1. The cities of Hefei and Xiamen once again led the pack with growth of 48.6 per cent and 45.9 per cent, respectively.

2. 一些最近发表的科学论文说，高空急流中这种持续较长的怪现象，由于全球变暖正在导致北极地区海洋中的冰迅速融化而变得更可能发生，但许多主要的科学家还没有被这种观点说服。

3. While many young children try and avoid school work at all costs, the star professes to be a keen student because she wants to avoid the trap of becoming 'a stupid dancer.'

4. That was true, too, of “Mad Men” on AMC. which in its seventh season has all but exhausted its characters and its 1960s setting, but is still keeping viewers guessing about the end, which won’t air until next year. “The Sopranos” ended ambiguously. “Breaking Bad,” put an end to Walter White. Now, the next television mystery looming ahead centers on Don Draper’s last moments, dead or alive.

5. Continued experimentation with wearables is important, but the near-term requires a conversation “about whether current wearables, driven by a combination of organic efforts and corporate tech efforts, are really adhering to customer needs and wants or if companies need to explore a different set of partnerships to push wearables beyond early adopters and into the mainstream,” Gilbert says.

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1. In contrast, the nation witnessed a tumbling trend for minivans, whose volume totaled 71,300 units, a 31 percent drop year-on-year.

2. 达奇斯说：2011年达美乐的品牌热情大幅度增长，但是2012年无法与之相提并论。他们不能每年都重新设计食谱，真是太可惜了。

3. This year so far, Stephen Chow’s The Mermaid has made $526 million since its release in early February during Lunar New Year.

4. "I am a doctor and I prefer to speak frankly. A person's health is related first to eating, drinking and air. Any kind of development will be nothing if the quality of food, water and air is not good." ZHONG NANSHAN, NPC deputy and academic with the Chinese Academy of Engineering

5. Paramore, 'After Laughter'

6. Wright is one of the most original figures of British Romantic painting, and this composition, held in the same private collection in Derbyshire since 1840, had an approachable low estimate of 100,000 because of condition issues and — not insignificantly — the fact that it was a charity donation to benefit Syrian refugees. As a result, at least three bidders pushed the price to 665,000 with fees.

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1. For the students interested in comparing school options around the world, US News released the fourth edition of its annual Best Global Universities rankings.

2. Some would argue that Carly Simon's theme to The Spy Who Loved Me is the best James Bond theme song ever. They may have a point, but maybe what's really going on is that this is just "the best song from a James Bond movie." It's a fun tune, catchy as hell, romantic and beautifully sung. But nothing about this seems to specifically evoke James Bond, his adventures, his history or even his films. "Nobody Does It Better" is still a winner by any estimation; there's just happens to be a reason why it didn't crack our top five.

3. 在最初的角色分配中，由迈克尔·基顿来扮演这个角色。不料，美国广播公司的高管们恳求编剧和制片人让杰克活下来，他们认为这个角色太讨人喜欢了，不应该这么快就被安排死去。编剧最终同意了。迈克尔·基顿并不想签约一部长篇电视剧，便由马修·福克斯代替他来扮演杰克的角色。接下来的电视剧情便众所周知了。