1. AT&T (T, Fortune 500) approved a stock repurchase of up to 300 million shares worth about $10.5 billion in March. The buyback is the fourth initiative announced over the past three years. Since 2012, when the company started its stock buybacks, it has repurchased 775 million of its shares.

2. 单词entertainment 联想记忆：

3. 单词creative 联想记忆：

4. n. 沼地，极多，回转 n. 大量，许多 v. 使转，扭

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6. Barney Thompson is legal correspondent

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1. There were more than 8m Chinese tourist arrivals in the country last year — up 36 per cent year-on-year, said Mr Wang. The numbers had continued to increase even after Seoul announced the deployment of Thaad, he added.

2. 根据《中国社会保险发展年度报告2015》显示，全国城镇职工与城乡居民养老保险累计结余近4万亿元。

3. 这支在11月有着过半胜率的不断进步的球队完全不是垫底球队，这是一支严格意义上的可能的季后赛球队，但是就像所有重建中的球队都会讨论的那样，是靠现有球员和上场时间来换取当下的胜利呢，还是更关注于可持续性的发展呢？

4. Most of the cellphones sold in 2016 are smart phones installed with the Android system and 4G ready, according to the report.

5. 据高部长称，在“十三五”计划期间，中国在与“一带一路”的国家形成优势互补的跨国产业链、价值链的同时，还将持续大力改善投资环境，充分挖掘市场潜力。

6. The Thai capital has bounced to the top of an annual list of the world's most popular travel destinations after spending several years in the wilderness (of second place).

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1. 那些具有3年驾驶经历，无重大交通事故、危险驾驶、吸毒、酒驾记录的司机将可参加网约车考试。

2. 如果有什么电影能够至少在两个小时里，为美国生活中深刻的种族、代际与阶层鸿沟架起桥梁，那可能就是这部古老的《洛基》(Rocky)系列的复活影片。西尔维斯特·史泰龙(Sylvester Stallone)拖着脚步，饰演这个聪明的老教练角色，给出了他演艺生涯中或许是最松弛、最温暖的表演。迈克尔·B·乔丹饰演洛基的被保护人阿多尼斯·约翰逊(Adonis Johnson)，他也是洛基一度的竞争对手和早已丧失的朋友阿波罗·奎迪(Apollo Creed)的私生子，他成了我们这个时代重要的影星。至于库格勒，这是他执导的第二部唱片，证明他是一个真正的斗士。

3. The 8,000 volunteers who will welcome international visitors to London 2012 have been issued with a 66-page instruction manual, covering everything from foreign etiquette to uniform care and advice on dealing with journalists. But what of the visitors themselves? Could they not do with a manual outlining the customs, manners and practicalities of the islands they are visiting? We hereby present a simple guide to UK etiquette for the 2012 Olympics.