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As more post-1980s people are setting up families, most young couples are beginning to face the difficulty of tending to their aged parents, according to a survey conducted by the Social Investigation Center of China Youth Daily. Among the 1,612 responden...

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Returning to his roots: A youthful Barack Obama on a visit to his Kenyan family with, from left, Granny Sarah, sister Alma and stepmother Zezia. 回归故土：图为青年时代的奥巴马与在肯尼亚的亲戚们的合影，照片从左往右数依次为：祖母Sarah、姐姐 Alma 以及继母Zezia。 That's my boy: Bara...

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According to the Newsweek of August 16, a rank of roughly 200 sovereign nations according to a clutch of parameters linked to health, education, quality of life, economic dynamism and political environment, showed Finland as number one. Right behind were ...

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According to Daily Mail of August 17, American millionaire Rob Innes created a “shark” called Seabreacher X: a James Bond-style craft that can dive under water and jump 12 feet into the air. At 16.5 feet in length, it is even the same size as one. 据英国《每日邮...

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Muggle magic: Emma Watson unveiled the latest Harry Potter poster in a daring see-through black lace hotpant suit. 麻瓜(不会魔法的人)：电影哈利波特作者罗琳笔下将“麻瓜”比喻成不会使用魔法的人，而照片中的女主角艾玛·沃特森似乎将魔法演绎在现实生活中，她一头性感短发让人眼前一亮。 E...

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According to the Daily Mail, on August 16, Simon Cansick , a 47-year-old British citizen, got so fed up with the “wrong” weather forecasters from the national meteorological bureau that he decided to start predicting the weather using his own equipment. S...

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To most thoughtful people, unemployment benefit embodies a painful trade-off. It's the mark of a civilised society, clubbing together to provide assistance to those in need. It is also, regrettably, an incentive to remain unemployed. At its worst, unemplo...

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The weakness question represents the most common and most stressful one posed during interviews. Yet in today's weak job market, the wrong answer weakens your chances of winning employment. “缺点”问题是求职面试中最常见也最让人头痛的一个问题。而在眼下就业市场疲软的情况下，不恰...

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An explosion at a fireworks factory injured at least ten people in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province Monday, local authorities said. 当地官方消息，中国北方黑龙江省一家烟花厂发生了爆炸，至少十人受伤。 The explosion occurred at 9:40 a.m. at the factory in Wumahe District, Yi...

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A little arguing now and then is good for you, if done for the right reasons, a new study suggests. The results show when people experience tension with someone else, whether their boss, spouse, or child, sidestepping confrontation could be bad for t...

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