1. severe的人总是sever

2. To wish you special joy at the holidays and all year.祝你在节日和新的一年中享有无限的快乐。

3. 8月21日，数百万美国人，甚至连总统都暂时放下眼前的事，带上日食眼镜，停下来观看自1918年以来首次横跨美国全境的日食。对于天文学家来说，这次日食是科学界的一大幸事，他们能更轻松地将先进设备对准太阳。

4. A video of Bi Fujian, a popular television host, poking fun at a song from a Cultural Revolution-era opera about the Chinese civil war, with his own critical asides about Mao and the Communist Party, appeared online in April. Despite the government's efforts to contain its spread, it circulated widely, with some commenters defending Mr. Bi's opinions and his right to express them.

5. Though its campuses often steal the benefits spotlight -- with their outdoor sports facilities, free food and more -- there's a more morbid perk that should certainly be noted. If a U.S. Googler passes away while working for the tech giant, the employee's spouse or domestic partner receives 50% of the deceased's salary, no matter how long or short his tenure, every year for the next decade.

6. The Great American Eclipse

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1. 但是我们波士士顿波士顿咨询集团不认为中国本次改革会导致中国经济不稳定。我们相信中国经济在习主席的领导下会持续高速增长。我们相信上个星期的改革（三中全会）会确保中国经济从现在一直增长到（至少）2020年。根据我们已掌握的资料，我们预测中国经济在未来10年会增加4万亿美金(而书中说是6.4万亿。2012中国GDP为8.3万亿美金)。如果加上印度，亚洲两大国未来的增长总量会达到10万亿美金。在此期间，中产阶级会迅速膨胀，进而增强对经济增长的乐观态度。当然，没有人能完美地预测未来，在我们的近期的一本关于中国和印度经济发展的书中（《Trillion Prize:Captivating the Newly Affluent in China and India》），我们也描述了一些经济增长缓慢的例子。不过总体上我们还是对中国的未来保持乐观态度。

2. If it isn't appropriate to interrupt, make a quick note of your question so you don't forget, and ask later.

3. Eleven James:

4. 然而，华尔街和硅谷对库克的态度转为欣赏，不仅仅是因为苹果本季度有望卖出7000万部iPhone，或者上季度销售额达到了420亿美元。

5. Over at Huffington Post Mark Gongloff warns: That 'dramatic downgrade of U.S. economic growth in the first quarter revealed the economy's lingering weakness, exposed the folly of Washington's austerity obsession and slapped the Federal Reserve's newfound optimism right in the face.' And with politics deteriorating, it'll get worse.

6. 4. 2012年搞笑诺贝尔奖之神经科学奖

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1. According to historical accounts, Richard's body was transported naked and bloody on the back of a pack horse to Leicester before being buried in an unmarked grave at Greyfriars, a Franciscan friary in the central English city.

2. 第一种是把亚洲视作一个被证明为排斥快速发展的市场，在起飞之前需要重大结构和监管改变。第二种是看到突然出现上行惊喜的可能性。

3. adj. 自信的，有信心的，有把握的