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摘要：BEIJING—Chinese government officials destroyed more than six tons of ivory that had been illegally smuggled into the country, signaling that Beijing is willing to play a greater role in protecting dwindling elephant populations.smuggle：走私 dwindling：减少，变小But the effort faces an uphill battle in a Chi
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摘要："I WEAR AT-shirt and jeans every single day," said Erik Schnakenberg, 30, co-founder of the Venice, Calif.-based brand Buck Mason. "It's definitely my uniform."Difficulty finding a great-fitting, well-priced T-shirt was one reason that Mr. Schnakenberg, who has a background i
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摘要：Forget the breathless coverage of China Mobile offering the iPhone for a moment. Yes, it's huge news for China's biggest wireless carrier and Apple (AAPL) -- and we've heard plenty to the point. But the real game changer for China is another mobile milestone that's nearly as imminent
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摘要：Next to have their jobs automated: airport-security screeners?Aviation and government authorities are starting to use machines in lieu of people to verify the identities of fliers by scanning their faces, irises or fingerprints. Dozens of airports in Europe, Australia and the U.S. already employ suc
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摘要：In a year that featured one of history's biggest corporate buyouts, a stock-market surge reminiscent of the dot-com bubble and an American energy boom that kept on booming, there was plenty to write about in the business world.buyout：收购，买断 reminiscent：怀旧的，回忆往事的 But what did Wall Street Journal..
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摘要：Internet giantGoogleInc.has scrapped a plan to build its own data center in Hong Kong and will instead expand its facilities in Taiwan and Singapore.“While we see tremendous opportunity and potential in Hong Kong…we will not be moving ahead with this project,” Taj Meadows, Asia-Pacific policy commun
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摘要："I used to think I was this made man," says entrepreneur Glenn Kelman. "That's what they tell you after you take a company public."In 1996 Mr. Kelman co-founded Plumtree, a business-software firm that went public in 2002. After that, he assumed that his next idea was as good
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摘要：China's recent clampdown on foreign media is crimping the expansion plans of Western news organizations, at a time when many experts believe the Chinese market for news and financial data could be poised for explosive growth.stymie：妨碍，阻挠 clampdown：压制，取缔，严禁 crimp：卷曲，抑制，束缚 poised：泰然自若的，镇定的Among th
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摘要：Nelson Mandela, who rose from militant antiapartheid activist to become the unifying president of a democratic South Africa and a global symbol of racial reconciliation, died at his Johannesburg home following a lengthy stay at a Pretoria hospital, the government said Thursday. He was 95.militant：好斗
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摘要：When marriage therapist Sharon Gilchrest O'Neill met with new clients recently, she asked them why they were seeking therapy. The couple told her they'd spent years arguing over finances and recently had their worst-ever blowup. The husband complained about how much money his wife was spendi
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摘要：India is one of the world’s largest producers of fruits and vegetables, but a third of its produce rots because of poor storage, transport and distribution.rot：腐烂 The lack of cold storage and infrastructure is one of the main reasons whyfood prices have spiraledin recent months and food inflation re
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摘要：SHANGHAI—Trading volume in China's bond market has plummeted in recent months, in another reminder of how the country's shifting interest-rate environment has taken a toll on a once fast-expanding financial sector.bond market：债券市场 plummet：骤然下跌，垂直落下 take a roll on：给...造成重大伤亡，损害Despite the ser
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摘要：Early one morning last week I queued outside Sri Gopi Iyengar Coffee and Tiffin Center, a coffee bar just outside the monumental Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. My long wait under a scorching sun was rewarded with a small glass of fragrant, caramel-hued brew topped with a fluf
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摘要：When it comes to parenting, Chinese fathers say the most important role they play is that of the family chauffeur.chauffeur：司机，开车运送Ina survey of 500 Chinese fathersreleased earlier this week by communications company JWT, respondents rankeddriving their children to extracurricular activities and to
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摘要：For many of us, it is the rocket fuel that gets us going first thing in the morning.But one expert has argued that to get the maximum effect of caffeine, it's better to hold on a few hours - because coffee is most effective if consumed between 9.30am and 11.30am.Steven Miller, a neuroscientist f
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摘要：Despite some hype and a few regional exceptions, the construction of office towers and suburban office parks has not made a significant resurgence in the current recovery. After a century in which office space expanded nationally with every uptick in the economy, we may have reached something close
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摘要：Many companies regularly look up job applicants online as part of the hiring process. A new study suggests they may also use what they find to discriminate.discriminate against：歧视，排斥 look up：查阅，仰望，拜访The study, a Carnegie Mellon University experiment involving dummy résumés and social-media
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摘要：The trophy case in the tiny conference room outside Isaac Larian’s corner office spans an entire wall. It overflows with the dolls that have made him a fortune, from his first hit, the miniskirt-clad Bratz toys, to the latest, the Lalaloopsy dolls with their bumble-gum pink and neon-orange coils of
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