1. 在2007年，苹果公司发布了第一款iPhone手机：带有虚拟键盘的全触屏手机。对很多人来说，苹果取得了新突破，发明了新事物--他们制造了第一款触屏手机。但这种说法是错误的：苹果不是第一个制造触屏手机的公司，触屏也不是什么新发明。

2. Justin Bieb er just made tens of thousands of more dollars -- from his hair. The 'Baby' singer's locks sold on eBay yesterday with a final bid of $40,688.

3. 医疗、医保、医药联动改革

4. 媒体非常令人讨厌，我们知道这一点，殿下，但您（以及您所代表的王室）可以用更有尊严的方式来表达您的关切。

5. 伦敦——自2002年开设以来，“周六人物”(Saturday Profile)便旨在向《纽约时报》的读者介绍世界各地的人。读者可能从来没有听说过这些人，但他们过着有趣的生活，做过不同寻常的事情，或者刚刚有了一段非凡的经历。

6. 明年，寻找新楼盘的买家将会有更多的选择。根据科克伦阳光营销集团(Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group)提供的数据，明年（2015年——译注）曼哈顿、布鲁克林和皇后区长岛市(Long Island City)新上市的共管公寓预计将增加一倍以上，从2014年的3444套增加到8366套。

应用

1. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 72, became Africa's first democratically elected female president in 2005. The Nobel Committee praised the Liberian leader for her efforts to secure peace, promote economic and social development and strengthen the position of women.

2. Dachis says: Fiat suffered through a slow global sales year in 2012. Sluggish sales were reflected in sluggish social activity as the company went in reverse on positive discussion around the web.

3. The government-sponsored students have signed an agreement that says they are required to reimburse the government if they do not return home after completing their studies, said Xiong Binqi, vice president of 21st Century Education Research Institute.

4. 我们将尚未生长成型的水果放进模子里。

5. 新年来临，祝新年快乐，愿你时时刻刻幸福欢乐！

6. Snapchat on Tuesday launched Discover, a section of its app where media outlets including Vice, CNN andPeople magazine can publish video content within Snapchat. Already several of the channels feature ads, which aren’t cheap. According to Adweek, Snapchat ads cost $750,000 per day.

旧版特色

1. 在不到一小时前，11月中国官方制造业PMI指数公布，为49.6，是连续第四个月收缩，也低于经济学家49.8的预期。在谈到这一PMI指数时，澳新银行(ANZ)分析师表示：“由于增长势头疲软和通缩压力加剧，我们预计当局会进一步放宽货币政策并继续实施扩张性财政政策，以阻止经济在2016年进一步放缓。”

2. Gov. Ricardo Rossello, 37, proposed several measures aimed at alleviating the crisis shortly after he was sworn in at midnight. Among them is a proposal to hold a referendum that would ask voters whether they prefer statehood or independence. Many have argued that Puerto Rico’s political status has contributed to its decade-long crisis that has prompted more than 200,000 people to flee to the U.S. mainland in recent years.

3. The Female Warlord Who Had C.I.A. Connections and Opium Routes