1. 每次我跟人说起“未来”，我都被他们对“未来是可知”的这一想法吓到。我的印象就是，大部分人都想象未来像书本一样，有一个结局：已经写好了、也可以读取。你只要快速地窥一眼这本书的最后几页就能知道。他们很难接受这最后几页根本没有写完。未来还没有发生、也没有计划好——也无法预知，因为它们还根本不存在。

2. While you're studying, pay attention to the material you know will be on a test and write a quick practice question. Start a new document on your laptop and add questions as you think of them.

3. Temperatures had already risen by 0.8C since the industrial revolution and although last year’s 1C rise may not be repeated every year from now on, scientists said 2016 could turn out to be another exceptionally warm year as the El event continues.

4. Tencent, with an estimated value of $44.7 billion, was crowned this year's Most Valuable Chinese brand on a list released by the Hurun Institute on Thursday, marking the second time in a row it came up on top.

5. 什么？他的公司利用贝南克印刷的低息钞票还没赚够？于是他将“增长速度降低”归咎于“财政紧缩”？就在贝南克错以为国会失灵、他才是美国的救星，所以继续以数万亿的规模吹胀美联储资产负债表泡沫的时候？

6. 马来西亚怡保——怡保位于吉隆坡北部约200公里处，从前是英国的殖民地，如今却是美食家的天堂，那里既有当地路边小吃，也有精致的咖啡馆。

应用

1. Identity, as academics define it, falls into two broad categories: “achieved” identity derived from personal effort, and “ascribed” identity based on innate characteristics.

2. She said she wanted to be an actress before becoming a singer, but explained that "music worked out first" before adding: "I feel like Cher in the film Moonstruck. It's like one of the great moments of my life."

3. 成长的故事：现代的巴黎郊区与20世纪70年代的旧金山，这两部影片以残酷的城市和无尽的热情，把成长为女人的可怕惊险之路变得戏剧化。

4. Kunis was No. 9 on FHM's list last year.

5. Some 88 Chinese universities are included in the Global 400 subjects in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject, which was released Tuesday by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education research firm.

6. 惊慌随之而来，不过这名少年很快镇定下来，他决定把控局面，寻找逃生出路。

旧版特色

1. 在纽约，任何人不得将多户建筑中的一套没有租户的公寓单间以短于30天的租期出租，这是非法的。然而，几乎每周都有人写信给“房地产答疑”专栏，咨询如何绕开这些规定。如果我交换公寓呢？如果没有书面形式的约定呢？

2. 年龄：45岁

3. It was the first "real" James Bond song (again, the first two films only opened with orchestral music), and it's still the best. Shirley Bassey got an opportunity to sing her soul out and she accepted the challenge with obvious pleasure. This is a song that makes the villain Auric Goldfinger seem a lot more threatening (and attractive) than he actually is, but that's part of the miracle of Bassey's work here. It's proud and heroic and enticing and it's kind of a lie, but who cares? The music is pure James Bond, the lyrics are pure machismo, and the performance is perfect.