1. Indeed. That's an understated benefit of Philly tanking so hard in recent years: they are so bad it disincentives other clubs from tanking because they'll struggle to be as bad as the Sixers. The Mavericks are in the mix, at least.

2. I give you endless brand-new good wishes. Please accept them as a new remembrance of our lasting friendship.

3. 今年时装周预计在今年9月14日至18日举行，在此之前，由歌手帕洛玛费斯撰写并由善待动物组织出版的公开信中呼吁伦敦时装周和英国时装协会禁止动物皮草的使用。

4. 桑尼伯恩说他不仅对特朗普的错误决定和无知时期感到失望，同时也因为总统对8月在弗吉尼亚州夏洛茨维尔举行的白人种族主义集会上反抗者被杀害后做出的回应感到失望——这也更加坚定了桑尼伯恩竞选州长的决心。

5. “有个人说自己去上厕所，然后就再没回来。”

6. 1. China’s Economy.China is the second largest consumer of oil in the world and surpassed the United States as the largest importer of liquid fuels in late 2013. More importantly for oil prices is how much China’s consumption will increase in the coming years. According to the EIA, China is expected burn through 3 million more barrels per day in 2020 compared to 2012, accounting for about one-quarter of global demand growth over that timeframe. Although there is much uncertainty, China just wrapped up a disappointing fourth quarter, capping off its slowest annual growth in over a quarter century. It is not at all obvious that China will be able to halt its sliding growth rate, but the trajectory of China’s economy will significantly impact oil prices in 2015.

应用

1. 农业原材料，特别是所谓的软性大宗商品，例如糖、咖啡和棉花，今年的表现在最佳之列。

2. “It’s fundamentally about ‘who are we?’” said Eric Kaufmann, a professor of politics at Birkbeck College, University of London. “What does it mean to be part of this nation? Is it not ‘our’ nation anymore, ‘our’ meaning the ethnic majority?

3. 考虑到达拉斯多年来一直拒绝摆滥，当德克-诺维茨基的职业生涯进入倒计时阶段，他们并没有囤积足够多的潜力新秀，这时换来22岁的诺埃尔而且没有对常规轮换造成大的损伤是个相当高明的举动。

4. 3. You support the teams that I support.

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6. The BFC's news has been met with support from people on social media, who have applauded the designers choosing to forgo the use of animal fur.

旧版特色

1. "Sure, there are only whites in the stadium. It comes down to money," said Ana Beatriz Ferreira, a 27-year-old parking attendant in Rio de Janeiro, who is black. "Nobody I know could find affordable tickets."

2. The report by iResearch Consulting Group and Sina Weibo, China's most popular microblogging platform, was released at a forum in Shanghai, co-organized by Weibo and telecom giant Huawei .

3. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook Inc, said at the forum that "Artificial intelligence will understand senses, such as vision and hearing, and grasp language better than human beings over the next five to 10 years."