1. Jon Copestake, editor of the EIU Worldwide Cost of Living Index, said one of the most notable changes was the rising costs in Australia, with Sydney third in the list and Melbourne fifth. Sandwiched between them was Oslo in Norway.

2. 今年3月，福特以16亿美元将沃尔沃卖给中国吉利汽车，从此退出豪华汽车市场。虽然这是一个巨大损失——福特11年前购买沃尔沃这家瑞典汽车制造商花了60亿美元——但2009年福特实现了27亿美元的利润，是2005年以来首次盈利。受惠于“旧车换现金”计划（更不要说丰田的加速器问题了），今年2月福特重新占据了美国最大汽车制造商的宝座。这也是为什么福特首席执行官阿兰?穆拉里能够将目光投向国外，如印度这样的大市场，在印度推出了紧凑车型Figo。

3. 对专业投资者而言，2014年最令人沮丧的一点是，美国经济复苏时断时续。2014年1月，经济领域捷报频传。然而，在短短几周内，一场暴风雪席卷全美，各种经济数据似乎也因此停摆。

4. The requirements come from one of two newly issued regulations over the taxi and online ride-hailing services by China's transportation authority. The regulations will take effect in October and November respectively.

5. 但国家统计局认为，CPI上涨的主要原因是去年同期对比基数相对偏低。

6. Grab your rolling bag, and pack your patience. The holiday air travel season is about to begin. And if you want to have a stress-free trip, the best advice we can give is to fly west.

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1. 懂得处人准没错

2. "Producer prices remain in deflation because of falling commodity prices," said Moody's Analytics before the report.

3. About now, new CEO Gorman is probably learning that the meager profits of a retail brokerage can't pay for all those monster Wall Street bonuses. Expect Gorman to decide that Morgan Stanley should be a lot more like trader Goldman Sachs, after all.

4. castle

5. n. 隧道，地道

6. 纳粹势力席卷西欧，一场入侵迫在眉睫，然而一方面民众毫无准备，一方面国王还心存怀疑，认为王位陷入了自己党派设下的阴谋之中。丘吉尔必须承受至暗时刻，团结全国，改写世界的历史进程。

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1. While at least four engines tend to repeat from one year’s 10 best list to the next, only two of last year’s powerplants remain recognized for 2014, the Honda Accord’s peppy and fuel-efficient 3.5-liter V6 and the powerful supercharged 3.0-liter V6 featured in the Audi S5.

2. The area is close to the city centre and the demolition contractors had to make sure that when they brought down the buildings they did not damage a light rail viaduct nearby or a shopping mall and electricity sub-station.

3. 8. Flats are allowed on the red carpet – or are they?