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obesity from overwork 过劳肥
13-04-07 Obesity from overwork describes the situation that many office workers become overweight, or even obese due to overwork, excessive sitting and pressure. Overwork and excessive sitting can also lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and other condi...
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年轻女性对竞选不感兴趣的原因
13-03-27 Despite some very high-profile female candidates and elected officials, and what looks like a changing landscape of U.S. politics, a new study conducted by American University professor and director of its Women and Politics Institute Jennifer L. La...
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多数员工八成上班时间在网上闲逛
13-02-14 A new study from Kansas State University suggests that we spend even more time than previously thought aimlessly browsing the Internet during our office hours. 据堪萨斯州立大学的一项新调查显示，我们在办公时间内花在漫无目的浏览网页上的时间比我们预想...
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《泰坦尼克号》六
13-01-29 精彩对白 Waiter: Care for a drink , sir? Seaman: Please put your lifebelts on. Molly: Sonny, what's doing? You got us all trussed up here and now we're cooling our heels. Sonny: Sorry, ma'am. Let me go find out. Molly: I don't think anybody knows wh...
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border control 边境控制
13-01-28 The program to tighten border controls began two years ago when the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition took office. 边境控制政策收紧始于两年前保守党和自由民主党联合政府上台之时。 上文中的border control指边境控制，指各国所采取的用以监控和管理各...
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英国男性不接受女同事穿着暴露
13-01-20 Men want hotpants, miniskirts and low cut tops banned from the office because they are too distracting, new research shows. 新研究显示，男人希望能禁止女同事在办公室穿热裤、超短裙和低胸上衣，因为这些衣服太容易让人分心。 A study found that at least a...
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chief table pounder 首席拍桌官
12-12-18 Chief table pounder is the person who is the most ardent champion of a new or different way of doing things by slapping office furniture (usually a board table) with the flat of an open palm for emphasis. It's rather like using a judge's gavel to im...
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remove ... from the position 免职
12-12-12 The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has decided to remove Wang Lijun from the position of deputy mayor of Chongqing, a senior official with the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee confirmed on Thursday. 据中...
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Office Christmas party 办公室圣诞晚会
12-10-26 Are you coming to the office Christmas party tomorrow night? the young man asked his colleague veduchina. Well replied his friend, I'd like to but I'm afraid I've got to stay home. My pet will become very anxious if I stay out late. Pet? replied the...
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Pin-drop syndrome 过度安静综合症
12-10-02 Pin-drop syndrome describes extreme quietness in an office, which leads to worker stress because the significance of even the smallest noises is magnified. Pin-drop syndrome（字面意思为掉针综合症）描述的是办公室内极度安静的状况，在此状况下，员工感受...
