1. Do you routinely roll your eyes? Do you have a weak handshake? Do you avoid making eye contact? These could all be career killers. People must understand that actions speak louder than words. And the majority of our communication is done through non-verbal cues. People could perceive some of your non-verbal communication habits as rude or unprofessional—and these things could eventually have a significant impact on the advancement of your career.

2. Guo Jingjing's alleged romance with Kenneth Fok, the grandson of late Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok, has captured the imagination of a country that seems to have become as interested in the private lives of its athletes as in their athletic performances.

3. 2005年初，斯通和其联合创始人爱丽莎卡玛赫特和朱瑞德斯贾丁斯发现，使用博客的女性规模庞大，但主流媒体却很少会引用她们的文章。于是，三人决定召开一次草根会议，并吸引了谷歌和雅虎（Yahoo）等赞助商。门票很快销售一空，不久，她们便成立了BlogHer.com。这个博客发布平台把撰写博客变成了许多女性可以用来赚钱的一项业务——2009年至2012年期间，这家公司向5,000名博主支付了超过2,500万美元。目前，这个平台的用户已经超过9,200万人。

4. 中国拥有世界上最大的外汇储备，它一直被视为金融稳定的最终保障，因为外储可以被用来对冲资本外流，或纾困艰难应对坏账增加的国内金融机构。

5. From master story teller, Guillermo del Toro, The Shape of Water comes another worldly fairy tale for his audience, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa's life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

6. 经济大萧条在全美各地产生了破坏性的影响，然而很少有地区像亚利桑那州那样遭受重创。20世纪初，该州借助强大的旅游业和房地产市场蓬勃发展。住房中位数价格在2003年到2006年间上涨了70%——仅次于内华达州的增幅——带动了更多的房屋和建筑行业工作岗位。直到2007年接近年底的时候，亚利桑那州的月失业率都一直维持在3.5%的低水平。但是随后经济陷入低谷。住房价格从相比高点惨遭腰斩，亚利桑那州6%的房产在2009年收到了止赎通知。在2009年和2010年的大部分时间里，该州的失业率保持在两位数居高不下，从最近五年的失业率情况看，恶劣程度仅次于内华达州。2008年以来，该州的家庭收入以全美最快的速度下降。

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2. 在Ross家附近的拐角处，一群男人坐在一家别墅的遮阳门廊，喝着啤酒，听着音乐。一个不愿意透露姓名的男人说，他从小就认识逮捕的这两个人。

3. 5.重播和比赛精彩集锦同主要现场比赛一样精彩，所以我也会看。

4. Much of the decline in Chinese imports stems from lower commodity prices, which in turn are a result of falling overall demand from China, long the world’s biggest consumer of materials such as iron ore, coal and copper.

5. Information technology was the third largest sector with 18 brands shortlisted. The total value of listed IT brands accounted for 22.5 percent of the list. Average value increased 10 percent. Beijing is the preferred headquarters location for the IT sector, and 12 listed IT brands set their headquarters there.

6. The ranking is based on data collected from two surveys: one of the participating business schools and the other of alumni who graduated three years ago — the class of 2013.

旧版特色

1. Reese Witherspoon dreamt of being a non-traditionalist, reportedly wanting to transform the best actress statue she won for Walk the Line into a door knocker or a necklace (“statement” jewellery would not have cut the mustard). Neither option being practical, however, he now stands in her living room.

2. Scientists may be working hard at making organs that match the body's capabilities, but why stop there?

3. You're talking with him / her late on the phone. When he / she hung up the phone, you still miss him / her, even if the phone just hung up on 2 minutes