1. 6. The 2012 Ig Nobel Prize for Literature

2. 国家大学排行榜单数量从去年的38份上升到42份。新加入的榜单包括阿根廷、墨西哥、巴基斯坦和罗马尼亚大学排行榜。

3. Major American retailers including Wal-Mart, Target (TGT, Fortune 500), and Kmart all opened their stores on Thanksgiving to get a jump on the holiday gift shopping season. Wal-Mart even went as far as to open its stores two hours earlier this year than it did last. But Costco (COST, Fortune 500) refused to join the trend of "Black Friday creep" and kept its doors shut. Chief executive Craig Jelinek thought giving his workers a day off was more important than increasing his company's bottom line.

4. 你知道什么叫“深藏不露”吗？

5. Everything Else

6. 不过，在交易商的仓库里和收藏家的脑海里还有大量早期绘画大师的作品，它们的要价仍停留在汤米·库珀那个年代。不幸的是，在如今的市场上，以那样的价格，很多画作都将像被小提琴砸了个大洞的斯特拉迪瓦里画作一样卖不出去。

应用

1. Phil Baty, editor of THE rankings, said: "China has introduced powerful policy drives, backed with serious funding, to produce world-class universities. In 2015, the country announced its excellence initiative, which aims to establish six of its universities in the leading group of global institutions by 2020."

2. Producer prices, which are often regarded as a proxy for medium-term inflation, remained in negative territory, but the pace of decline improved.

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4. 在Ross家附近的拐角处，一群男人坐在一家别墅的遮阳门廊，喝着啤酒，听着音乐。一个不愿意透露姓名的男人说，他从小就认识逮捕的这两个人。

5. 要知道，从来没有人能够为每一种情况做好万全准备。你可能刚刚发现这一点。你的教育经历为你提供了一个工作基础，但成长往往发生在第一线。或许，你鼓励你的团队不仅按最新期限完成工作，而且表现出色。或许，你与客户共事时发现自己比以往更加镇静自若。或许，你突然发现自己能利用以往建立的人脉，开始在组织里“呼风唤雨”。在学会这些技能之前，你只能学习说“Yes”。面对机会时，感到忐忑不安是很自然的事情，但千万不要让这种情绪扼杀你的成长。

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1. Exports to both South Korea and Asean countries fell by about 3 per cent, however, while those to re-exporter Hong Kong dropped by more than 16 per cent.

2. He admitted to having mixed emotions about the letter as he and Vonnie are now divorced.

3. 饰演《哈利·波特》里赫敏一角的艾玛·沃特森在2015全球十大美女榜中居第五。这位英国演员、模特、社会活动积极分子在2015年“问男人”网站评选的“九十九位最杰出女性”中夺冠，并且在《时代》杂志全球最具影响力人物评选中列第26位。