted steamed bread 豆浆 soybean milk,大排档 sidewalk snack
7、 booth 涮羊肉instant-boiled mutton 啤酒肚beer belly 老字号 an old and famous shop,年夜饭family reunion dinner 美食节 gourmet festival 一次性筷子throwaway chopsticks AA制 go Dutch,Words on Consumption,生计问题 菜篮子工程 超前消费 透支 刷卡 专卖店 量贩式,Words on Consumption,生计问题 bread-and-butter issue/ living issue 菜篮子工程shopping basket program
8、 超前消费 over-consuming, excessive consumption,透支 make an overdraft 刷卡, 划卡 to punch the card; to stamp the card 专卖店 exclusive agency; speciality store 量贩式wholesales,保护消费者合法权益 protect the legal rights and interests of consumers 吊销执照revoke license 安全第一，预防为主 Safety first, precaution crucial.,Words on jobs
9、 优胜劣汰 待岗；下岗工人；再就业 弹性工资 绩效工资 加班 跳槽者 工薪阶层 灰色收入,优胜劣汰survival of the fittest 待岗 post-waiting 再就业 re-employment 下岗人员laid-off workers 弹性工资flexible pay,绩效工资merit pay 加班work overtime 跳槽者 job-hopper 工薪阶层 state employee; salaried person 灰色收入gray income,Words on jobs,分流 reposition of redundant personnel 定向培训tr
10、aining for specific posts 扶贫 poverty alleviation,Free talk:Do you like working for extra hours?,Words on education,大专生 junior college student 大专文凭 junior college diploma 大学生创业university studentspioneering work 中专生 secondary specialized or technical school student 素质教育 quality-oriented education,因材施教
11、 teach students according to their aptitude 闭卷 closed-book exam/ unseen exam 勤工俭学part-work and part-study system; work-study program 开题报告 opening speech; opening report, thesis proposal 论文答辩 (thesis) oral defense,毕业生分配制度assignment system for graduates 试用期 Probation period / probationary period 人才流失
12、brain drain 函授大学correspondence college 义务教育 compulsory education 强化班intensive training class,高考 the National College Entrance Examination 切实减轻中小学生过重的课业负担 effectively reduce too heavy homework assignments for primary and secondary school students 争取实现高等教育大众化 work to make regular higher education acce
13、ssible to the majority of young people,Task: Write an article on the topic “How can we effectively reduce the burden for primary and secondary school students”,Words on Housing,钉子户person or household who refuses to move and bargains for unreasonably high compensation when the land is requisitioned f
14、or a construction project 复式住宅 duplex ; compound apartment 公证财产 notarize the properties 福利分房 welfare-oriented public housing distribution,户口簿 residence booklet 拆迁户households or units relocated due to building demolition 豆腐渣工程 jerry-built projects 按揭贷款mortgage loan 按揭购房 to buy a house on mortgage; to
15、 mortgage a house 安居工程 Comfortable housing project,Words on reform and Open,有中国特色的社会主义民主政治 socialist democratic politics with Chinese characteristics 以人为本people oriented 与时俱进advance with the times 本土化localization 奔小康 strive for a relatively comfortable life,参政、议政participate in the management of Stat
16、e affairs 普选制general election system 差额投票differential voting 差额选举competitive election 公正、公平、公开just, fair and open,廉政建设 construction of a clean and honest administration 按资排辈 to assign priority according to seniority 本本主义 bookishness; book worship 精简机构 streamline government organs,人浮于事overstaffing 事业
17、单位 public institution 乡镇企业township enterprises 国家控股公司state-controlling company,中外合资企业 Sino-foreign joint ventures 招商引资 attract/bid for/invite investments (from overseas) 出口创汇能力capacity to earn foreign exchange through exports 保护关税 protective duty/tariff,医疗改革 health care reform 医保制度改革 reform of medic
18、al insurance system 公费医疗medical services at state expense 按时足额发放基本养老金pay the pensions of retirees on time and in full,Words on Olympics,奥林匹克精神the Olympic ideals; the Olympic spirit 拉拉队 cheering squad 澳门特别行政区the Macao Special Administrative Region 奥运火炬护跑手escort runner 奥运圣火采集仪式 Olympic flame lighting
19、ceremony,奥运特许商品 Olympic merchandise 吉祥物 mascot 残奥会Paralympic Games 半决赛semifinal 半决赛四强four semifinalists,Words on Earthquake,震中 shake epicenter 余震 aftershock 生命探测仪Life-Detection Instrument 搜救犬sniffer dogs 抗震棚 quake-proof shelter 复课 to resume classes,默哀stand in a silent tribute 救灾物资 disaster relief ma
20、terials 堰塞湖quake lake，barrier lake，dammed lake 山体滑坡 mountain landslide,Words on Love Affairs,婚外恋extramarital love 三角恋爱love triangle 早恋puppy love 失恋be disappointed in love; cross in love 暗恋 unrequited love; fall in love with someone secretly,包二奶 have a concubine 包房to reserve rooms in a hotel or guest
21、 house (for exclusive use),More Hot Words,举报电话 informants hot-line telephone 曝光 make public; expose 背黑锅 become a scapegoat 碰钉子get snubbed,闭门羹given a cold shoulder 沾光 benefit from ones association 报销to reimburse / (口)write off,宽带接入broadband access 宽带网broadband networks 收视率audience ratings; television
22、 viewing 黄金时段 prime time 京剧票友 Peking Opera fan,旅行结婚have a honeymoon trip 集体婚礼 collective wedding ceremony 嘉宾 distinguished guest, honored guest 剪彩 cut the ribbon 中介 intermediary agent,形象小姐/先生image representative of a product or a brand 新闻发布会press conference 拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul 不打不成交 No discord, no concord,
