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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...
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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&
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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
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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
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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 ...
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摘要：George Washington and his Revolutionary War victories. Robert Frost and the composition of 'Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.' Bill Gates and the founding of Microsoft. Steve Wozniak and the invention of color computer monitors. Tom Stemberg and the launch of the Staples company. Each is
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摘要：Americans have long taken pride on their willingness to bet it all on a dream. But that risk-taking spirit appears to be fading.Three long-running trends suggest the U.S. economy has turned soft on risk: Companies add jobs more slowly, even in good times. Investors put less money into new ventures.
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摘要：The fate described by Dostoyevsky is a nightmare we all hope to escape. But we're surrounded by naysayers who deride that hope as unrealistic.'You hate your job?'they ask. 'Everyone hates their job!'No. Not everyone hates their job. If you have the spirit to dream about your care
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摘要：When the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a new record this past March, Brent Kessel awoke at 3:30 a.m.But the financial adviser, who co-founded a firm that manages more than $800 million, wasn't up early because he was giddy about the market. He was hopping on a motor scooter in Mysore, India,
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摘要：An uncle starts believing all your sarcastic comments. Or a kindhearted friend never understands anymore how you feel. These people may not just be momentarily off. Recent research indicates they may be exhibiting early signals that something is going awry in their brains.momentarily：随时地，暂时地 awry...
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摘要：Ceaseless technology. A punishing workweek. That to-do list that keeps multiplying. It is no wonder at least 50 million Americans self-report an insufficient amount of sleep, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But will sleeping more on the weekend make up for hours of lost
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摘要：Over the last few months, during the endurance-athletics offseason, something extraordinary happened: The line began to blur between the health effects of running marathons and eating cheeseburgers.'I'm not worried,' says veteran running coach Mark Sullivan, who has run more than 150 mar
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摘要：Universities in Singapore, an academic hotbed in Southeast Asia, are increasing cooperation with China, a move that insiders say reflects the global shift to the rising economic power.Singapore Management University, or SMU for short, one of six colleges in the city-state, signed 13 agreements on ac
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摘要：Paul Cusma manages his clients' money cautiously, so the retirees among them 'don't have to go back to work,' says the Tampa, Fla., financial adviser. In the investment realm, 'I'm always planning for a rainy day,' he says.But off the job -- watch out. Mr. Cusma, 36, ride
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摘要：The deal last week by Shuanghui, China's largest pork producer, to buy U.S. pork company Smithfield at a big premium shows how much Chinese are willing to pay for safe food.After a spate of food scandals, it is no surprise that consumers in China are hugely concerned about food safety. David Lar
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摘要：Mobile phones, wearable devices and self-driving cars are generating buzz as the future of technology. But the old Web browser is being reinvented too, in a trend with implications for how consumers work and entertain themselves online.Companies from Google Inc. GOOG -0.31% to small startups are int
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摘要：The findings of China＊s first major study on the lives of the nation＊s 185 million elderly make for gloomy reading. The results of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study show 22.9% of Chinese over 60 live in poverty, 38.1% have difficulty completing daily activities on their own, and 40%
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摘要：Superstars get a lot of attention from bosses. But bad apples deserve even more.A growing body of research suggests that having just a few nasty, lazy or incompetent characters around can ruin the performance of a team or an entire organization no matter how stellar the other employees.nasty：令人不快的，肮
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摘要：China's elderly are poor, sick and depressed in alarming numbers, according to the first large-scale survey of those over 60, an immense challenge for Beijing and one of the greatest long-term vulnerabilities of the Chinese economy.vulnerabilities：缺陷，脆弱点The survey of living conditions for China&
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