1. 单词modest 联想记忆：

2. “我们希望这份榜单会让大家采取措施保护自身的网络安全。”

3. 1. “The Assassin” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” (tie) Hou Hsiao-Hsien and George Miller directed the year’s two best commercial movies, both of which should be seen on the biggest screen you can find.

4. A mother has written a letter in defence of her 14-year-old son who is facing a lawsuit over video game cheats in the US.

5. There’s a (not so) quiet revolution going on under the hoods of today’s cars, trucks and crossovers if the latest list of best engines compiled by the experts at WardsAuto is any indication. Turbocharged, supercharged and diesel engines – and even one electric motor – dominate the 20th annual 10 Best Engines awards, which, according to Wards, “recognize outstanding powertrain achievement, world-class technologies and those rare engines or electric propulsion systems that are so compelling they help sell the vehicle.”

6. 据称，索尼影业极有可能负责新一集的电影的发行工作，之前，他们也负责了最近两部《007》电影的分销职责。与此同时，与望远镜娱乐关系交好的派拉蒙影业也有可能担当发行公司，目前，这两届公司正联手拍摄《星际迷航2》。

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1. Those trade flows, published by the General Administration of Customs, resulted in China’s trade surplus rising than $2bn to $40.2bn, surpassing October’s revised figure of $38.2bn and well ahead of September’s revised six-month low of $28.6b. November’s trade surplus was also ahead of the $35bn forecast by economists.

2. 英国的一个收集全球气温纪录的科学小组也将在未来几周内提交报告。

3. 获奖者：剑桥公爵和剑桥公爵夫人殿下（共同获奖）

4. 19. Going, Going, Almost Gone Quentin Tarantino shot his latest, “The Hateful Eight,” in 70 millimeter, and the film is slated to play in almost 100 theaters that, like most of rooms across the country, now usually use digital projection. Whatever you think of Mr. Tarantino, try to catch “The Hateful Eight” on film so you can see for yourself how the industry-enforced switch to digital has radically changed movies.

5. May the glow of New Year candle fill your heart with peace and pleasure and make your New Year bright.Have a love filled New Year!愿新年的烛光带给你祥和与喜悦，祝你新年充满爱。

6. It's time to make New Year resolutions for traveling! Backpacker bible Lonely Planet has published its annual list of best value destinations in 2017 for people looking for wallet-friendly sightseeing experiences. Take a look.

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1. 失业率的大幅下降的实际效果将会有所体现

2. 当新员工迈入QuikTrip位于塔尔萨的总部时，他们可没功夫去害羞：刚开始的几天，他们的办公桌上都摆着满满一大桶糖果。路过的同事常常停下来做自我介绍，顺手也抓块糖吃。

3. So what does 2015 portend? Here are some educated guesses.