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摘要：CAOFEIDIAN, China $91 billion industrial project here, mired in debt and unfulfilled promise, suggests part of the reason why China's economy is wobbling and why it will be hard to turn around.mire：陷于，泥潭 unfulfilled：未得到满足的，缺口 wobbling：摆动，颤动The steel mill at the heart of Caofeidian, which is ou..
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摘要：It's a familiar scenario in many households: Hours after dinner, the stomach growls and the refrigerator beckons. Some diet experts suggest bedtime snacking leads to weight gain and poor-quality sleep. But is it always a no-no? One registered dietitian, Sharon Hoerr, a professor at Michigan Stat
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摘要：Why is the first day on the job often the worst?New employees tend to be greeted with stacks of benefits paperwork, technology hassles and dull presentations about company culture.hassle：激战，争辩，麻烦事 But some companies -- hoping to create a first impression that really counts -- are turning to orien...
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摘要：Typically in transportation — and most social arenas, for that matter — laws promoting safety precautions lead to an increase in public health. Legislation on speed limits, drunk driving, and seatbelt are a few of the most obvious examples. Even bans on the relatively new phenomenon of driver-textin
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摘要：The typical honeymoon doesn't last too long before the hard work of marriage begins. And so it normally is with new corporate chief executives and their shareholders. Lucky for Marissa Mayer, as well as Yahoo shareholders, growth at Alibaba Group is extending the vacation.Yahoo's second-quar
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摘要：Americans aren't washing their hands nearly as often and as thoroughly as they should, according to a recent study. But the recommendations they are defying aren't squeaky clean.squeaky：发出吱吱响的 inconspicuous：不显眼的，不引人注意的 groom：打扮，新郎，马夫For the study, 12 researchers fanned out across public bath
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摘要：The sudden death of a street vendor in Hunan province on Wednesday provoked outrage chengguan, or urban management officers.vender：卖主，小贩 outrage：愤怒，愤慨，暴行 Deng Zhengjia was selling watermelons with his wife in Linwu county, Hunan province, when several chengguan said that they were at the wrong...
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摘要：I know what you should do and here's my advice.How many times have you heard that (and groaned)?groan：呻吟，抱怨 Advice giving, especially unsolicited, is tricky. Being on the receiving end can be annoying and make us defensive. But giving advice can be frustrating, as well, particularly when the int
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摘要：China unveiled a litany of bribery and misconduct allegations against GlaxoSmithKline GSK.LN -0.26% PLC, a move that industry experts said could presage a broader crackdown in a lucrative market for pharmaceutical and medical companies.a litany of：一连串 bribery：贿赂，行贿 misconduct：行为不检 presage：预...
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摘要：In Asia, middle managers such as department heads make more than 14 times as much as operational employees such as clerical workers--the biggest such pay disparity in the world, according to a report by global management consulting firm Hay Group.department heads：部门主管，部门领导 clerical：办事员，牧师 The ...
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摘要：China's newly revised elder-care law has come as good news for a handful of entrepreneurs who specialize in outsourcing those now-mandated visits to grandma and grandpa.revised：修改的，改进的 outsourcing：外包，外购 mandated：强制性的，托管 The new law, which requires adults to offer their parents mental and fi...
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摘要：As the head of the entertainment division of a major public-relations firm in New York, Janelle was in charge of no fewer than 15 junior publicists. She knew that she shouldn't play favorites, but she couldn't help it. Some employees were just better than others.But what defined 'better&
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摘要：In a country as obsessed with education as China, it makes sense that online teaching has huge potential.obsessed with：着迷于，非常喜欢Wealthy Chinese spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to send their children abroad for what they perceive as a better education. And China's scale means online-educati
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摘要：Getting up the nerve to order in a coffee shop used to be difficult for 16-year-old Georgiann Steely. Speaking in front of classmates was unthinkable.The high-school sophomore overcame a crippling case of social anxiety as a patient in the Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders program at the Mayo C
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摘要：A Chinese agricultural official's unsupported claims about the carcinogenic risks of consuming genetically modified soybeans have rekindled a fervent debate about the use of genetically modified crops in a country with ever-expanding food needs.carcinogenic：致癌的 rekindle：重新点燃 fervent：热心的，强烈的 ...
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摘要：George Washington and his Revolutionary War victories. Robert Frost and the composition of 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.' Bill Gates and the founding of Microsoft. Steve Wozniak and the invention of color computer monitors. Tom Stemberg and the launch of the Staples company. Each is
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摘要：Americans have long taken pride on their willingness to bet it all on a dream. But that risk-taking spirit appears to be fading.Three long-running trends suggest the U.S. economy has turned soft on risk: Companies add jobs more slowly, even in good times. Investors put less money into new ventures.
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摘要：The fate described by Dostoyevsky is a nightmare we all hope to escape. But we're surrounded by naysayers who deride that hope as unrealistic.'You hate your job?'they ask. 'Everyone hates their job!'No. Not everyone hates their job. If you have the spirit to dream about your care
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摘要：When the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new record this past March, Brent Kessel awoke at 3:30 a.m.But the financial adviser, who co-founded a firm that manages more than $800 million, wasn't up early because he was giddy about the market. He was hopping on a motor scooter in Mysore, India,
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摘要：An uncle starts believing all your sarcastic comments. Or a kindhearted friend never understands anymore how you feel. These people may not just be momentarily off. Recent research indicates they may be exhibiting early signals that something is going awry in their brains.momentarily：随时地，暂时地 awry...
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