随笔分类 - 休闲充电
摘要：For the last 20 years neuroscientists have shown us compelling pictures of brain areas 'lighting up' when we see or hear, love or hate, plan or act. These studies were an important first step. But they also suggested a misleadingly simple view of how the brain works. They associated specific
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摘要：Corporate directors kept CEO pay largely flat in 2012, for a second consecutive year.But chief executives still took home more money last year, as the bull market swelled the value of prior stock-based pay, including some particularly profitable awards made during the financial crisis, when stock pr
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摘要：The humble twig is finding its way into high-end lighting. The sticks suggest rustic luxury -- think barn weddings and ski resorts -- but can also be found in modern interiors, giving spaces a clean, natural look.twigs:细枝，小树枝 high-end：高档的 rustic：乡村的，村野的 barn：谷仓，车库While materials could come ...
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摘要：The 1970s seem destined to be a justly forgotten decade─a time of disco, stagflation and little of the social upheaval that defined the previous decade or the epic global changes of the one that followed. But Christian Caryl sees more than malaise when he looks at the 1970s; he sees one of history&#
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摘要：At Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, doctor's orders can include an unlikely prescription: meditation.'I recommend five minutes, twice a day, and then gradually increase,' said Aditi Nerurkar, a primary-care doctor and assistant medical director of the Cheng & Tsui Cent
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摘要：China's new leaders are counting on urbanization to remake the economy but have tried to limit the flow to the country's largest cities, fearing that a surge in migration could turn them into Latin American-style slums.urbanization：都市化，城市化 surge：浪涌，汹涌，激增 slums：贫民窟Some urbanization specialist
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摘要：Smartphone makers who went on the offensive in the industry's patent wars are learning a tough lesson: The courts aren't buying it.The nearly $300 billion industry has been roiled by more than three years of expensive litigation in courts from California to South Korea. But a string of rulin
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摘要：Fearful of accidentally chomping down on cardboard-stuffed dumplings or toxic chicken, Chinese consumers may soon be able to run safety tests on their food before putting it in their mouths.toxic：有毒的，中毒的 According to a report from the official Xinhua news agency, scientists at the Tianjin Univers...
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摘要：The number of deaths caused by suicide has risen precipitously in the last decade, surpassing those caused by car crashes and even some of the most fatal diseases, according to a government report released Thursday.precipitously：陡峭地，出乎意料地 surpass：超越，胜过 The number of suicides in a year rose 31%...
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摘要：While an economic crisis results in untold misery for countries and their people, a new study of health in Cuba has suggested there could be a silver lining during lean times .austerity：朴素，紧缩 misery：痛苦，悲惨 untold：数不清的，未透露的 silver lining：一线希望 lean times：拮据时期Researchers appear to have implied...
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摘要：Chinese property buyers have made splashes in the world's best-known cities. But as their focus shifts toward enjoyment from pure investment, their next stops are likely to be closer to home.splashes：色斑，散点 One in eight Chinese families own more than one home, according to a recent report by Zhej
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摘要：For 15 years, Cui Haifeng worked in China's manufacturing industry, stitching together leather to make soccer balls before working her way up to warehouse manager at a wood-flooring factory.stitching：缝合，针脚 warehouse：仓库Last month the coal miner's daughter traded a past of factory uniforms for
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摘要：You know the smartest things to do with your money. But what are the worst moves? What should you avoid?Weirdly enough, they are things that a surprising number of people are still doing─even though they probably know, in their heart of hearts, how foolish they really are.heart of hearts：内心深处Any lis
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摘要：Scientists have subjected Albert Einstein's famous theory of gravity to its toughest real-world test so far岸and it has prevailed.Einstein's general theory of relativity states that objects with mass cause a curvature in space-time, which we perceive as gravity. Space-time, according to Einst
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摘要：Counterfeit goods, mainly from China, have become as profitable for Asia's criminal gangs as illegal drug trafficking, the United Nations said in a report published Tuesday.Counterfeit：假冒的，伪劣的，赝品 criminal gangs：犯罪团伙 The U.N.'s Office on Drugs and Crime, or UNODC, looked into international or
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摘要：The biggest mall in town stopped staffing its customer-service desk in January. But perched on that same desk recently was a plastic cutout of a hand holding a smartphone. 'Download the free app,' it said.perch：栖息，就位，位于 Apps may be creating new jobs for developers and marketers. But around t
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摘要：Turns out Apple AAPL +1.87% can't buy investors' affection with ever-bigger share repurchases.They still care more that the tech giant keep its edge in profits. And to do that, Apple still needs to keep its edge in technology.Apple's financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended
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摘要：Move over, luxury brands. For the first time in Asia, inexpensive retailers such as Zara and Uniqlo chains are growing at a faster pace than their high-end counterparts, reflecting a shift in consumer tastes and the growing dominance of 'fast fashion' globally.gravitate：趋向,移向 domaninance：统治，
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摘要：Thousands of terrified villagers were sheltering in tents in this mountainous corner of southwestern China on Sunday night as rescue workers struggled to distribute supplies to thousands more cut off by a powerful earthquake that Chinese authorities said killed 186 people and injured more than 11,00
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摘要：The various parts of China's state machinery sprang into action with impressive speed on Saturday after a strong earthquake hit southwestern Sichuan only 50 miles from the epicenter of the massive temblor that devastated the region in 2008. Efforts by the media and the military so far seem to ha
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