1. I like a miniskirt and maxi-dress as much as the next woman; they are, generally, flattering and easy to wear. And there’s no question that seeing them on Megan and Company was a potent reminder.

2. Forex reserves fell $87bn in November, near the record $94bn decline suffered in August — the same month that the central bank surprised global markets by allowing the renminbi to depreciate by 3 per cent in three days.

3. 在上月销量最高的SUV和MPV制造商中，大家所熟悉的长城汽车和上汽通用五菱汽车成功卫冕。在轿车和掀背车型上，上汽大众也保持其冠军地位。

4. 《副总统》(Veep)：Netflix公司的热门剧《纸牌屋》(House of Cards)今年露出疲态，但另一部讽刺华盛顿的HBO电视剧《副总统》却在第三季中更上一层楼。塞琳娜（朱莉娅·路易斯-德莱弗斯[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]饰）和助手加里（Gary，托尼·黑尔[Tony Hale]饰）在洗手间里发现自己即将成为总统后，激动得失声大笑，成为2014年喜剧片中最滑稽的一幕。

5. Pay is an issue, he says (the median salary for reporters in 2010 was $36, 000); he's not sure he can raise a family and send kids to college on a reporter's salary. And yes, the stress and the hours can be taxing. But he says, 'I'm not sure I'd be happy in another setting. I can't think of any job that would be as exciting or as fulfilling as this.'

6. 2011年，在《老友记》最后一季播出7年之后，美国卫星电视频道Comedy Central再次播放该剧，观看人数超过了3600万，而观众的年龄主要分布在16岁至34岁之间。假期时，看剧人数更是由于播放集数增加而飙升。

应用

1. The cemetery was found in the city of Kucha, which is located in present-day northwest China. Ten tombs were excavated, seven of which turned out to be large brick structures.

2. 经济学家原本还预计，今年1至10月份全国固定资产投资（不含农户）增长速度会与1至9月份的增长速度8.2%持平。

3. 单词medal 联想记忆：

4. In an explanation released alongside the latest data, the statistics bureau credited ongoing growth in producer prices in part to coal extraction and washing prices, up 15.4 per cent for the period and accelerating 11.3 percentage points from a month earlier.

5. Manal al-Sharif

6. 祝贺佳节。

旧版特色

1. The issues addressed in friends — relationships, careers, and friendship — continue to be relevant to today’s youth.

2. 达奇斯说：强大的财务性能和一系列新的特性使得邻客音成为2012年吸引用户的公司。这样的吸引力有助于公司在2013年从专业的业务网络转向活跃的交流平台。

3. One of the most discussed potential use cases of the block chain is as a decentralized Uber. Instead of using an app, customers could order a car and pay the driver directly, cutting out the middleman. (Sorry, Travis Kalanick.) The block chain can be utilized for everything from the storage of secure documents (that is, a decentralized Dropbox, too) to “watermarking,” in which a specific coin could contain, say, the deed to your house. “The block chain is going to spawn decades of innovation,” says Ryan Selkis, director of investments at the Digital Currency Group, created by former SecondMarket founder Barry Silbert. “It could lead to things like frictionless share issuance, title transfers, smart contracts. Collectively these things make up the backbone of the economy. If you wanted to create a decentralized Uber, Dropbox, Facebook, you could reinvent the Internet.”