#New Times#
It's a good idea: an increasing body of evidence suggests that the time we spend on our smartphones is interfering with our sleep, self-esteem, relationships, memory, attention spans, creativity, productivity and problem-solving and decision-making skills.
这是个好主意：越来越多的证据表明，我们在我们的智能手机上耗费的时间正在干扰我们的睡眠、自尊、人际关系、记忆、注意力持续时间、创造力、生产力以及解决问题和决策的能力。
#Economist#
FOR A COUNTRY that is regularly accused of manipulating its statistics, China is remarkably diligent about collecting them. The government has dispatched two million boffins to visit companies, stores and even street stalls in the first few months of this year, as part of a new national economic census. Ads plastered on billboards implore people to co-operate. In a flashy promotional video on its website, the national statistics bureau warns that any fabrication of data is against the law.
虽然常被指责操纵本国统计数据，中国却十分勤于收集数据。作为新一次国家经济普查的一部分，中国政府已在今年头几个月派出两百万名普查员走访企业、商店甚至街边小摊。户外广告牌上的广告言辞恳切地敦促人们配合普查。在国家统计局的官网上，一段华丽的宣传视频警告说，任何捏造数据的行为都是违法的。
#Expression#
枯藤老树昏鸦，
小桥流水人家，
古道西风瘦马,
夕阳西下，
断肠人在天涯。
Withered vines hanging on old branches,
Returning crows croaking at dusk.
A few houses hidden past a narrow bridge,
And below the bridge a quiet creek running.
Down a worn path, in the west wind,
A lean horse comes plodding.
The sun dips down in the west,
And the lovesick traveler is still at the end of the world.
#Expression#
王侯将相宁有种乎?
Are the powerful and noble people born with their standing?
