1. In a closely fought debate about the six shortlisted titles, one judge described Mr Ford’s book as “a hard-headed and all-encompassing” analysis of the problem. Lionel Barber, FT editor and chair of the judging panel, called The Rise of the Robots “a tightly written and deeply researched addition to the public policy debate”.

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4. Banks, asset managers and insurance companies have flocked from mainland China to acquire prime Hong Kong office buildings, prompting the territory’s government to announce it will release more land for commercial redevelopment in the oversubscribed heart of the city.

5. 房地产经纪公司莱坊(Knight Frank)的数据显示，今年第一季度，香港豪宅租金同比下跌5.2%，跌幅超过内罗毕以外的任何其他城市。就在去年9月价格下跌之后，运动品牌阿迪达斯(Adidas)在香港租入了一间1.3万平方英尺的店铺，租金相比上一个租户、配饰品牌蔻驰(Coach)低了22%。

6. Getting sector calls right was the least of any investor’s problems this year because, outside of the brilliance of U.S. stock gains, the lights were off around the world.

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3. 我们前面已经指出，我们已经能够让聋子听到声音，但是让盲人看见画面是更复杂的事情。当人们失去视力，他们的视网膜不再把光感受器的信号发送给大脑。为了制造人工眼睛，我们需要了解视网膜是如何取得这些信号，而这正是科学家尚未解决的关键之处。

4. In a sign that civil service jobs may be losing their appeal, a report issued by recruitment website Zhaopin in late March said more than 10,000 public sector employees, including civil servants and staff members at public institutions, had submitted their resumes to potential employers through the site in just two months. The number was 34 percent higher during the same period last year, the report said.

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6. But Moonlight kept pace with it over the course of a marathon four-hour ceremony. Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney won best adapted screenplay, while Mahershala Ali won best supporting actor — the first Oscar for a Muslim American actor.

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1. 上证综指下跌6.85%，以科技版块为重点的深证综指下跌8.22%。

2. About 980 million yuan of illicit assets were recovered, according to the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

3. 这款甜点有金色叶子，以香槟调味，单价为100美元。