1. It is just a common sense that no one wants to see chaos at his doorstep.

2. adj. 稳定的，安定的，可靠的

3. 8. Greenland sharks live for a very long time

4. 引发收购热议的是一篇路透社的报道，报道援引了一份关于潜在交易的文档作为消息源。实际上，三星已经至少一次地表示过对黑莓的兴趣了，那时还是2012年。而对于最新的谣言，传闻被收购的目标黑莓首先跳出来否认交易正在进行。

5. It was apparent not just in obvious brand extensions, like Banana Republic’s “Mad Men” collection (designed in collaboration with the show’s costume supremo, Janie Bryant), but in more pervasive, unspoken ways: in silhouette and print; in hemline and seam. And in the clear belief, visible on catwalks everywhere, that the 1960s were the answer to every moment of pallid inspiration, or aesthetic doubt.

6. When scientists discover how to shrink humans to five inches tall as a solution to overpopulation, Paul (Matt Damon) and his wife Audrey (Kristen Wiig) decide to abandon their stressed lives in order to get small and move to a new downsized community, a choice that triggers life-changing adventures.

应用

1. 2016年全球创新指数排名靠前的经济体中，日本、美国、英国、德国在创新质量方面表现突出。

2. Whole Foods CEO John Mackey

3. By the end of 2015, Shanghai's population of migrant residents had decreased to 9.8 million, comprising 40.6 percent of the city's roughly 24 million permanent residents, according to statistics released by the Shanghai Municipal Statistics Bureau on Monday.

4. The biggest story of the festival had nothing to do with films. It was about shoes. On Tuesday trade magazine Screen reported that a group of women had been denied access to a screening of Todd Haynes' Carol because their footwear – flat shoes with rhinestones – was unsuitable for the red carpet. Further tales came tumbling forth, social media erupted in indignation and soon enough we were soon dealing with a fully fledgedscandale. The Cannes press office rushed out a garbled statement: “Rules have not changed throughout the years (Tuxedo, formal dress for Gala screenings) and there is no specific mention about the height of the women's heels as well as for men's. Thus, in order to make sure that this rule is respected, the festival's hosts and hostesses were reminded of it.” Well, that cleared that up. Perhaps wisely, press screenings are exempt from any dress code: scruffy journalists are free to ascend the Palais' steps in flip flops and trainers.

5. 我去年就说过、今年要再强调的一点是：唯一比预测未来更不招人待见的事情就是公开自己的预言。

6. 这种迹象各个公司是不同的。你一定要记住，如果公司的业绩在下降，销售额在减少，但还没到危险的地步，这种信号可能不适用与你。然而，如果你的公司看起来就要破产啦，那么请赶快开始找一份新工作吧。

旧版特色

1. 不过，五家总部驻北京的旅行社表示，他们仍在销售3月份的韩国游产品，而中国最大在线旅游公司携程(Ctrip)也做了同样表态。中国三大国有航空公司的代表向彭博(Bloomberg)表示，他们并未收到要求停止销售赴韩国机票的指示。

2. ● “一男子持枪自拍时不小心把自己JJ射了”

3. In 2002, Marc Cherry (the creator of Desperate Housewives) was watching the news with his mother in her home. The lead story on the news that day (and many days before) was the Andrea Yates trial. Andrea was on trial for drowning her five children in the bathtub. Marc turned to his mother and asked, "Could you imagine a woman being so desperate that she would murder her own children?"