1. The two extraordinary sex toys will go on display at an upcoming exhibition at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco in the United States.

2. adj. 年长的，高级的，资深的，地位较高的

3. 每季度，英特尔（Intel）都会铺上红地毯，欢迎加入公司的新员工。在入职培训的第一天，每位新人都会受到摄影师和摄像师的夹道欢迎，上台做完自我介绍，新人们就能领取一份欢迎大礼包（还有周围新同事们的热烈掌声）。

4. Both Samsung and BlackBerry quickly put the kibosh on a report Wednesday afternoon that the two are engaged in takeover talks. But why would the world’s biggest smartphone company pay a rumored $7.5 billion for a Canadian tech company whose glory days are past? Answer: Its rich intellectual property portfolio—especially all its juicy security innovations.

5. 赫梅尔说，“如果发达经济体的原油需求增加，再加上新兴经济体需求的增多，我认为市场供应将趋紧。”这意味着油价走势图上可能会再度出现多个高峰。

6. 亚太地区票房增长了13%，是推动国际票房增长的主力，而中国贡献了整个亚太地区近半票房。

应用

1. 上周，希拉里的竞选团队负责人约翰·波德斯塔表示，希拉里很可能会挑选一名女性作为她的副总统获选人。很快有人猜测，为了吸引女性选民，她的竞选伙伴很可能是马萨诸塞州参议员伊莉莎白·华伦。她是一名非常受女性欢迎的、激进的参选者。

2. manifesto

3. 37| “Anomalisa” (Charlie Kaufman/Duke Johnson)|

4. 7. Love is like two people holding two ends of a rubber band: it’s always the one who doesn’t let go who gets hurt more.

5. Song “Wind Blowing In The Wheat Field” (Li Jian and Sun Li)

6. Though its campuses often steal the benefits spotlight -- with their outdoor sports facilities, free food and more -- there's a more morbid perk that should certainly be noted. If a U.S. Googler passes away while working for the tech giant, the employee's spouse or domestic partner receives 50% of the deceased's salary, no matter how long or short his tenure, every year for the next decade.

旧版特色

1. Despite Sotheby’s branding the two-part auction as “The Bernheimer Collection,” his stock proved a hard sell. Only 22 out of the 42 lots at the Nov. 24 evening sale found buyers, with a top price of 197,000 with fees for the 1732 Nicolas Lancret painting, “Le Menuet” — a frothy “fête champêtre” scene with childlike dancers — that had been purchased for $744,000 at auction in 2005.

2. The End of the Road

3. Dachis says: The news just keeps getting worse for Mitsubishi. Low sales triggered a decision to pull out of the European market and if the levels of negative discussion are any indicator, 2013 doesn’t look to be any better.