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摘要： If P.T. Barnum had ever opened a restaurant, it might look a lot like Hai Di Lao, the popular chain of 75 Chinese eateries planning its first foray into the U.S. market this fall.eatery：小饭馆 foray：突袭，侵略Talk about a three-ring circus: Diners pass the time in the waiting area with Internet terminals... 阅读全文

摘要： As investors, we chase financial gains with zeal. We are believers in the old axiom that time is money and that even if money can't buy happiness, it's a pretty good start.zeal：热情，热心 axiom：公理，格言 There is certainly truth in that. Money provides us with the ability to experience many things: e 阅读全文

摘要： Stop for a second and notice the way you are sitting. Back curved, shoulders slumped, maybe legs crossed? For people who spend the day staring at a computer screen, this position is fairly typical. But what is it doing to your spine, if anything? Do we need to sit up straight to focus, like that mea 阅读全文

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 阅读全文

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 阅读全文

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 ... 阅读全文

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 阅读全文

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 阅读全文

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 阅读全文

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... 阅读全文