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谈恋爱的幸福总是相似的，单身的原因却各有各的不同。国外问答网站Quora上有人提问：“大家单身的原因是什么？”网友们的答案幽默中透露着些许辛酸。

 

获得628好评的答案@Rishi Kumar

They are not single. They are in a relationship with their computers.
他们并不是单身，他们只是和他们的电脑在交往罢了。

 

获得183好评的答案@Joni Cham

I'm single because:
我单身是因为：

I am very, very, very picky. I figure I'd rather be single than be stuck in a relationship with someone I'm not totally crazy about.
我非常、非常、非常挑剔。我想我宁可单身也不要和我一点也不喜欢的人锁死。

Unfortunately, the few who pass my standards do not seem to like me that way.
不幸的是，少数达到我交往标准的人似乎并不那么喜欢我。

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欧盟委员会主席冯德莱恩（Ursula von der Leyen）在布鲁塞尔召开新闻发布会，称这是一份“公平”的协议，强调英欧“是长久的盟友”。

在这段被认为是送别英国的发言中，冯德莱恩先后引用了英国文豪莎士比亚（William Shakespeare）、披头士乐队（The Beatles）、诗人托马斯·艾略特（T S Eliot）的诗句和歌词，与老朋友友好分手。

 

“It was a long and winding road, but we have got a good deal to show for it. It is fair. It is a balanced deal. And it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides,” she said. “At the end of a successful negotiation I normally feel joy. But today I only feel quiet satisfaction and, frankly speaking, relief." alt="英国和欧盟正式“离婚”！两家的致辞内涵太丰富了">

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世界上没有比真正地了解一个人的本性还要困难的事情。有没有什么单一的指标最能揭露任何一个人的本性？Quora网友总结了几种方法。

 

获得2.7k好评的答案@Vijay Gedigeri

"If you want to know what's a man really like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals".- Sirius Black, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
“如果你想了解一个人的为人，就要留意他是如何对待他的下级的，而不能光看他如何对待与他地位相等的人。”——小天狼星布莱克，《哈利·波特与火焰杯》

 

获得229好评的答案@Sarah Chang

What they're most proud of.
他们所为之自豪的事情。

 

获得437好评的答案@Paul Denlinger

Their questions.
他们提的问题。

Questions reveal what they are focusing their attention on, and also what their blind spots are.
人所提的问题能够揭露他们到底关注什么，还能揭露他们的盲点。

 

获得3.7k好评的答案@Abhisek Pattnaik

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China will overtake the US to become the world's largest economy by 2028, five years earlier than previously forecast, a report says.

一份报告称，2028年中国将超越美国成为全球最大经济体，比原先预测的提早五年。

 

The UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said China's "skilful" management of Covid-19 would boost its relative growth compared to the US and Europe in coming years.

总部在英国的经济与商业研究中心指出，中国对新冠疫情的管控“有方”将在未来数年提高中国相对美国和欧洲的经济增长率。

 

Meanwhile India is tipped to become the third largest economy by 2030.

与此同时，报告预测印度将在2030年成为世界第三大经济体。

 

The CEBR releases its economic league table every year on 26 December.

经济与商业研究中心每年12月26日都会发布经济竞争力排行榜。

 

Although China was the first country hit by Covid-19, it controlled the disease through swift and extremely strict action, meaning it did not need to repeat economically paralysing lockdowns as European countries have done.

尽管中国是最先遭受新冠疫情打击的国家，但是中国通过快速和非常严格的措施控制住了疫情，这意味着中国无需重复欧洲国家实施的导致经济瘫痪的封锁政策。

 

As a result, unlike other major economies, it has avoided an economic recession in 2020 and is in fact estimated to see growth of 2% this year.

因此，和其他主要经济体不同，中国在2020年避免了经济衰退，事实上估计中国经济今年还能增长2%。

 

The US economy, by contrast, has been hit hard by the world's worst coronavirus epidemic in terms of sheer numbers. More than 330,000 people have died in the US and there have been some 18.5 million confirmed cases.

相比之下，美国经济遭到了世界最糟新冠疫情（确诊人数最多）的重击。疫情导致美国逾33万人死亡，确诊病例达到了1850万之多。

 

The economic damage has been cushioned by monetary policy and a huge fiscal stimulus, but political disagreements over a new stimulus package could leave around 14 million Americans without unemployment benefit payments in the new year.

货币政策和大额财政刺激方案缓解了美国经济受到的冲击，但是针对一项新经济刺激计划的政见分歧可能会导致来年约1400万美国人领不到失业救济金。

 

The report says that after "a strong post-pandemic rebound in 2021", the US economy will grow by about 1.9% annually from 2022-24 and then slow to 1.6% in the years after that.

报告称，“2021年疫情后经济出现强劲反弹”之后，美国经济将在2022年到2024年达到约1.9%的年增长率，此后几年增长率将放缓至1.6%。

 

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By contrast the Chinese economy is tipped to grow by 5.7% annually until 2025, and 4.5% annually from 2026-2030.

相比之下，报告预测中国经济每年将增长5.7%，并保持这一增速直至2025年，而且在2026年到2030年间将维持4.5%的年增长率。

 

China's share of the world economy has risen from just 3.6% in 2000 to 17.8% now and the country will become a "high-income economy" by 2023, the report says.

报告称，中国在世界经济中所占的份额已从2000年的3.6%增长到现在的17.8%，中国将在2023年成为“高收入经济体”。

 

The Chinese economy is not only benefitting from having controlled Covid-19 early, but also aggressive policymaking targeting industries like advanced manufacturing, said CEBR deputy chairman Douglas McWilliams.

经济与商业研究中心副主席道格拉斯·麦克威廉姆斯表示，中国经济不仅受益于早早地控制住了新冠疫情，还得益于针对先进制造业等产业的积极决策。

 

经济与商业研究中心的其他预测：

 

The post-Brexit UK economy will grow by 4% annually from 2021-25 and 1.8% annually from 2026-30.

脱欧后英国经济将会在2021年到2025年实现4%的年增长率，2026年到2030年实现1.8%的年增长率。

 

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