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摘要：Weight-loss companies are becoming savvier about getting men to go on a diet.savvier：更加精明Men and women diet and lose weight differently, research has shown. Men often go for diets with a simple message -- eat this, avoid that -- and don't care about the ins and outs of nutrition science as much
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摘要：Anyone who has searched for a job fresh out of college knows how difficult it is to get that first job. Sending out hundreds of resumes, only to get a few interviews in the end –if you’re lucky! —and if you’re VERY lucky, eventually there’s a job offer on the table.resume：摘要，简历 Should you take it...
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摘要：Samuel Johnson called it the vanity of human wishes, and Buddhists talk about the endless cycle of desire. Social psychologists say we get trapped on a hedonic treadmill. What they all mean is that we wish, plan and work for things that we think will make us happy, but when we finally get them, we a
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摘要：For most people, summer involves numerous daily shifts between scorching outdoor heat and frosty air-conditioned interiors. But does exposing the body to extreme temperature swings make people sick? Professor Ron Eccles, director of the Common Cold Centre at Cardiff University in Wales, which perfor
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摘要：The politically explosive issue of the official retirement age has drawn academics from two of China's most august educational institutions into a public standoff, signaling how closely fought the policy contest over how to cope with the country's shrinking work force has become.standoff：和局，
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摘要：To understand how much television could soon change, it helps to visit an Intel Corp. division here that runs like a startup.Erik Huggers, a Dutch-born former British Broadcasting Corp. executive, has assembled a 350-person team with talents beyond computer chips -- including programmers, industrial
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摘要：Chinese companies build iPads, high-speed trains and world-class telecom gear, but they can't seem to make their own fancy handbag.gear：齿轮，装置，工具It's true that global giants from Prada to Apple source goods from China, but it is difficult to name a single Chinese brand that is known for its q
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摘要：You've probably heard the baleful reports. The number of college students majoring in the humanities is plummeting, according to a big study released last month by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. The news has provoked a flood of high-minded essays deploring the development as a symp
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摘要：CAOFEIDIAN, China $91 billion industrial project here, mired in debt and unfulfilled promise, suggests part of the reason why China's economy is wobbling and why it will be hard to turn around.mire：陷于，泥潭 unfulfilled：未得到满足的，缺口 wobbling：摆动，颤动The steel mill at the heart of Caofeidian, which is ou..
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摘要：It's a familiar scenario in many households: Hours after dinner, the stomach growls and the refrigerator beckons. Some diet experts suggest bedtime snacking leads to weight gain and poor-quality sleep. But is it always a no-no? One registered dietitian, Sharon Hoerr, a professor at Michigan Stat
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摘要：Why is the first day on the job often the worst?New employees tend to be greeted with stacks of benefits paperwork, technology hassles and dull presentations about company culture.hassle：激战，争辩，麻烦事 But some companies -- hoping to create a first impression that really counts -- are turning to orien...
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摘要：Typically in transportation — and most social arenas, for that matter — laws promoting safety precautions lead to an increase in public health. Legislation on speed limits, drunk driving, and seatbelt are a few of the most obvious examples. Even bans on the relatively new phenomenon of driver-textin
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摘要：The typical honeymoon doesn't last too long before the hard work of marriage begins. And so it normally is with new corporate chief executives and their shareholders. Lucky for Marissa Mayer, as well as Yahoo shareholders, growth at Alibaba Group is extending the vacation.Yahoo's second-quar
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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
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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...
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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
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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...
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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 ...
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