Seems like there is good news for Americans who like to tip one bacchic at happy hour or relax with a glass of wine after work. A recent study by two economists shows drinkers earn more than teetotale

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2006年

And I would get harassed sometimes. People would yell at me from their cars. Get a job! 有时候我会被骚扰。开车路过的人从车里对我大喊。找份工作去! And I'd be, like, This is my job. But it hurt, because it made me fear tha

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But against these benefits, there are costs to weigh. 但在这些利益背后,还有代价需要权衡。 Far from reducing congestion by encouraging people to give up their cars, as many had hoped, ride-hailing seems to increase it. 优步没有向

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

One economist has good news for bargain hunters: According to his data, you dont have to sacrifice a good nights sleep in order to get a cheap airplane ticket. Thats because tickets purchased on weekends are actually about 5 percent cheaper than thos

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语阅读理解

But why would a company even want to discourage salary discussions? 但是为什么公司会反对讨论薪资呢? Why do some people go along with it, while others revolt against it? 为什么一些人服从,而另一些人反对呢? It turns

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(119) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲商业篇

以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握大意。 2、继续听,特

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Finance and economics 财经商业 Free exchange 自由交易 One of the giants 巨人 Ronald Coase, the economist who explained why firms exist, died on September 2nd, aged 102 罗纳德科斯,著名经济学家,于9月2日逝世,享年102岁。

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列

The Swiss have voted decisively against state-provided unconditional basic incomes in a setback for a growing international lobby that argues such radical schemes are needed to overhaul inefficient welfare systems. 瑞士人在全民公投中高票否决

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Chinas local-currency loans and broader liquidity grew more than expected last month but at rates nowhere close to the acceleration seen earlier this year. 上月,中国本币贷款和更广义流动性的增长超过预期,但增速远不及今年

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

You never really hear the truth from your subordinates until after 10 in the evening. 晚上十点以后你才能从下属那儿听到些真话。 Success is not defined by obtaining everything you want, but by appreciating everything you have. 成功不

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

You really want to get the decision right if it's for all eternity, right? 当你进入极乐世界时,你一定希望你做出的决定是正确的,是吗? You don't want to pick the wrong mutual fund, or the wrong salad dressing. So that's on

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲科学篇

In End of inflation in the kingdom of Lizarb where everything is back to front he skewered the belief that rising prices cause fiscal deficits. 在Lizarb王国通货膨胀的终结一切都回到从前他坚持着物价上涨会导致财政赤字的看

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Leaders: Big economic ideas Breakthroughs and brickbats 社论:重大经济思想突破与板砖 What economists can learn from the discipline's seminal papers 经济学家能够从这一学科的经典论文中所学到的 It is easy enough to cri

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A publisher might buy a printing company in order to have more control over its assets, and ensure its presses are used to print its own books first. 出版商可能会为了对其资产有更多的控制权并确保印刷设备首先被用于印刷自

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Finance and Economics Anthony Atkinson: For Poorer, For Richer 财经:安东尼阿特金森:为了穷人,为了富人 Anthony Atkinson, a great British economist died on January 1st, age 72. 安东尼阿特金森,英国伟大的经济学家,

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

To Minsky, this was an unfair and naive representation of Keynes's subtle and sophisticated views. 对于明斯基而言,这是对凯恩斯的精妙且成熟的观点的一种不公平且天真的表述。 Minsky's financial-instability hypothesis

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

Making enrolment in pension plans the default for new employees 例如,把加入养老金计划列为新员工的默认选项 (ie, they must decide to opt out rather than opt in) dramatically increases the share of employees saving through such pro

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United States 美国 Working and Race: Colouring in 工作与种族:上色 A trio of labour economists suggest that effort at work is correlated with race. 由三名劳动经济学家组成的团队声称工作效率与人种有关。 GIVEN the lon

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

Free exchange 自由交易 The great trailblazer 伟大的开拓者 Economists everywhere should mourn the passing of Gary Becker 世界各地的经济学家都该对加里贝克尔的离世表示哀悼 IF THERE is one person to blame for economists'

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Interestingly enough, when you start to crank the data, 有意思的是,当你开始收集数据时, these pockets of futureless language speakers all around the world turn out to be, by and large, some of the world's best savers. 你就会发现这

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