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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 阅读全文

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... 阅读全文

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 阅读全文

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... 阅读全文

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 ... 阅读全文

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... 阅读全文

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& 阅读全文

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 阅读全文

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 阅读全文

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 ... 阅读全文