1. Companies do have black lists. It's not written down anywhere but it's a list of people they'd be happy to get rid of if the opportunity arises. If you feel invisible, if you're getting bad assignments, if your boss is ignoring you, or if they move your office, you're probably on it.

2. [.depri'vein]

3. 由于预算充足，该公司的部门经理们可以用独一无二的个性化方式来奖励自己的下属。以下是两个曾给出的奖励：免费在马术训练场驰骋、附带套索和马术表演课程的烤肉野餐。

4. 联邦、州和地方政府的裁员速度开始放缓。去年各级政府部门有逾25万人失去工作。今年截至目前，约有两万人找到了工作。经济学家说，美国的债务和赤字问题引发的担忧可能将限制政府支出和投资，但基础设施支出的任何反弹都会创造就业岗位。至少政府带来的拖累会减小。[qh]

5. The survey found the majority of grads, or 73.5 percent, have found jobs, while the number of students set to continue their studies in China accounted for just 6.3 percent, sharply down from 16.5 percent in 2016.

6. 感恩节当天，沃尔玛、塔吉特（Target）和Kmart等美国大型零售商都开门营业，以便借假日购物旺季大赚一笔。今年，沃尔玛开始营业的时间甚至比去年早了两个小时。但好市多拒绝加入“黑色星期五狂欢”，感恩节并没有开门营业。首席执行官克雷格杰利内克认为，给员工放一天假比提高公司利润更加重要。

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2. Neumann, Silbermann and Sharp are three of 66 billionaires under 40 years old, a record for the Forbes list.

3. But top managers at companies in the fields of scientific research and technology services saw their pay decrease by 4.2%.

4. Small circulation also contributed to the monkey stamp's record price. Only five million "Golden Monkey" stamps were released for circulation in 1980, and they are exceedingly rare now.

5. Harvard Business School, London Business School (LBS) and MIT Sloan School of Management, three of the MBA ranking’s longstanding heavyweights, all lost ground to their competitors. Harvard drops two places to fourth, the first time in nine years that the Boston school has been outside the top three. London Business School falls three places to sixth, its lowest position in 14 years. MIT Sloan School of Management falls to 13th place, the first time in 10 years that it has been outside the top 10.

6. John Authers

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1. ?Bond has been attacked in innumerable ways and survived everything. Of course, this is because he's fictional. It is interesting to note that research shows masculine men are hardier. In fact, being un-masculine can be lethal for males. (Maybe it's all those orgasms keeping him alive. I doubt he'll die of a heart attack or prostate cancer.)

2. China’s tourism administration issued a notice on Friday confirming reports that Chinese travellers had been denied entry to South Korea’s Jeju island in recent months for holding incomplete travel documentation. It reminded citizens to “select travel destinations with caution”.

3. 《欢迎来到我的世界》(Welcome to Me)，导演：舍拉·皮文(Shira Piven)。