1. 与2013-2014赛季的世界各大足球联赛相比，本届世界杯的场均进球确实更多。荷甲以场均进球3.2个高居欧洲各大联赛之首，德甲则以3.16个紧随其后。上个赛季，其他联赛的场均进球都没有超过2.8个。目前，美国职业足球大联盟的场均进球为2.89个。

2. China's National Bureau of Statistics said its property prices index for November showed that new home prices fell 3.7 per cent from a year ago, the third straight annual decline following readings of -2.6 per cent in October and -1.3 per cent in September.

3. 本周四公布的一项最新调查显示，近四成美国居民表示，最近发生的桑迪飓风等自然灾害的严重性正是世界末日即将到来的证据，就像《圣经》中预言的那样。而超过六成的受访者认为这是气候变化所致。

4. n. 同伴，伙伴，合伙人

5. 翻译:译言网虽然面临全球经济衰退，但你依然能看到生生不息的Chanel，“我们依然非常赚钱，”Karl Lagerfeld坚定地说，他犀利的目光从墨镜后透射出来，好像这个事实就像埃

6. 两人的正式获奖词说的是表彰其“稳定匹配理论和市场设计实践”。

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1. The base hopes to keep up public awareness of pandas and the necessity of conservation of their natural habitats while Increasing the wild population by reintroducing individuals into areas in China where populations have declined.

2. The enterprise storage company boosts company morale by hosting a mid-summer "Dog Day". Employees bring their pets to work and enjoy a vendor fair (local groomers, store owners, and trainers are often present), as well as a doggie talent show. A raffle runs the week leading up to the event, and all proceeds are donated to a local animal charity.

3. UPON HEARING, IN MARCH of this year, reports that a 17-year-old schoolboy had sold a piece of software to Yahoo! for $30 million, you might well have entertained a few preconceived notions about what sort of child this must be. A geeky specimen, no doubt. A savant with zero interests outside writing lines of code. A twitchy creature, prone to mumbling, averse to eye contact.

4. Mr Cook’s decision to expand its cash return programme of dividends and share buybacks helped to defuse the situation with the activists, returning $94bn to date. In the end, he stared down the challenge just long enough for the next wave of iPhone growth to hit and new products to emerge from Sir Jonathan Ive’s workshop.

5. n. 谈话，演讲

6. It's a tall order, but if you want to go after one of the thousands of supply-chain jobs that are going begging, a solid start would be logistics training, available at many colleges and universities. Some programs, like Penn State's graduate certificate in supply chain management, are offered online.

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1. She told The Telegraph: 'I don't feel that normal any more because I get recognised, even when I'm just trying to have fun or going to get ice cream with my friends.

2. 四线及以下城市居民在收入、教育、医疗、养老方面的经济压力与国家平均水平相近，而家庭和人际关系方面的压力比二三线城市大。

3. 1. Choosing a job based on compensation alone