1. CPI increase kept around 3 percent.

2. 因为这里说的是BBC的夏洛克，所以你的华生不是真傻，只是用自己的方式展现智慧。他还有点不确定自己的性向（万一是直的呢）。

3. 6. Miranda Lambert “Platinum” (RCA Nashville) Ms. Lambert went from plucky upstart to glittery country royalty in next to no time, but with “Platinum,” her best album, she walks that line with breezy authority. By turns sentimental and profane, with an ideal ratio of gloss to grit, it’s a reminder of her irreducible strengths, and a dare to anyone who’d undervalue them.

4. Maddie has now appeared in three of Sia's videos - Chandelier, Elastic Heart and Big Girls Cry.

5. 尽管给股东的分红正在缩水，但这些银行的分红数额仍占据中国所有上市企业分红总额的一半。去年，这16家银行报告的盈利占据上市公司盈利总额的52%。

6. ……太紧张，差点昏过去。

应用

1. HEC Paris is second despite outperforming LBS in all rankings but the MBA. It missed out on a full house because of its participation in the executive MBA ranking as one-third of Trium, the programme delivered jointly with London School of Economics and New York’s Stern School of Business. (Schools participating in the EMBA ranking with joint programmes receive a proportionate score.)

2. Type A and Type B personality theory describes Type A individuals as outgoing, ambitious, rigidly organized, highly status-conscious, sensitive, impatient, anxious, proactive, and concerned with time management.

3. CCTV reported Friday morning that teams would still try to lift the vessel.

4. charm（n 吸引力；（女人的）魅力）

5. Mr Baweja agrees with this conclusion, noting that both South Korea and India, another net commodity importer, are exporters of refined oil products, the dollar value of which should rise this year.

6. Several South Korea-linked entities have already felt Beijing’s wrath in response to the Thaad plans. Chinese state news agency Xinhua last month issued a stark warning to Lotte, one of South Korea’s biggest companies, for giving up land on which the Thaad platform will be hosted.

旧版特色

1. 1. Will China's housing prices peak in 2010?

2. And, this year, Star Wars found its way onto the list as well, with ‘starwars’ claiming the 16th spot.

3. Much joy to you in the up coming year. May the warmest wishes, happy thoughts and friendly greetings come at New Year and stay with you all the year through.