1. 美国则在2016年下降为德国的第三大贸易伙伴。

2. The fastest growing start-ups tend to be global in their outlook. The immigration restrictions already imposed by President Trump in the US and those under consideration as part of the UK’s separation from the EU are likely to be a hindrance in the coming year for hiring.

3. 挪威诺贝尔和平奖委员会主席亚格兰赞扬这三位女士的成就，还说，除非女性享有和男性一样的机会，否则我们不能实现持久的和平。

4. iPhone推出一款更大屏幕iPhone手机的迫切性部分来自于亚洲市场——三星平板手机声势浩大地占领了这个市场。假设苹果和中国移动签订的协议包括上述即将推出的新品，那么新款iPhone推出时通常会出现的价格调整将使iPhone 5C对中国市场而言更为便宜且更具吸引力。而这对5C来说也是正确的方向——目前为止，苹果公司对该款产品的销售额颇为失望。或许关于5C重要的一点是，它不是5S，所以将来它可以在不对苹果旗舰产品价格造成压力的情况下进行打折。

5. Among dozens of small, technology-focused acquisitions, the $3bn purchase of Beats Electronics, the celebrity-endorsed headphones and music streaming service, stands out as Apple’s largest ever deal. The acquisition still bemuses many Apple analysts, but in Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre, Beats’ founders, Mr Cook has instantly regained credibility with the music industry after years of neglecting the iTunes download store. If Mr Cook is guilty of missing the rapid growth of subscription services such as Spotify, he has moved swiftly to compensate for it — though for a high price.

6. The biggest brands outperform financial markets, according to BrandZ, which says this illustrates their financial power and value to shareholders.

应用

1. 结果发现，被要求画出单词的参与者能够更准确地记起这些单词。而且画本身的质量并不会对记忆效果有什么影响，帮助记忆的仅仅是“画画”这个动作。对于香蕉，画一个大概的轮廓和详细的画出每个细节，产生的作用是一样的。参与者们即使只是花上几秒来画画，也能在记忆结果上有显著提高。研究人员还计划进一步地引进更复杂的单词甚至观点表述来观察参与者记忆表述的准确度。

2. China’s exports and imports suffered larger-than-expected drops in the first month of this year in both renminbi- and dollar-denominated terms.

3. 总的来说：世界最大经济体任然可以入常运转就如同沙漠中的绿洲就算有末世预言宣称那样的日子已经远去了。

4. 4. “Heart of a Dog”(Laurie Anderson)

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6. 提供就业指导工作的北京新锦程研究院的执行院长张景岫表示，他并没看到高校学生的创业意向有降低的趋势，但是他承认学生的自主创业意向很低。

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1. Over the three-year period we examined, late arrivals actually declined during the Thanksgiving travel season — just 12 percent of Thanksgiving flights were delayed last year, compared with 19 percent in 2010. according to the Transportation Department.

2. 11. “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution” (Stanley Nelson)

3. Over time, this ethnic blend has led to an uncommon harmony among the current squad, whose young players -- notably Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku of Chelsea, and Adnan Januzaj 贾努扎伊of Manchester United -- are the envy of many of their competitors.