摘要：The sharpest downturn in growth since the financial crisis doesn't appear to have dampened the spirits of China's consumers too much.Conflicted：冲突的，抵制的 dampen：抑制，使...沮丧，使...潮湿，丧气 downturn：衰退，低迷时期，逆转Retail sales growth came in at a robust 14% on-year in the second quarter. A survey of sales o 阅读全文

摘要：Decades ago, China's Deng Xiaoping is said to have energized the nation's capitalists by declaring: 'To get rich is glorious.'energized：激励，使...通电，激励的，通电的 capitalist：资本家，资本主义者Turns out that really meant: 'Get rich and you'll get audited.'audited：受审查的，受审计的，审计，旁听Entrepreneur 阅读全文

摘要：As the 2012 London Olympics came to a close, China managed to produce one last eyebrow-raising number.Contemplative：沉思的，冥想的，默想的 Tumultuous：吵闹的，骚乱的，狂暴的，喧嚣的，纷乱的In an infographic published a few hours after the Olympic flame was extinguished, Chinese Internet company Sina Corp. revealed that users o... 阅读全文

摘要：According to local media reports, the cost of grooming China's new Olympic swimming star, Sun Yang, amounted to 10 million yuan ($1.57 million) over the past two years. That's 5 million yuan per gold medal, for those keeping track at home.grooming:修饰，喂马，推荐 amounted to：总计Chinese Internet user 阅读全文

摘要：The overriding and dominant theme of the Chinese middle class is its almost manic desire to achieve status, to aspire to what it perceives to be a better life. To live in some comfort and space, to own consumer items ( be it a smartphone or luxury handbag) that is branded for success, to eat and dri 阅读全文

摘要：【导读】 中国有句古话叫欲速则不达。中国社保制度短短几年内达到很高的覆盖率，可覆盖率之下的质量呢？吵得沸沸扬扬的养老金入市呢？什么是养老金空头账户？为什么中国不能学习西方？Congratulate China for building the foundations of a pension system so quickly. Now it needs to restructure it.pension：养老金，退休金，抚恤金 restructure：调整，重建，更改结构THE 18th-century Chinese emperor Qianlong made elaborate... 阅读全文

摘要：Intelligence may be somewhat innate, but wisdom can most certainly be learned. Here’s how to wise up at any age.innate：先天的，固有的，与生俱来的 wise up：使知道，使了解，健脑Wisdom vs. IntelligenceAlthough people value intelligence—understanding, reasoning, the ability to learn—they also respect wisdom, or the knowle... 阅读全文

摘要：HONG KONG — China continues to lead the Olympic medal standings, just ahead of the United States, as the country tries to repeat its breakout performance at the 2008 Beijing Games.fever：发烧，发热，狂热 Despite its success, or perhaps because of it, China is also vigorously debating whether it’s overly o... 阅读全文

摘要：There is no event more obviously tailored to the internet's capabilities than the Olympics. It combines an enormous number of statistics derived from a vast array of sports, and sets them before an actively engaged worldwide population to discuss, tweet, like and recommend. It allows for fetishi 阅读全文

摘要：YOUNGSTERS enter the office of Inspiring Interns through what looks like a wardrobe door. The reference to C.S. Lewis’s “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” is deliberate: the company wants them to feel transported into a magical new world where they might actually find a job.recruit:招募，招聘，补充 i... 阅读全文

摘要：Is the mass political party on its way out? And does it matter?BELONGING to a political party has never been cheaper. It costs just €20 ($25) a year to be a member of the Socialist Party in France. Britain’s Conservatives ask you to stump up only £25 ($39). New political movements set you back 阅读全文

摘要：American swim coach John Leonard stirred the controversy over Ye Shiwen’s incredible 400 IM describing it as “unbelievable”, “suspicious” and “disturbing” (as reported in the Guardian). Of course the suspicion, given China’s history and secretive nature, is that Ye Shiwen has been aided by performan 阅读全文

摘要：Oh, the power of a good night’s sleep. A whole gamut of positive benefits can be seen from getting enough rest, but for many of us, hitting the sack can be challenging. There’s plenty of advice out there about what to do to get to sleep but what about what not to do? Click through for some of the .. 阅读全文