1. 农业原材料，特别是所谓的软性大宗商品，例如糖、咖啡和棉花，今年的表现在最佳之列。

2. 不会。这笔被誉为史上最大规模的首次公开发行(IPO)，是沙特实际领导人穆罕默德本萨勒曼(Mohammed bin Salman)宏大经济重组计划的基石，因此沙特阿美IPO肯定会成行。该公司的股票将在沙特本国的证交所上市。不过，此次IPO计划在国外的部分不太可能是一次公开发行。唐纳德特朗普正在为纽约游说，伦敦也在全力以赴争取。香港和东京也在沙特的考虑之中。但沙特会转而选择非公开售股，或者在晚于预期的时间在国外上市。

3. n. 粉底霜，基

4. If you’re looking for a free CRM system, Zoho is probably the one for you. Why? It comes down to the integration possibilities. For example, Zoho integrates with JotForm and Unbounce simply by adding your API key. This means that within seconds, web leads will automatically be sent to your CRM. Pretty powerful for being free.

5. 本田公司希望NSX将再度彰显其技术致胜的美誉，也希望NSX能提升本田作为高端汽车和卡车制造商的品牌形象。去年美国汽车市场销售增长5.9%，但本田在美销量仅微增1%——这意味着该公司失去了一部分市场份额，最重要的是，本田在与其两大主要对手丰田和日产的角逐中落于下风。

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1. The index fell from 50.4 in October to a six-month low of 50.0.

2. 高位且不断上升的美国利率可能很快成为新兴市场危机的驱动因素：此类条件可能导致新兴市场借贷成本升高，还有资本外流以及金融部门冒险意愿下降。

3. The survey is based on costs of over 160 items ranging from food and clothing, to domestic help, transport and utilities.

4. They must understand in their bones that it is illegitimate to make temporary power permanent by rigging elections, suppressing contrary opinions or harassing the opposition.

5. 政治也对气候的认知有所影响，超过3/4的民主党人和六成独立派人士认为在过去几年中气候越来越极端，而不到半数共和党人认同这种转变。

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1. The research also suggests there maybe a value in finding a job through an internship. Interns who accepted a job offer had higher salaries than those who had received an offer but refused it. Those interns who did not receive an offer had lower salaries still. The gap between these groups had increased three years after graduation.

2. Yes. Mr Modi’s overnight ban on using high-value bank notes was a big shock, and seriously disrupted the economy. But it delivered rich political rewards, bolstering the premier’s image as a decisive leader willing to take tough action against corruption. With the next general elections due in 2019, Mr Modi will be tempted to deliver one more big bang to dazzle voters. Watch out for dramatic action against wealthy individuals holding properties in others’ names to hide their ownership.

3. It set minimum prices too high for commodities including cotton, sugar and corn, and as those prices diverged from the market prices, authorities encouraged excessive production as well as strong import flows.