1. In January, Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500) U.S. president And CEO Bill Simon pledged that the world's largest retailer would hire 100,000 veterans over the next five years. In addition, the biggest private employer in the U.S. said it would offer employment to any honorably discharged veteran within his or her first 12 months off active duty.

2. “Even if you have made your peace with a Fed rate rise there are other reasons to be nervous,” said David Hauner, head of emerging markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, who points to falling oil prices and the slowdown in China to illustrate why market volatility measured by the CBOE’s Vix index, a barometer of investor sentiment, has been elevated since August.

3. 他仅面临这几个障碍：他的手下、国会里的共和党人以及总统行政权的限度。而这几个障碍都非常有分量。他竞选时声称要对中国货物征收45%关税的承诺，已经变成对中国知识产权做法展开调查。

4. "This is a hard one for people to understand how they're doing it, but it's an easy one for managers to pick up," Kay says. In many cases, you're disengaged, or as Kay describes it: "not being totally mentally present." Maybe you used to chime in a lot during meetings, and now you're quiet. Maybe you're not producing as much as you used to. Maybe you're not excited about a new project you've been asked to manage。

5. The actress posted on Instagram a seemingly heartfelt missive after the attacks in Nice and Turkey. But she paired it with a photo of her in some skimpy lingerie attempting to look seductive.

6. Lecent was with an unknown number of other youth when she was killed by a single bullet inside a home in a public-housing complex near Martin Grove Rd. and Finch Ave W.

应用

1. rid笑+ic+ulous多…的→多笑的→可笑的

2. found（v 建立；使有根据）作为词根表示：底部

3. 2017年，全球黄金的产量从上一年的3263吨上升至3268.7吨。这是自2008年以来的最小涨幅。2008年金融危机期间，黄金开采量下降了逾2%。

4. Time Management

5. It is a struggle for power contained by understandings and institutions.

6. 我是否在维持健康的人际关系？在你的生活中，是否有一段关系需要你额外的关注？你是否需要给某人平反？在如何对待他人这个问题上，努力保持清醒的头脑。

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1. 经济衰退可能已有所好转，但是距离就业市场的复苏还有很长一段路要走。并且专家也声称情况在好转之前可能先会恶化。

2. 鉴于标普500和纳斯达克指数都回升了14％以上，道琼斯和标普400中型股指数也都回升了近10％，你可能会认为今年被动投资者应该收获颇丰。确实，要不是那些恼人的海外股业绩不佳，大拖多元化投资组合的后腿，被动投资者原本应该值得庆祝。

3. It organized two large-scale inspections last year, involving more than 5,300 batches of imported consumer goods, such as air purifiers, car brake blocks, household electrical appliances and clothes, with more than 1,500 found to be substandard, Han said.