1. One of the few lots to sell significantly above its estimate, at Sotheby’s, was a 1780 landscape by Joseph Wright of Derby showing a cavern in the Gulf of Salerno with the figure of Julia, the banished daughter of Emperor Augustus.

2. 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.

3. ……又唱又跳，希望能得到工作。

4. 立场：提倡“自觉资本主义”

5. found（v 建立；使有根据）作为词根表示：底部

6. 2013 Rank: 2

应用

1. vt. 忽视，疏忽，忽略

2. 10月，政府宣布准备终结数十年之久的“独生子女政策”。此项政策限制了已婚夫妇的孩子人数。新规定要到明年才会生效。

3. 这位工作人员说道：“她注册时说自己姓韩，也不是像媒体上报道的姓苏。”

4. Song “Unforgettable” (Li Guyi, Zhang Yingxi and students from Confucius Institute)

5. Company: Samasource

6. The list features several ineffective passwords that have, for some reason, long maintained their hold among internet users.

旧版特色

1. “像这样的问题是极为紧要的，尽管不一定通过言语表达了出来。”

2. 迅速崛起的“色情短信”服务商Snapchat与早期的社交媒体巨头Facebook具有令人不可思议的相似性。我们现在都知道扎克伯格早早就投下的赌注获得了多大的成功（更不必说他还彻底击败了卑劣的文克莱沃斯孪生兄弟）。那么，Snapchat能否拥有同样光明的未来？

3. Best chance: If there are nine or 10 best picture nominees, it could grab a spot. Jordan Peele's screenplay looks certain to be recognized.