1. Detroit Three: The other two Michigan-based manufacturers still face bumps. General Motors copes with continued fallout from its ignition switch recall while Ford fights through the most aggressive launch period in the company’s history.

2. 紧缩政策促使一些企业寻求其他融资方案，比如债券或在全国中小企业股份转让系统上市。

3. Until a couple of games ago, Stephen Curry really hadn't thought much about making more NBA history.

4. 巴黎是前十名中唯一的欧元区国家，而且下降了3个名次，报告指出这可能是由于对欧元的信心下降。

5. A few years back, a flying bicycle called the "Paravelo" was invented. And it isn't called a flying bicycle for fun. It is a bicycle (with a large parachute on top) that actually flies. It travels around 25 kilometers per hour (15 mph) on land and 40 kilometers per hour (25 mph) in the air. It can also fly up to a height of 1,200 meters (4,000 ft). The best part? You don't need a pilot's license. The Paravelo has been called the world's first flying bicycle, a title we must point out it does not really own.

6. 通用汽车公司（General Motors）帮助改善了大峡谷州的就业前景。今年3月，这家汽车制造商宣布，计划在凤凰城郊区钱德勒建设该公司的第四座信息技术创新中心。通用汽车预计将雇佣1,000名员工，主要包括为这座新中心效力的软件开发人员、数据库管理员和系统分析师。通用汽车公司首席信息官兰迪?莫特（Randy Mott）在新闻稿中宣布了这个举措，他表示，“大凤凰城地区是出色的枢纽，吸引了新兴技术人才——从大学毕业生到职场专业人士。”

应用

1. 像很多童星一样，玛蒂也显得很早熟。

2. 当小李子上台领取奖杯时，制片人哈维·韦恩斯坦兴奋地拍拍他的背，全场观众起立为他喝彩。

3. 据中央电视台报道，她的妈妈在1月30日才发现了此事。

4. Mr. Wang, the WeChat user in Beijing, said he was an avid QQ user 11 years ago but stopped using the instant messaging service because 'it didn't look very professional.' But after downloading WeChat on his smartphone he found 'most of my colleagues and friends are on it, and everyone communicates through voicemails now.'

5. According to local media, the gang, based in Nanning, the capital city of south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, was able to make up to 16,000 yuan (￡1,750) profit on every tonne of the putrid meat, by injecting it with chemicals, increasing its weight by 50 per cent.

6. Why the difference? It wasn’t because of a difference in the available information. As Koudijs and Voth point out, everybody in Dutch financial circles knew and understood the magnitude of what had happened. Nor was it because the Seppenwolde lenders had to rebuild their own finances. Within weeks of the default, the lenders knew they hadn’t lost any money.

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2. v. 扩充，延伸，伸展，扩展

3. Carve out a place at home that is your study space. If you've got a family around you, make sure everyone understands that when you're in that space, you're not to be interrupted unless the house is on fire.