1. 每个人都喜欢饼干，但是买一个智能烤箱似乎可以多烤一点。这个烤箱承诺在短短10分钟内就烤好饼干，但不考虑时间的因素，使用老式的烤箱似乎更容易做更多饼干。

2. 由于预算充足，该公司的部门经理们可以用独一无二的个性化方式来奖励自己的下属。以下是两个曾给出的奖励：免费在马术训练场驰骋、附带套索和马术表演课程的烤肉野餐。

3. It's a bit of a lark organised by UK film critics – a gong for the top canine performance at the festival, handed out on the last Friday in the British pavilion. This year the Palm Dog went to Lucky, a Maltipoo – that's half Maltese terrier, half poodle – who plays Dixie in Miguel Gomes' six-hour epic, Arabian Nights. The prizewinner is presented with a toy bone and this year delivered a brief acceptance speech (“woof”) by video link. A jolly time was had by all but an unnamed French journalist felt that the award was “an unwanted intrusion of British silliness” in the glamorous proceedings, according to AFP. “From the French perspective, this is a bit bizarre,” he is reported to have said. “The British are weird.”

4. n. 制作人，经理人，主办者

5. Sales of counterfeit products represent nearly 45% of those cases, 18.2% higher than last year. Bad feedback from consumers, frequent returns of goods, and complaints have been plenty. Some sellers use unreal low price as a business trap to promote their products.

6. The frame is easily assembled and attaches to paddle boards, kayaks, and rafts.

应用

1. 科技界的女性：科技行业今年第二度作为权势女性榜上的一个分类。前25位最有权势的女性中，5位来自科技行业，包括Facebook的雪莉·桑德伯格（桑德伯格新书《Lean In》下载>>）（排名第6），IBM的罗曼提（排名第12）和惠普的梅格·惠特曼（排名第15）。上榜的科技界女性总共有16位，还包括谷歌的广告高级副总裁苏珊·沃西基（排名第30）和华为公司董事长孙亚芳（排名第77位）。

2. But we at The BostonConsulting Group believe that the current dip in China’s growth will not endureand that, under Xi’s leadership, China’s economy is destined to continuegrowing at a rapid clip. In fact, we are confident last week’s reforms willcontribute mightily to China’s growth between now and 2020. We stand by our base case forecast that China will deliver$4 trillion in growth over the next decade and combine with India to deliver a$10 trillion prize — an economic powerhouse driven by booming middle classconsumption and growing overall optimism. No one can perfectly forecastthe future … and in our book we describe scenarios where growthslows. But we remain optimistic and positive about China’s future.

3. 为什么会有这样的不同？原因并不是因为双方获得的信息不同。正如库迪斯和沃斯所指，荷兰金融圈里的每个人都知道和了解所发生事件的严重程度。也不是因为Seppenwolde的贷款机构不得不重建自身财务。违约几周后，贷款机构就知道他们没有损失一毛钱。

4. v. 构成，把 ...

5. Adding pictures of family or objects that are close to you will remind you of what you’ve accomplished and why you work so hard. Keep them on your desk or on a shelf nearby to help you when you need encouragement and motivation. We love the Set of Ten Gold Frames, $28, at UrbanOutfitters.com.

6. The second chart shows the real federal funds rate (ie discounting for inflation) and the real natural rate. Again, when the federal funds rate is above its natural rate, EM crises are more common.

旧版特色

1. 7．《大白鲨》

2. 这也是这座大都市连续第8年保持全国最大消费城市地位。

3. 与此同时，还有其他因素在掣肘亚洲ETF市场，一些怀疑者担心，这些因素将阻碍散户市场的发展。