1. Tuesday’s event at Apple’s new Cupertino headquarters is expected to reveal its much-anticipated 10th-anniversary iPhone, offering significant upgrades to the smartphone’s display, camera and overall design.

2. Fifteen Chinese nationals have been charged with developing a fraud scheme in which they paid imposters to take entrance exams, including the SAT, and gained acceptance to elite American colleges and universities, the US Department of Justice said on Thursday. Conspirators were paid up to $6,000 each time they used counterfeit Chinese passports to trick test administrators into thinking they were the person who would benefit from the test score, a federal grand jury charged.重点单词

3. And second, while perceptions haven't changed much, the reality has: Making sure stuff gets where it needs to go, as cheaply and efficiently as possible, has evolved into a high-tech, high-stakes game that calls for a scarce combination of "hard" and "soft" skills.

4. v. 挖隧道，挖地道

5. 5) I take a gloomy view of things 0 1 2 3 4

6. Rose McGowan accused producer Harvey Weinstein of rape this time last year, sparking an avalanche of allegations in the entertainment industry and beyond.

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1. 中国与世界其他地区的贸易10月同比大幅下滑，原材料进口受到尤其沉重的打击，中国投资放缓削弱了这个全球最大商品贸易国的需求。

2. 这是007系列电影的另一首爱情歌曲。如果《雷霆谷》的这首主题曲在你的牙齿矫正医生办公室播放，那么这将是镇上最帅最性感的牙齿矫正医生的办公室。弦乐部分充满神秘感，降调充满趣味。这两者结合缔造了神奇。榜单从这开始往后所有的007电影主题曲都是真正的经典。

3. So with such a strong South American contingent, where will the main challenge come from ? Well, the big guns from Europe is the obvious answer. And where else could you look for a team of Champions than Spain. Having won the last World Cup, sandwiched between two European Championship triumphs, this is a team that not only knows how to play fantastic football, but that knows how to win. So whilst Messi and Ronaldo get all the annual plaudits and player of the year titles, the likes of Xavi and Iniesta go about winning all the major trophies. So will they be as string this year ? Well, worryingly for the rest of the world, yes. Not only are most of the old guard still there but talented youngsters such as Koke and Thiago Alcantara have joined the ranks. Not only that, but they've managed to grab a prolific striker, Diego Costa, from under the noses of the host nation, with the Atletico Madrid forward opting to play for Spain, rather than the nation of his birth.

4. 本田公司希望NSX将再度彰显其技术致胜的美誉，也希望NSX能提升本田作为高端汽车和卡车制造商的品牌形象。去年美国汽车市场销售增长5.9%，但本田在美销量仅微增1%——这意味着该公司失去了一部分市场份额，最重要的是，本田在与其两大主要对手丰田和日产的角逐中落于下风。

5. 2. 美国页岩油。截至2014年底，美国页岩油日产量已经超过900万桶，比2007年增加了80%。这些页岩油是造成石油供给过剩的主要力量，而供过于求是2014年油价暴跌的诱因之一。总的来说，美国页岩油开采公司都搬起石头砸了自己的脚，但关键在于，西德州轻质低硫原油（WTI）价格跌破60美元对它们有何影响？页岩油钻机数量不断减少，相关开支也遭到削减，然而到目前为止，美国页岩油产量依然稳定。按照当前油价，这个行业能否维持产出水平，或者说美国页岩油产量会不会减少将对国际市场供应乃至油价产生重大影响。

6. 两年前，美国电影学院特地延迟了年终投票的时间，就为了电影星球大战:原力觉醒能够参选，后来该电影进入了2015榜单前十。然而今年最新的《星际大战：最后的绝地武士》，将于12月15日上映，无缘上榜。

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1. Lori Steele

2. Wealthy Chinese are showing growing interest in islands in recent years.

3. Song “I Love You China”(Wang Feng)