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In Study, Past Decade Ranks Among Hottest New research suggests average global temperatures were higher in the past decade than over most of the previous 11,300 years, a finding that offers a long-term context for assessing modern-day climate change.

微笑的方式-遛狗(4)

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India's richest man is rolling out a $20 billion mobile network that could bring lightning-fast Internet to hundreds of millions of people. 印度首富正斥资200亿美元建设移动网络，或可使十亿人高速连接互联网。 Indian consum

以假乱真的艺术 天价巧克力皮鞋

Featuring perfectly replicated seams, soles and shoelaces, as well as impressively realistic finish, these life-size chocolate shoes seem made of genuine brown leather. 缝合线、鞋底、鞋带都高度仿照实物，并经过精心打磨，这些实

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Following his triumph at the Spring Festival Gala, pianist Li Yundi is now preparing for his latest European concert tour. This week he has been in London, just one of the cities where he will be showcasing his new Beethoven programme in April. Li sa

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It's the end of a life of studies and exams for millions of university graduates. You're marching to get a diploma and embarking on the beginning of real life as an adult, where you are now the CEO of your own life. You're in charge. So, what happens

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When George Washington University announced last week that it was laying off nearly 50 employees to reduce costs, the universitys president, Steven Knapp, blamed a decline in enrollment in graduate and professional programs. 上周，乔治华盛顿大

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Mr Thaler, an American born in New Jersey in 1945, spent most of his early career at Cornell University before moving to the University of Chicago in 1995. 赛勒，这位1945年出生在新泽西州的美国人，在1995年转投芝加哥大学之前，

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You all know about multitasking. 你们都知道多任务处理(multitasking)。 You all have been faulty of multitasking when you're driving and you pick up your cellphone. 一边开车一边拿起手机的多任务处理不是明智之举。 Bad id

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Huang Jiaxi is a big fan of the latest music show The Voice of China. But she always wondered what it would be like to hear the live version of those hit songs. 黄佳熙（音译）是音乐秀《中国好声音》的忠实粉丝。但她一直想知道