1. Although the original book got 7.9 out of 10 on Douban, the TV version only got 5 for its poor adaptation.

2. 仿佛是2016年对中国员工还不够艰难，一项年度调查披露，中国逾半数白领雇员在即将到来的（开销巨大的）农历春节假期来临前没有领到年终奖。

3. 考克斯说：“人们的政治倾向甚至影响到他们对气候的认知，这真有趣。”

4. n. 罪犯

5. Surveys indicate that a majority of women suffer or have suffered gender prejudice when looking for a job, because employers do not want to grant maternity leave. To avoid possible gender discrimination from employers as a result of their entitlement to maternity leave and increase their employment competitiveness, some female job seekers have reportedly chosen to get married and have their children before graduating from universities.

6. With the right tools in place, you’ll find yourself more productive and efficient.

应用

1. China has all long and continues to support a united, prosperous and stable European Union, support a strong Euro, and support European integration process. We believe that is good for globalization, for a multipolar world and for diversity of civilizations. We feel optimistic about the future of the EU and the future of China-EU relations.

2. Man got to sit and wonder ‘why, why, why?’

3. n. 飞行，航班

4. Meanwhile the services PMI reading for the month was 51.2. It had been 52 in October. The manufacturing PMI, reported earlier this week, came in at 48.6 in November, versus expectations of 48.3. It had been 48.3 in October

5. The economy will grow 3% for the first time in 10 years

6. 根据人社部的一份报告显示，雇主们在第一季度通过公共就业服务机构共招募了520万名职工，这一数字同比去年减少了229000人，也就是下降了百分之4.5。

旧版特色

1. adj. 可能的，潜在的

2. Neshama Spielman, from Jerusalem, found the artifact four years ago at a dig organized by the City of David and the Temple Mount Sifting Project, which works to examine tons of dirt removed without archaeological supervision from the Temple Mount by the Muslim Waqf. Details of the find and its identification, however, have only now been revealed. Spielman, who is aged 12, was just 8 when she made the find.

3. 美国演员、作家、时装设计师、舞蹈演员、制片人、歌手——拥有这么多头衔的珍妮弗·洛佩兹是2015年全球十大美女的亚军。作为一个结过三次婚的女星，洛佩兹的感情问题一直都是世界各国媒体关注的焦点。除涉足娱乐圈外，她还在商业领域颇有建树，其中包括经营服装、配饰、香水等。此外，她拥有一家制片公司，主持电视节目，还成立了一家慈善机构。