1. It seems that Christmas time is here once again, and it is time again to bring in the New Year. We wish the merriest of Christmas to you and your loved ones, and we wish you happiness and prosperity in the year ahead.又该迎接新的一年了。我们向你及你的亲人们致以最美好的祝福，愿你在新的一年里事业兴旺，幸福美满！

2. badminton；basketball；fencing；Judo；Ping Pang；taekwondo；Tennis；weightlifting；Wrestling；Volleyball；Boxing；Hocky.

3. There is a salary gap of nearly 22 per cent between male and female graduates three years after they finished their courses, $90,000 compared to $73,000. That gap had been 17 per cent whenstudents first graduated, so thisdifference has widened over time(see chart).

4. 这份排行榜衡量的是商学院研究生课程的质量和广度。它基于相关商学院在英国《金融时报》每年发布的4个主要榜单上的表现：MBA、EMBA、管理硕士和高管教育。只有参与所有这4项排名的商学院才有资格获得满分。

5. 高中版的霍华德不像NBA版的霍华德那样令人生畏。如此看来，成为一个NBA巨星，霍华德付出了十倍的努力。

6. 《大病》

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1. “双创”可以说是应运而生，在全球化、“互联网+”的时代，我们推动“放管服”改革，也促进了“大众创业、万众创新”。

2. 英国气象办公室哈德莱中心(UK Met Office's Hadley Centre)气候监测与分析的负责人彼得斯托特(Peter Stott)表示，人为造成的气候变化是升温的罪魁祸首，导致世界进入“未知领域”。哈德莱中心发布的研究报告也印证了美国研究人员的分析结果。

3. James Bond Themes 3. "Skyfall" by Adele

4. Rounding out our top five is Sandra Bullock, one of only two women on our list (the other is Jennifer Lawrence in 10th place). Bullock had two big hits this year in two very different genres: Gravity was a tense thriller that will likely earn her another Oscar nomination, while The Heat was a cop comedy that kicked butt at the box office, bringing in $230 million globally.

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6. But if the U.S. can avert that Washington-made crisis, the outlook for workers finding jobs is actually looking pretty good for next year. For one thing, the damage of superstorm Sandy will have to be repaired, meaning jobs in construction and retail. Businesses, meanwhile, which have held off investing and hiring because of uncertainty over the fiscal outlook, might finally open their wallets. That means more jobs, too.[qh]

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1. 7. Trust will remain the single most critical business issue.

2. With the prices of most commodities having recovered somewhat since February 2016, the year-on-year fall in unit prices has slowed to around 5 per cent.

3. 6. China will also soonmake further announcements regarding affordable housing and more accessiblehealthcare. The country still needs 75 million more $75,000 housing unitsand it will begin breaking ground on them, in earnest, in 2014. Theseinvestments, particularly in health care, will effectively become self-funded,allowing average Chinese consumers to consider saving less, and spending more. It will drive longevity and years of productive employment.