One insight from the literature is that a tightly specified contract can have perverse outcomes. 一种来自文学的深刻见解是,有严格规定的合约可能带来事与愿违的结果。 If teachers are paid according to test results, they

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

While it can be difficult to recognise signs of an unhealthy relationship when it is your own, it is important to take the occasional step back and assess whether youre happy with how things are between you and your partner. 虽然审视自己的恋爱

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And that's the difference between problems that are additive, like CO2, 这个就是可添加性问题,像二氧化碳问题, which we go slowly up and then we tip, and problems that are depletive, in which we lose what we have, which oscillate, 慢

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky . Got a minute ? Finally, science has something you can give people that really does help them lose weight: money. Rewarding dieters with a few hundred dollars is effective for promoti

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Rob: Hello Im Rob. Welcome to 6 Minute English. Im joined today by Finn. Hi Finn. Finn: Hi Rob. Rob: Today were talking about a subject that many of us have experienced - it's living at home, particularly when we're grown up and in our twenties. Finn

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My salary is $1.1 million. I received stock compensation with a value of $8.5 million, and last year an annual incentive payment of $73,000. Well, of course it makes sense that you would need a big rate increase. And of course she was being quite fac

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Bankruptcy and the economy 破产与经济 A fresh start 一个全新的开始 New evidence that rules for debtors are too tough 新证据表明,对债务人的要求太苛刻 LAST year nearly 1m Americans filed for bankruptcy. That is far fewer th

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JUDY WOODRUFF: It's hard to overstate just how expensive college can be, more than $40,000 a year for a private school, over $34,000 for an out-of-state public school. Many students do qualify for greater financial aid, but a start-up has come up wit

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There are some major benefits to having confidence, and there are proven methods to boost it. 自信会给你带来很多好处,经证明有些方法能提高你的自信心。 There's a saying that confidence breeds success. But does it? 俗话说:

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The Supremes once sang You can't hurry love. As it turns out, scientists have determined it's not advisable to hurry marriage either. Get the scoop on the best age to be wed. 正如一首名为《至高无上》的歌曲中曾经唱到的:你不能爱

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Quitting a nicotine addiction is never easy, regardless of the nicotine product. No addiction is entirely chemical, so addressing the ritual and social aspect of your addiction is equally critical to successfully quitting. Support from your friends a

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Truly happy and successful people get that way by becoming the best, most genuine version of themselves they can be. Not on the outside--on the inside. It's not about a brand, a reputation, a persona. It's about reality. Who you really are. 真正快乐

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Overweight people will be paid to lose weight, under radical new Government plans unveiled today to tackle the escalating obesity crisis Under the NHS-backed scheme, those who shed the pounds will be rewarded with cash or shopping vouchers. Incentive

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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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Economics brief: six big ideas. 经济概要:六大经济思想。 Game theory: Prison breakthrough 博弈论:越狱 The fifth of our series on seminal economic ideas looks at the Nash equilibrium. 六大经济思想之五纳什均衡。 JOHN NAS

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Think Positive Thoughts Every Day积极看待每一天If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view. 如果你觉得心有余力不足,觉得缺

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请看相关报道: The draft law sets operating standards for travel businesses and scenic areas, and prohibits travel agencies from forcing tourists to purchase goods. 该草案设定了旅游行业和景点的运行标准,同时禁止旅行社强

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 英文语法词汇

据英国《每日邮报》报道,屏幕解锁应用程序(Locket)通过对15万手机用户监测统计后发现,用户平均每天查看手机大约110次,有些用户一天使用手机18个小时,解锁手机次数高达900次,频率最

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给员工高薪是最好的激励方式吗?当然是。人们期望自己的工作能得到报酬。但是薪酬对于成就卓越企业来说有多重要呢?结果可能并不如你想象的那样重要。 Numerous studies have attempted to find

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Think Positive Thoughts Every Day积极看待每一天If your life feels like it is lacking the power that you want and the motivation that you need, sometimes all you have to do is shift your point of view. 如果你觉得心有余力不足,觉得缺

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