1. “这是一个目标，也是我们想经历的事情”，库里赛后表示。“这将会是一个巨大的成就，因为做一些在联盟历史上还从未发生过的事情，感觉会是非常与众不同的。你永远也不会知道，这种机会是否还会再次来过。在取得这一连串的胜利过程当中，有许多许多的不可掌控的因素，特别是在赛季的开局阶段。”

2. 昨日，中国四大国有银行中的两家——中国工商银行(ICBC)和中国银行(BoC)——均报告称，2015年全年净利润增长低于2%。

3. This is the moment hundreds of lovestruck Irish football fans gathered around a blonde French girl and serenaded her - and one admirer even stole a kiss from the woman at the end.

4. 你是否一直有一个作家梦，但又不知道从何着手？那么你是否考虑过自助出版呢？感谢亚马逊，这种想法已经成为可能。亚马逊的Kindle Direct Publishing工具可以让你自行制作电子书，CreateSpace能够帮助制作纸质书籍，而ACX则是有声电子书的制作部门。我在出书时曾使用过这三款软件。

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6. 从“高跟鞋门”到“金棕榈狗狗奖”（Palm Dog），再到迅速走红的“老爹身材（Dad bod）”，戛纳电影展的这12天，真是令人眼花缭乱。随着电影节进入尾声，英国广播公司回顾了本届戛纳影展上的九桩事。

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2. Columbus Day became a U.S. holiday in 1971. It is generally observed by banks, state government offices, the Postal Service and federal agencies. The bond markets are closed for the holiday, but many businesses and stock exchanges remain open.

3. 根据美国国会预算办公室(Congressional Budget Office)的数据，税收增加与支出削减将2013年的经济增速拉低了约1.5个百分点。许多预测人士认为，2014年财政因素对经济增速的拖累幅度将是2013年的三分之一或更低。牛津经济研究院(Oxford Economics)的美国经济学家达科(Gregory Daco)称，今年政治方面的确定性更高。

4. "I'm always amazed at how many people tell their co-workers about their job search," Kay says. "That's one of the worst things you can do." Ideally, you wouldn't tell any co-workers, but you may have to if you want them to serve as references. In that case, Kay says, "you need to pick people who you really trust, who don't have a hidden agenda and who won't let it slip."

5. Bursts of color are instant energy suppliers. If you can, paint your walls or use furniture and accessories to provide a colorful oomph.

6. 波德斯塔接受《波斯顿环球时报》采访时表示："我们有一个备选充足的名单，然后再逐渐缩小选择范围。但毫无疑问地是，这份名单上将有女性。"

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1. A hero is one that doesn't want to bea hero. A hero is a one with all the possibility to make the choice but takethe responsibility of the moment. And it's really something hero has got to do.For example, in 9/11 some of the plane's passengers fought with the terrorists.In Fukushima's radiation leak, some people went and tried to fix the nuclearplant and died. But they have to do it. They are heroes. They don't try to beheroes. They take responsibility and try to do what is right.

2. Goldman Sachs will pay out big bonuses, be publicly vilified for a month and then go quietly back to printing profits.

3. “去年，有120万中国人来澳大利亚旅游，我们预计这将在中澳旅游年期间增长，并将继续增长。”