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Apple’s market value has exceeded the sum of many oil giants

Chinese CourseBy Chinese Language School July 6, 2020

The oil and gas sector, once worth a combined $3 trillion, is now worth less than Apple’s $1.5 trillion market capitalization. If it wanted, the Cupertino, California technology company could purchase the world’s most expensive private oil and gas firm, ExxonMobil, for $198 billion with cash to spare. 曾经，石油天然气行业总价值为3万亿美元，但现在却低于苹果1.5万亿美元的市值。这家位于加利福尼亚州库比蒂诺的技术公司如果愿意，它可以收购全球市值最高的私人石油天然气公司埃克森美孚公司，还能剩1980亿美元。 That’s quite a reversal of fortunes.…

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This is what the Western countries call the power of faith

Chinese CourseBy Chinese Language School July 5, 2020

As we slowly drove down the street on that cold December evening we spotted the porch light. “This must be the house.” I told our “Positive Teens In Action” group. We pulled up in front of an older home with the porch light glowing. We gathered up our song books, walked up the steps, and…

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U.S. racist storm Nestle ice cream forced to change name

Chinese CourseBy Chinese Language School July 5, 2020

Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream announced this week that its Eskimo Pie ice cream bars will be getting a new brand name, acknowledging in a statement that the current name is “derogatory.” 醉尔斯冰激凌本周宣布旗下的爱斯基摩派雪糕将更换新的品牌名称，在声明中承认目前这个名字“略带贬义”。 In a statement obtained by Fox Business, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, the U.S. subsidiary for Froneri, which acquired Nestle USA Ice Cream late…

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The wealth of Huang Zheng, founder of Pinduoduo, surpassed Ma Yun

Chinese CourseBy Chinese Language School July 5, 2020

Pinduoduo founder and CEO Colin Huang has surpassed Alibaba founder Jack Ma to become the second-richest man in China, according the real-time billionaire list compiled by Forbes. 福布斯实时亿万富豪榜显示，拼多多创始人兼首席执行官黄铮已经超越阿里巴巴创始人马云，位列中国富豪榜第二名。 Why it matters: Pinduoduo’s 40-year-old founder, also known as Huang Zheng, saw his net worth rocket in June, triggered by robust sales growth during the annual June…

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Actually your knowledge is hindering your progress

Chinese CourseBy Chinese Language School July 5, 2020

This is indeed the case. 仔细一想的确是这么回事。 For people born after the new millennial, internet is no rare thing, like something that has existed all along. 对于00后和10后来讲，互联网好像是天生就存在的东西，一点也不稀奇。 For most post-80s, the birth and popularity of the Internet is an epoch-making historic event. 但对于大部分80后来讲，互联网的诞生和普及却是一个划时代的历史事件。 By contrast, their parents and grandparents might still refuse to use smart phones.…

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Tell you what to do if you fall in love with a narcissist?

Chinese CourseBy Chinese Language School July 5, 2020

Imagine that you brought home an adorable new dog. In the beginning he seems perfect—handsome, affectionate, and well-behaved. Then one day you go to pick up his food bowl, and he bites you. You remember hearing that dogs can be territorial about their food, so you decide to chalk up that bite to your ignorance.…

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Apple makes major revisions to the iPhone

Chinese CourseBy Chinese Language School June 29, 2020

Apple unveiled new ways to discover and organize apps, confirmed a significant change under the hood of Mac computers and announced a new feature that will let users unlock their cars with their smartphones. 苹果公司公布了发现和整理应用程序的新方法，证实了苹果电脑内部的一项重大变化，并宣布了一个新功能，用户可以用智能手机解锁自己的车。 The updates, announced at Apple (AAPL)’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, highlight the company’s continued effort to insert itself…

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Can money buy happiness?

Chinese CourseBy Chinese Language School June 29, 2020

Don’t be too concerned about money, because all it will do is distracting you from achieving happiness. And the irony of ironies is that people think they will be happy when they have money. Money has nothing to do with happiness. If you are happy and you have money, you can use it for happiness.…

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The unspoken rules of small society happening around you

Chinese CourseBy Chinese Language School June 29, 2020

What are some unwritten social rules everyone should know? 有什么不成文的社会规则是每个人都该知道的？ 1.You get invited to a party, you bring booze, enough for yourself as minimum, preferably enough for yourself plus extra. 1.应邀参加聚会你要带酒的话，至少要带够自己的份，最好也能够别人喝。 2.‘How are you?’ Should, in most cases, be answered in three words or fewer. 2.“你好吗？”大多数情况下回答这个问题不要超过三个字。 3.If someone asks “would anyone like the last slice?”…

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Introversion is not an excuse for timidity

Chinese CourseBy Chinese Language School June 29, 2020

Job interviews can be mildly terrifying for anyone, but they’re extra-extra-terrifying for introverts. Here, some tips for giving a great first impression, even if your instincts are to go hide in a corner. 求职面试也许对于任何人来说是“温和的可怕”的，但是对于性格内向的人来说则是“极！极！可怕”的。下面，给你分享一些小诀窍，帮助你留下良好的第一印象，即使你的本性更驱使你躲藏在角落里。 “I’ll just wing it” should not be a line in any introvert’s arsenal—that’s especially be true for interviews. Whether you enlist…

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What to understand in order to become confident
1. Life is not fair. 生活是不公平的 Life conspires to consistently bring unexpected problems. 生活总会用各种方式给你带来意想不到的问题。 I can either choose to accept …
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