1. Look no further than the title sponsor on their building—Smoothie King, a regional drink shop—to realize that the Pelicans have a serious relevancy problem. (By contrast, the NFL's Saints play in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome next door.)

2. 猛龙总经理马塞-尤吉利做了两笔交易，使猛龙有机会体验他们第二次东部决赛旅程：分别从魔术和太阳换来伊巴卡和塔克。

3. However, its alumni are the most mobile internationally, with 85 per cent of the class of 2014 having worked abroad.

4. A lot of the best James Bond theme songs sound like they belong in a lounge act. That's not a complaint, just an observation. For whatever reason, the English new wave act Duran Duran was given free reign to provide A View to a Kill with a new and exciting sound all its own. "A View to a Kill" was a hit song, and it probably would have been a success even without the James Bond connection. It's entertaining and cool and energetic, and it promises one hell of a good time. (Whether or not the movie actually lives up to that promise is a matter of some debate.)

5. Length of program: 21 months

6. succumb

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1. The US has the most universities of any country in the overall ranking, with 221 schools earning a spot. The countries with the next-highest numbers of schools in the ranking are China and Japan with 136 and 76, respectively.

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3. 2. You've suddenly become a Twitter thought leader。

4. New investment in Europe was up 28 per cent on the $18bn registered in 2014, a smaller increase than 2014’s doubling of the 2013 figure. Investment in the US was up 17 per cent compared on 2014’s level of $12.8bn.

5. “但书中又总是有人质疑他、说服他、跟他说‘慢着’。”

6. v. 决定，决心，确定，测定

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1. It is interpreted that in general, college education facilitates a long-term income advantage.

2. 现在的假手除了具备手的外形外，几乎没有其他功能。当然，这些假手能够拿东西和保持身体平衡，但是它们缺乏人手最重要的功能之一——触感。装了假手的人在碰触到一样物品时，如果不用眼睛看，是没法判断东西的。

3. 在开放课程排行榜中，基于对参加课程高管的调查，瑞士洛桑国际管理发展学院在最重要的10项指标上得分特别高。该校在3项指标上排第一，在其他7项指标上都排前五。