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研究：长得帅薪水也高A handsome man can earn a fifth more than a plainer colleague but a b eautiful w oman is not paid a penny more than her average-looking colleague，new research has shown.新研究表明，帅哥比长相普通的同事薪水多出五分之一，但美女赚的钱却不会比相貌平平的同事更多。
The study by senior eco nomists found that being good-looking meant male workers co uld earn 22 percent more than average-looking colleagues.Researchers said good look s did not give women a similar advantage.Andrew Leigh，the former economics professor at the Australian National University whoco-authored the report，said: "Beauty can be a double-edged sword for women."Some people still believe good looks and intellig ence are incompatible（矛盾的）in women so a good-looking woman can't be that productive，but there's no d umb-blonde syndrome affecting men's pay."He said that although he believed good-looking women may als o earn more，the research did not support his theory.T he research found that handsome men in all jobs，from manual labour to highly-paid professio nal careers，can earn 22 percent more than their coll eagues doing an identical role. Men with below-average looks face an uphill battle in the office，with ugliness reducing a man's earnings by 26 percent compared to an average-looking worker.Former male model Ian Mitchell，28，who has a fi rst class degree in history from Edinburgh and now works for a cosmetics company，told the Sunday Times: "It gives you confidence，and I suspect people tend to warm to you more quickly."The study，entitled Unpacking the Bea uty Premium，was the largest exercise of its kind and repeated a survey from 1984 to see if the beauty premium had changed.Leigh said the research showed people in the workplace were "lookist" and he hoped the findings would encourage employers to reverse（颠倒）their prej udice.第1页/共1页。
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碧昂斯疑在奥巴马就职典礼中假唱在奥巴马就职典礼现场演唱美国国歌的碧昂丝昨日被指假唱。
负责为整场演出伴奏的总统专属乐队发言人周二对媒体表示，在碧昂丝演出前他们接到紧急通知，称她要用之前预录好的版本。
On Tuesday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Marine Band told news outlets th at Beyoncé had lip-synced at President Barack Obama\s inauguration.There's no question Beyoncé's rendition（译文，演奏） of the national anthem was a roaring success. The mystery: Was it live or lip-synced?On Tuesday, a spoke swoman for the U.S. Marine Band told news outlets t hat B eyoncé had lip-synced at Presiden t Barack Obama's inauguration. Master Sgt. Kristin duBois said the band was notified at the last minute that Bey oncé would use a prerecorded voice track.But by late afternoon, the Marine Corps backed off that statement.Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Gregory Wolf said that because there was no opportunity for Beyoncé to rehearse with the Marine Band, it was determined that a live performance by the band was ill-advised. Instead they used a prerecorded track for the band's p ortion of the song."Regarding Ms. Knowles-Carter's vocal performance," Wolf's statement continued, "no one in the Marine Band is in a position to assess whether it w as live orpre-rec orded."A representative for Beyoncé did not respond to r equests for comment.DuBois declined to answer further questions. Earlier in the day, she told The New York Time s that the rest of the inaugural performance was live and they did not know why a recorded track was used for th e national anthem."It's not becau se Beyoncé can't sing. We all know Beyoncé can sing. We all know the Marine Band can play," she said.Kelly Clarkson's representative said she sang live to perform "My Country, 'Tis of Thee."All inaugura l music is prerecorded in case weather conditions or ot her circumstances interrupt the program.The use of a recording is typical in big events. In 2009, cellist Yo-Yo Ma was questioned about "hand-syncing" for Obama's first inaugurat ion. M a s aid instruments weren't functioning properly in 19-degree weather.。
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马来西亚十头侏儒象被“毒死”Ten endangered pygmy elephants have been found dead in a reserve in Malaysia, with officials saying they may have been poisoned.马来西亚一座自然保护区内发现十头侏儒象死亡，官员称它们是被毒死的。
A baby elephant was found next to the body of its dead motherThe animals, which had all suffered internal bleeding, were found near each other over the space of three weeks.In one instance, a three-month-old calf was found alongside the body of its mother, apparently trying to wake her.Sabah Environmental Minister Masidi Manjun said it was "a sad day for conservation and Sabah".Sen Nathan, head veterinarian at the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve in Malaysia's Sabah state on the island of Borneo, said the elephants were all thought to be part of the same family group, and were aged between four and 20.The bodies of four were found last week but then officials found another four animals dead or dying two days later.Laurentius Ambu, Sabah's wildlife department director, said two "highly decomposed elephant carcasses" had been found earlier in the year."We believe that all the deaths of these elephants are related," he said.The animals still had their tusks, indicating that they had not been killed by poachers, and none had gunshot wounds.Samples have been sent for testing, but Mr Nathan said the damage evident in the elephants' digestive systems had led officials to "highly suspect" acute poisoning. Tests will confirm whether they could have been deliberately poisoned."It was actually a very sad sight to see all those dead elephants, especially one of the dead females who had a very young calf of about three months old. The calf was trying to wake the dead mother up," he said.The WWF estimates that there are fewer than 1,500 Borneo pygmy elephants in the wild, most of them in Sabah state.They are the smallest elephant subspecies, with babyish faces, long tails and straight tusks. They are threatened by logging, hunting and increasing contact with humans.Mr Masidi said the death of "these majestic and severely endangered Bornean elephants is a great loss to the state"."If indeed these poor elephants were maliciously poisoned, I would personally make sure that the culprits would be brought to justice and pay for their crime," he said.。
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入舵市安恙阳光实验学校戴妃生前照片中神秘男子曝光The mystery man pictured with an 18-year-old Lady Diana Spencer has been unmasked as aristocrat Adam Russell.和18岁的戴安娜·斯宾塞女爵合照的神秘男子日前曝光，原来是一位名叫亚当·拉塞尔的贵族。
The man pictured with Lady Diana Spencer on a ski holiday in Val Claret in the French Alps in 1979 has been revealed as aristocrat Adam Russell Old Etonian Mr Russell, the great-grandson of former Tory prime minister Stanley Baldwin, is shown relaxing with the future Princess of Wal es during a group ski holiday in Val Claret in the French Alps in 1979. The Daily Mirror, which bought the photo two days after Diana's engagement to Prince Charles was announced in February 1981, wrote NOT TO BE PUBLISHED in crayon（蜡笔） on it. The photo is now being auctioned in the US.Oxford student Mr Russell is said to have had a 'galumphing（笨拙的人）' crush on Diana. Nothing, however, happened between them.According to royal author Andrew Morton, Mr Russell went travelling for a year, and when he returned to the UK in 1980 and told a friend that he liked Diana, he was told: 'You've only got one rival, the Prince of Wales'.He tactfully decided not to pursue her, but the pair remained great friends.Mr Russell later said he initially thought Diana was a bit of a Sloaney 'giggler' but got to like her when both were injured skiing.He found her 'bubbly, giggly, but not in a vacuous way, and lacking in self-confidence'.Mr Russell, who is now a deer farmer in Dorset and married to gardening expert and TV presenter Ali, declined to comment.The picture shows Diana lying on a bed in a chalet with Mr Russell, who is resting his book on her shoulder. On the window ledge behind them is a bottle of Johnnie Walker whisky.。
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奥普拉·温弗瑞将采访兰斯·阿姆斯特朗US cyclist Lance Armstrong will be interviewed by chat show host Oprah Winfrey, amid reports that he might publicly admit to doping.美国自行车手兰斯·阿姆斯特朗将接受访谈节目主持人奥普拉·温弗瑞的采访，有报道称他可能公开承认兴奋剂事件。
Armstrong ended his fight against doping charges last August but maintained hisinnocenceArmstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles by the sport's governing body, foll owing a report by the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada).Winfrey's OWN network said the 90-minute interview would address "years of accusations of cheating".Armstrong has maintained his innocence（清白，无罪） as he r eceived a life ban f rom Usada.But the New Yo rk Times reported on Friday that the 41-year-old was consi dering a public admission that he used banned performance-enhan cing drugs. An admission could lead to an apparent bid to return to competing in marathons and triathlons （三项全能）, the paper reported.The interview announcement was first made on Oprah Winfrey's Twitter account on Tuesday, and confirmed when Arms trong retweeted it 15 minutes later.The interview - his firs t since being stripped of his wins - will be broadcast on 17 January on Winfrey's OWN network and live-streamed online.2004 donation offer?Armstrong ended his fight against doping charges in August 2012. In October, Usada released a 1,000-page report saying he had been at the heart of "the mostsophisticated, professionalised and successful doping progr amme" ever seen in sport.He was stripped of his titles by the International Cycling Union (UCI) shortly afterwards and given a lifetime ban from the sport.Armstrong also resigned as chairman of the Livestrong foundation - the cancer charity he created - after the cycling body's decision.His lawyer, Tim Herman, has described the Usada report as a "one-sided hatchet job" and the cyclist himself has accused the agency of offering "corrupt i nducements" to other riders to speak out against him.It is believed he is considering an admission because he wants to resume his athletic career, and has shown an interest in competing in tr iathlons.Asked whether the 41-year-old was set to come clean（全盘招供）, Mr Herman told the New York Times: "Lance has to speak for himself on that".Separately, the head of Usada told a US investigative programme that Armstrong offered the agency a donatio n of some $250,000 in 2004, reports said.S peaking to 60 Minutes Sport, to be broadcast in the US on Wednesday, Travis Tygart said the offer was a "clear conflict of interest" and quickly rejected.。
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叙利亚冲突引发人道主义危机The Middle East faces a "staggering" humanitarian crisis caused by the conflict in Syria, an aid agency says.一家援助机构称，叙利亚冲突使中东面临“巨大的”人道主义危机。
With more then 600,000 Syrians having fled the coun t ry, the International Rescue Committee is calling on the outside world to step up its response.The US-bas ed group desc ribes the level of rape and se xual violence occurring in the conflict as "horrific".The UN estimates that more than 60,000 people have been killed in the uprising, which began in March 2011.In additio n to those who have lef t the country, at least 2m p eople a re thought be internally displaced within Syria.'Drastically insufficient'The IRC says many refugees are citing rape as the main reason they left Syria and describes it as a major feature of the war. It is often committed in front of family members, the agency says.The group criticises what i s says is an "alarming" lack of medical and psychological support for survivors.The group describes international aid as "drastically insufficient" for a "steadily worsening" crisis.It speaks of whole neighbourhoods reduced to rubble and of displaced people moving from one village to another t o escape a movi ng frontline.In re cent days the region ha s been hit by the worst winter storms in twen ty years, making co nditions for refugees e ven more desperate.Among one group of Syrian refugees in northern Lebanon's Bekaa valley, not a single child was dressed for winter, the BB C's Lyse Doucet reports.All were shivering, and coughing in the cold, with some even going without shoes, our correspondent says.Last week, a UN agency warned that 1m Syrians are going hungry.The World Food Prog ram (WFP) said it is helping 1.5 million Syrians, but continued fighting and an inability to use the port of Tartus to deliver food mean many people are not receiving aid.。
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入舵市安恙阳光实验学校奥普拉·温弗瑞将采访兰斯·阿姆斯特朗US cyclist Lance Armstrong will be interviewed by chat show host Oprah Winfrey, amid reports that he might publicly admit to doping.自行车手兰斯·阿姆斯特朗将接受访谈节目主持人奥普拉·温弗瑞的采访，有报道称他可能公开承认兴奋剂事件。
Armstrong ended his fight against doping charges last August but maintained his innocenceArmstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles by the sport's governing body, following a report by the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada). Winfrey's OWN network said the 90-minute interview would address "years of accusations of cheating".Armstrong has maintained his innocence（清白，无罪） as he received a life ban from Usada.But the New York Times reported on Friday that the 41-year-old was considering a public admission that he used bannedperformance-enhancing drugs. An admission could lead to an apparent bid to return to competing in marathons and triathlons （三项全能）, the paper reported.The interview announcement was first made on Oprah Winfrey's Twitter account on Tuesday, and confirmed when Armstrong retweeted it 15 minutes later.The interview - his first since being stripped of his wins - will be broadcast on 17 January on Winfrey's OWN network and live-streamed online.2004 donation offer?Armstrong ended his fight against doping charges in August 2012. In October, Usada released a 1,000-page report saying he had been at the heart of "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme" ever seen in sport.He was stripped of his titles by the International Cycling Union (UCI) shortly afterwards and given a lifetime ban from the sport. Armstrong also resigned as chairman of the Livestrong foundation - the cancer charity he created - after the cycling body's decision.His lawyer, Tim Herman, has described the Usada report as a "one-sided hatchet job" and the cyclist himself has accused the agency of offering "corrupt inducements" to other riders to speak out against him.It is believed he is considering an admission because he wants to resume his athletic career, and has shown an interest in competing in triathlons.Asked whether the 41-year-old was set to come clean（全盘招供）, Mr Herman told the New York Times: "Lance has to speak for himself on that". Separately, the head of Usada told a US investigative programme that Armstrong offered the agency a donation of some $250,000 in 2004, reports said.Speaking to 60 Minutes Sport, to be broadcast in the US on Wednesday, Travis Tygart said the offer was a "clear conflict of interest" and quickly rejected.。
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入舵市安恙阳光实验学校YouTube固定用户突破10亿YouTube, the video sharing site owned by Google, has announced it has passed one billion regular users.YouTube——谷歌旗下的视频分享网站，固定用户已超过10亿。
Announcing the milestone on its blog, the site said a recent growth in smartphones had helped boost the numbers visiting the site every month. YouTube's popularity provides Google with a lucrative channel through which to sell advertising, alongside its core search business. YouTube was launched in 2005 and bought by Google in 2006.It paid $1.76bn for the site, which at the time had an estimated 30-40 million users world wide.With one billion monthly users, it poses a challenge to Facebook as the internet's largest social network. Facebook reached a billion users in October last year."Nearly one out of every two people on the Internet visits YouTube," the company said in its statement.It was keen to stress the business potential of such a large audienc e. "Tens of thousands of partners have created channels that have found and built businesses for passionate, engaged audienc es. Advertisers have taken notice," it said, saying that the top 100 brands listed by trade magazine Advertising Age were now running campaigns on YouTube.The BBC also has a presence on YouTube, with a number of different channels. Some are run by BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the corporation.The site was launched in California by three former PayPal employees. The first video uploaded was by co-founder Jawed Karim and titled Me at the Zoo.。
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长途驾驶喝咖啡有助减少车祸Long-distance lorry drivers who drink coffee have fewer road traffic accidents, research suggests.研究发现，喝咖啡的长途货车司机出车祸的次数较少。
Australian investigators s ay they found the link while comparing 530 heavy goods vehicle drivers who had recently been in a crash with 517 who had not.Coffee and other beverage s containing the stimulant caffeine cut crash risk, probably be cause they boost alert ness, the British M edical Journal reported.Road safety experts stressed caffeine was no substitute for sleep.In the study, more than a third said t hey drank caffeinated beverages and half of thes e said they did so in order to stay awake.The drivers who consumed caffeine to keep them from n odding off behind the wheel were 63% less likely to crash than drivers who had no caffeine.This was after adjus ting for factors such as age, sleep patterns, kilometres driven, breaks taken and night-driving schedules.Nap adviceIf the driver had a poor track record of crashes in the past fi ve years this had an impact on their likeliho o d of h aving another crash, raising their risk by 81%.About 70% of the drivers in the study said they stopped for a nap when they were tired - something that road safety e xperts strongly recommend.Lead researcher Li sa Sharwood and colleagues from the University of Sydney say while it is clear that tired drivers should be taking breaks, it still not clear what activities benefit them most during these breaks - napping or drinking coffee."The varying extent to which activities such as taking a nap, drinking a cup of c offee, or going for a short walk contribute to subsequen t vigilance behind the wheel are not well understood and are therefore recommended for further study," they say.UK road safety experts say the only real cur e for fatigue is sleep.A spokesman for the Department for Transport said: "Driving tired significantly increases the risk of an ac c ident so we encourage drivers to ensure they are properly rested before climbing behind the wheel."Drivers should get a good night's sleep, plan sufficient breaks and p ull over if th ey feel tired."The Highway Code is clear that the most effective way to counter s leepiness while driv ing is to have, for example, two caffeinated drinks and take a short nap."。
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入舵市安恙阳光实验学校马来西亚十头侏儒象被“毒死”Ten endangered pygmy elephants have been found dead in a reserve in Malaysia, with officials saying they may have been poisoned.马来西亚一座自然保护区内发现十头侏儒象死亡，官员称它们是被毒死的。
A baby e lephant was found next to the body of its dead motherThe animals, which had all suffered internal bleeding, were found near each other over the space of three weeks.In one instance, a three-month-old calf was found alongside the body of its mother, apparently trying to wake her.Sabah Environmental Minister Masidi Manjun said it was "a sad day for conservation and Sabah".Sen Nathan, head veterinarian at the Gunung Rara Forest Reserve in Malaysia's Sabah state on the island of Borneo, said the elephants were all thought to be part of the same family group, and were aged between four and 20.The bodies of four were found last week but then officials found another four animals dead or dying two days later.Laurentius Ambu, Sabah's wildlife department director, said two "highly decomposed elephant carcasses" had been found earlier in the year. "We believe that all the deaths of these elephants are related," he said. The animals still had their tusks, indicating that they had not been killed by poachers, and none had gunshot wounds.Samples have been sent for testing, but Mr Nathan said the damage evident in the elephants' digestive systems had led officials to "highly suspect" acute poisoning. Tests will confirm whether they could have been deliberately poisoned."It was actually a very sad sight to see all those dead elephants, especially one of the dead females who had a very young calf of about three months old. The calf was trying to wake the dead mother up," he said.The WWF estimates that there are fewer than 1,500 Borneo pygmy elephants in the wild, most of them in Sabah state.They are the smallest elephant subspecies, with babyish faces, long tails and straight tusks. They are threatened by logging, hunting and increasing contact with humans.Mr Masidi said the death of "these majestic and severely endangered Bornean elephants is a great loss to the state"."If indeed these poor elephants were maliciously poisoned, I would personally make sure that the culprits would be brought to justice and pay for their crime," he said.。
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（A）Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, "I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there." "Where are you going to stay there?" his wife asked. "I don't know yet." Dick answered. "Please send me your address from there in a telegram," his wife said. "All right," Dick answered.He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, "Now I should return to my hotel and have a nice dinner."He found a taxi and the driver said, "Where do you want to go?" But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel."Which hotel are my things in?" he said, "And what am I going to do tonight?" But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, "__________"根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
( ) 1. The underlined word “return”in the passage most probably means ________.A. go backB. give backC. come back( ) 2. Dick flew to New York because __________.A. he went there for a holidayB. he had work thereC. his home was there( ) 3. Why did his wife want a telegram from him?A. Because she didn’t know his address.B. Because she wanted to go to New York, too.C. Because she couldn‘t leave her husband by himself in New York.( ) 4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?A. Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.B. Dick didn’t work on the first night of his arrival.C. Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.( ) 5. “________”can be the missing sentence in the passage.A. I will have a nice dinner with you, dear.B. Please send me my address at this post office.C. Look after yourself well at home(B)THE LATEST FILMS IN DIFFERENT CINEMASFilmMr. PeabodyShermanThe MonumentsMenBlack Coal,Thin IceBoonie Bears:To the RescueCinema Hua Chen Cinema Wan Da Cinema Harbin Cinema Children’s CinemaDirector Rob Minkoff George Clooney Diao Yinan Ding LiangTime 13 : 40 —15 : 12 8 : 00 —9 : 48 11 : 00 —12 : 46 14 : 00 —15 : 35Price (¥) 45 55 50 25根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。
( ) 6. In the above tables which film is the most expensive?A. Mr. Peabody ShermanB. The Monuments MenC. Boonie Bears: To the Rescue( ) 7. Xiao Ming is 10 years old, he finishes school at 13:40. Which film can he watch?A. Mr. Peabody ShermanB. The Monuments MenC. Boonie Bears: To the Rescue( ) 8. If you only have 80 yuan and you want to see two films and buy something to eat during watching.Which two you will choose?A. Mr. Peabody Sherman and Boonie Bears: To the RescueB. The Monuments Men and Black Coal, Thin IceC.The Monuments Men and Boonie Bears: To the Rescue( ) 9. If you want to see a Chinese film which one do you want to choose?A. Mr. Peabody ShermanB. The Monuments MenC. Black Coal, Thin Ice( ) 10. Which is TRUE according to the chart?A. Boonie Bears: To the Rescue is the cheapest of allB. The Monuments Men is directed by a Chinese directorC. People can see the movie Mr. Peabody Sherman at Harbin Cinema(C)In the morning, we went camping along a path in Green Natural Park. We were happy because it was a sunny day. We were expecting an enjoyable two - day holiday. On the way, we kept singing and making jokes.However, in the afternoon, when we finished our picnic at one o’clock, it was dark and windy. Soon, there was a shower. Unluckily, none of us brought an umbrella. We ran about but we could find no place to hide.Twenty minutes passe d and it was still raining. There were hours to go before we reached the camp site (营地). It was even worse that our small compass showed that we went to the wrong way. We had lost our way!We had to make a quick decision as it was raining heavily. Chris said we could set up a tent to hide in, so Mary and Tom helped to set up the tent. Chris and I tried to make a fire to keep us warm. But we were unable to light the fire, as everything was wet. We dried ourselves, chatted and waited inside the tent. At about five o’clock, it stopped raining. We decide to give up the camping trip because all of us had been very tired.This camping trip may not be very successful but we know each other better. And the most important thing I’ve learned from this trip is the importance of team spirit.根据短文内容判断正、误。