1. 白意味着属于一个外表、传统、宗教乃至食物都符合默认常规的群体。按照不言而喻的规则，白人意味着是一个长期被称作是“我们”，而不是“他们”中的一份子的人。

2. Until now, testing reliably for lead was expensive and meant sending away samples for analysis.

3. Whenever I talk to people about the future, I'm struck by their belief that it is knowable. The impression I get is that most people imagine the future like a book ending: already written and readable if you can just steal a quick look at the last few pages. What they find difficult is accepting that the pages aren't written yet. The future hasn't happened, hasn't even been planned--and cannot be known because it doesn't exist.

4. adj. 肌肉的，肌肉发达的

5. 全国31个省(区、市)1767所高校43万多名学生接受了调查。89.2%的受访者曾考虑过创业，18.2%的受访者称有强烈的创业意向。

6. The world's second-largest economy is catching up to traditional innovation front-runners, who were led again this year by Switzerland, Sweden, Britain and the United States, said the annual report by the U.N.'s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), INSEAD Business School and Cornell University.

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1. 源于pose摆姿势

2. A Chinese Poet’s Unusual Path From Isolated Farm Life to Celebrity

3. The experts warn that adding a number or symbol to a common word is also an ineffective trick.‘Hackers know your tricks, and merely tweaking an easily guessable password does not make it secure,’ said Slain.

4. The Caixin-sponsored composite PMI for November came in at 50.5, the first time it had broken through the 50-mark separating contraction from expansion since July.

5. In a statement given to the website Kotaku, Epic Games said the lawsuit was a result of Mr Rogers "filing a DMCA counterclaim to a takedown notice on a YouTube video that exposed and promoted Fortnite Battle Royale cheats and exploits."

6. 米尔德里德的女儿7个月前遇害，但凶手仍然逍遥法外，主角一怒之下做出了一个大胆的决定：买下了小镇入口三张广告牌并在张贴图片中抨击颇有威望的警长威廉?威洛比。威廉的副手官迪克逊是一个幼稚的妈宝男，有暴力倾向。迪克逊卷入这件事后，米尔德里德和小镇执法系统之间的较量变得愈发激烈了。

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1. Managers are able to reward their subordinates in unique, personalized ways thanks to the budget they receive from corporate. Two examples of past bonuses: free trail rides at an equestrian stadium and a barbeque with lassoing and horseshow throwing lessons.

2. The husband-and-wife team behind Little Miss Sunshine tackle the 1977 gender war between Bobby Riggs, washed-up 55-year-old tennis pro, and Billie Jean King, the young ace (then No 2 in the world) he challenged to a match.

3. 1. Newspaper reporter