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At the 1997 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, Steve Jobs was asked why he slashed a program that some in the audience had worked hard on.This is how he responded: 'You've got to say No, No, No and when you say No you piss off people.'The reason, he said, is that 'Focusing is abou 阅读全文
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When it comes to exercise, many people seem to fall into two distinct camps: those who love a vigorous, sweat-soaked workout and those who view it as a form of torment.vigorous:有力的,精力充沛的 torment:痛苦,折磨 With hopes of getting more people up and moving, scientists are looking at the body's biologi.. 阅读全文
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Kelly was a bright woman in her early 30s: whip-smart, well qualified, ambitious─and confused. Even a little frightened.tyranny:暴政,专横 She worked for a female partner in a big consulting firm. Her boss was so solicitous that Kelly hoped the woman─one of just a few top female partners─might become ... 阅读全文
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Why make up stories when life is so ridiculous?bureaucrats:官僚,官僚主义者As a bureaucrat, author Wang Xiaofang says he came across a rogue’s gallery of real-life characters: a woman who had plastic surgery on her backside so she could sleep her way to the top; a flooded apartment filled with cash owned by 阅读全文
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On this year*s Women*s Day, a host of Chinese media outlets are trumpeting a new study that finds China*s businesses rank the highest in the world for employing women in senior management roles.The proportion of women in senior management in China has climbed to 51% this year, up from 25% in 2012 an 阅读全文
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China’s most beloved microblog, Sina Corp.’s Weibo is often described as a virtual town square where Chinese people can publicly discuss issues from politics to pop stars with a level of freedom not available elsewhere in the country.If that’s the case, a new study suggests the square isn’t nearly a 阅读全文
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Operating in a country where something as modest as opening a cigar shop can be fraught with difficulty, Chinese entrepreneurs are renowned for being able to find creative solutions to a wide range of everyday problems. But that resourcefulness won’t serve China’s economy in the long run, according 阅读全文
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At 7 p.m. on a Sunday in Hidden Springs, Idaho, the six members of the Starr family were sitting down to the highlight of their week: the family meeting. The Starrs are a typical American family, with their share of everyday family issues. David is a software engineer; his wife, Eleanor, takes care 阅读全文
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China has the world's largest number of billionaires and 700 million peasants. In between is a surprisingly thin and unhappy middle class, which poses a big social and economic challenge.billionaires:亿万富翁 Among the 3,000 delegates of the 2013 National People's Congress, the percentage of blu 阅读全文
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Everybody knows what IT is, but how about MT? Manufacturing technology including computer numerical control (CNC) devices, robotics, 3D printing and other additive technologies, and machine vision is an important collection of tools that, until recently, did not get much attention in the media. But 阅读全文