随笔分类 - 休闲充电
摘要：The Ultican family has always approached Christmas shopping on overdrive, piling dozens of presents under a small forest of decorated trees. But the Ulticans and their four children wrangle the annual extravaganza in different ways, underscoring the challenge facing retailers as technological change
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摘要：Authorities in China's political and financial capitals plan crackdowns on companies that violate food-safety regulations, after scrutiny of drugs given to locally served chickens.crackdown：镇压，制裁，惩罚 scrutiny：监视，详细审查The crackdowns in Beijing and Shanghai mark a new effort by local authorities to
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摘要：In the few minutes it takes to read this article, chances are you'll pause to check your phone, answer a text, switch to your desktop to read an email from the boss's assistant, or glance at the Facebook or Twitter messages popping up in the corner of your screen. Off-screen, in your open-pl
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摘要：One recent day in New Orleans, as the sun began to hide behind clouds and the wind picked up in a way that reminded you, in spite of the warm temperature, that this was November and not the middle of summer, I walked with my family the two blocks to the Latter Library, an old converted mansion on St
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摘要：Holiday gatherings can be anything but festive for people who are out of work. Even an innocuous 'How's it going?' can feel like a tender topic -- especially for the legions of long-term unemployed Americans whose ranks have swelled since the last recession.innocuous：无害的，无伤大雅的 legions of
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摘要：What do soaring Chinese wages mean for global manufacturing?soaring：高耸的，猛增的 TRAVEL by ferry from Hong Kong to Shenzhen, in one of the regions that makes China the workshop of the world, and an enormous billboard greets you: “Time is Money, Efficiency is Life”.ferry：渡船，摆渡 billboard：广告牌，宣传 China ...
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摘要：Christmas in Asia takes as many forms as the region's geographic sweep would suggest. Whether you're looking to embrace the exotic or hew to the heartwarming, here are a few sources of holiday cheer along Santa's route in the Eastern hemisphere.exotic：异国情调，外来的，独特性 hew to：坚持，遵守 Eastern he
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摘要：On the same day that Apple jolted the tech world with the announcementit will manufacture some Mac computers in the U.S., another piece of tech news slid by largely unnoticed: Two of Apple's Taiwanese suppliers were also planning to bring jobs home.jolt：使颠簸，使震惊，使摇动 Apple's announcement has m
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摘要：The world has been united in grief over the over America's latest mass shooting, but for those of us who are parents, the incident presents a special kind of terror.That's because being a parent means living with your heart outside of your body. And if your heart is suddenly ripped away, it&
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摘要：Have you heard the doomsday theory about how a rogue planet is going to crash into Earth on Friday and kill us all?doomsday：世界末日 rogue：游手好闲，流浪，欺诈 Amateur astronomer Bill Hudson says that it simply isn't true, and he can prove it─scientifically.The prediction is supposedly based on the end of a .
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摘要：Twin school attacks in the U.S and China on Friday are shining an unflattering light on hot-button issues in both countries, with Chinese media and microbloggers berating local officials in Henan province for failing to be as open and caring as their counterparts in Newtown, Conn.unflattering：准确无误的；
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摘要：As students, businesses and educators in the U.S. ponder whether the master's degree is the new bachelor's degree, China's well-off tiger parents appear to have already decided.ponder：思考 well off：小康Three-quarters of middle-class Chinese parents expect their child to earn a postgraduate d
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摘要：Think China's well-to-do shoppers spend precious hours deliberating how to drop that extra $20,000? Think again.China's upscale shoppers are increasingly impulsive, according to a new report from consulting firm McKinsey & Co, which surveyed 1,000 Chinese luxury consumers in 14 cities du
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摘要：So sorry for having turned aside my English learning for a month,what a messy period of time. Too many things to do and too many things in vain,restless and fidgety,I want to escape from this kind of life.How to be happy? How to arrange my time properly? What things are worth doing and what are not?
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摘要：Ever wondered why Chinese kids are so good at math? DNA? Are they born smart or is it just practice? We moved to China in 2009 and were warned about how tough the schooling would be. Chinese parents, anxious to help, dropped a few hints. At farewell dinners the conversation would eventually turn to
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摘要：Guitar teacher Erich Andreas works from a basement studio in Nashville, Tenn. His classroom, though, is the world itself.Across one hour, Mr. Andreas may be giving free video lessons to up to 1,500 people who stream his yourguitarsage.com broadcasts to points across the globe -- Chicago, London, Buc
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摘要：Government officials, economists and retailers have long worked to get thrifty Chinese consumers to spend. China’s online retailers this weekend tried appealing to their loneliness.Chinese media on Monday was filled with articles about a surge in online shopping on Sunday, Nov. 11, for Singles Day 1
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摘要：The worries and challenges of workers in this southern Chinese car-making city illustrate the risks Beijing faces as its dispute with Japan over a group of islands drags on.The local economy is feeling the effects of a drop in demand for Japanese-brand cars. Work in the factories has slowed and empl
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