英语角-圆桌会议 RoundTable1114 - 你比镜子里的自己更丑？

Topic1 Mainlanders Feel Happier Than Five Years Ago A Pew Research Center survey finds that about six-in-ten or more publics rate their life satisfaction highly in several Asian countries including China. The rate is equal to the level of many developed nations such as UK and Germany.

What elements are related to life satisfaction?

Topic2 Tmall Staffs Worn Pirated Hoodies Yesterday, fashion designer Ji Cheng posted an open letter online saying that the red hoodies with wing prints on the sleeves worn by all Tmall staffs during the Single's Day are a pirated version of her original design.

As a response, officials of Tmall explained that the hoodies were bought by another company named Cainiao Network Technology Co. Ltd. for its staffs, not for Tmall staffs. Cainiao's buyers had no idea that the hoodies they bought are pirated. They've already collected all the pirate hoodies back and sealed them. And they apologized to the designer in public.

Should we care?

Topic3 You're Uglier Than Your Mirror Reflection People are actually 30% less attractive than their mirror reflections according to a psychological survey. This is why many don't like themselves in photos. Recently, this piece of news has gone viral online.

So do you like yourself in the mirror or in the pictures?

Topic4 Chinese No Longer Borrow Books from Public Libraries?

According to a Global Development of Public Culture Service report, done by "Urban Culture Research Center in Shanghai", there has been a sharp decline in the number of people borrowing from public libraries in China. In recent years, Shanghainese on average borrowed only 0.84 books from local public libraries. The number is one-tenth of that in New York.

Is it a concern?

Topic5 Eight amazing Chinese gadgets China is often accused of not being innovative enough, but here are eight Chinese gadgets that put that myth to the sword. This is according to the British Daily Telegraph.

Are they amazing? Are Chinese catching up in tech products?