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Before a year after my fifth voyage, I was on my sixth voyage, the longest of all my voyages. As we set sail we had a calm sea. After some days the weather grew bad and huge waves threatened to drown us. One afternoon, the captain of the ship looked

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To respect my work, my associates and myself. To be honest and fair with them as I expect them to be honest and fair with me. To be a man whose word carries weight. To be a booster, not a knocker; a pusher, not a kicker; a motor, not a clog. To base

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The best leaders I have witnessed over the years are committed to understanding how to meet the needs of employees from every generation. 这些年来，我观察过许多优秀的领导者，他们致力于理解不同员工的需求。 Have you not

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To respect my work, my associates and myself. To be honest and fair with them as I expect them to be honest and fair with me. To be a man whose word carries weight. To be a booster, not a knocker; a pusher, not a kicker; a motor, not a clog. To base

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Some 20th century artefacts have largely gone from the modern office, the typewriter and fax machine among them. They have been swallowed by computerisation and the internet. One dead-tree tradition endures: the business card. 一些20世纪的设备打

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The Indian government has raised the limit on cash withdrawals following widespread public anger about the surprise abolition of 500 ($7.60; ?5.90) and 1,000 rupee notes last week. 印度政府上星期出人意外地宣布取消旧版500卢比和100

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Any way, for the present, I'll quit Pip's vicinity. 总之，我暂时还是跟比普隔得远些好。 I can stand the rest, for they have plain wits; but he's too crazy-witty for my sanity. 其他的人我还受得了，因为他们都有清楚的神

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To respect my work, my associates and myself. To be honest and fair with them as I expect them to be honest and fair with me. To be a man whose word carries weight. To be a booster, not a knocker; a pusher, not a kicker; a motor, not a clog. To base

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1. Grisly / Grizzly 1.可怕的，严厉的，严重的/灰色的 2. Hoard / Horde 2.贮藏/一群 3. Hole / Whole 3.洞/整个 4. Instance / Instants 4.例子/瞬间 5. Insure / Ensure 5.确保/保证 6. Loath / Loathe 6.勉强的，不情愿的/厌恶

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1. tsundoku 積ん読（买到一本书后就将它闲置在一边不去读它，特别是将它与其他没读过的书放在一起） Tsundoku is a Japanese word that has no direct synonym in English. It means, the act of leaving a book unread afte