Feellikeretirementisyearsaway?Toobusytothinkaboutit?Financialexpertsnotethatittakesjustafewsimplesteps--now--tobeginchartingacomfortableretirement.
"ManyCanadiansfeeloverwhelmedbyretirementplaningsotheydelaytakingthefirststeptosecuringtheirfuture,"observesIanFilderman,DirectorofMutualFundsatScotiabank."Youreallyjustneedtospendsometimethinkingaboutitearlierthanlater,andfollowafewsimplesteps,toh...[
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Thisofficememberknowshowtofixthecopymachine,handledisgruntled(不滿的)customersandarrangea50-personconferencecall.
Arecentsurveyshowsthatthemyriad(無數的)abilitiesofanadministrativeassistantdon'tgounnoticedbytherestoftheoffice.
Morethanthreeoutoffourofficeworkersbelievethattheadministrativeassistant'sroleiseitheressential,veryimportantorimportanttotheoffice.Buttheasminitrativeassistant'smai...[
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EveryMonth-Checktirepressuresandtheconditionofthetires,lightsandwindshieldwasherfluid.Yourvehicleshouldalsobecleanedmonthly,ormorefrequentlyifpossible
Everythreemonths(or5,000km)-Changetheengineoilandfilter.Checkthelevelsofotherfluidsincludingautomatictransmission,powersteeringandbrakereservoirs.Checkthebatteryandcables,aswellasallhosesandbelts.Theexhaustsystemandfuelfiltershouldalsobeche...[
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What'sgoingtohappentomichael?
WillhegothewayofjenniferandAmy,fadingoutofthespotlight(聚光燈),orwillhelearnalessonfromMatthew,whoavoidstheheadlines(大字標題)butalwaysturnsinasolid,consistentperformance?
Eitherway(總之,兩者都有),Michaelisataturningpoint:Aftermorethanthreedecadesasthetopnameforboys,MichaelisnotonBabyCenter.com'stop10listofmostpopularnames.ItslippedtoNo.12onthe2005listand...[
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TheemotionalcompetenceframeworkPersonalCompetenceThesecompetenciesdeterminehoewemanageourselves.Self-AwarenessKnowingone’sinternalstates,preferences,resources,andintuitionsEmotionalawareness:Recognizingone’semotionsandtheireffectsAccurateself-assessment:Knowingone’sstrengthsandlimitsSelf-confidence:Astrongsenseofone’sself-worthandcapabilitiesSelf-RegulationManagingone’sinternalstates,impulses...[
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ReactionstoDisappointmentGertrudeSteinsaidthatpeoplehave"tolearntodoeverything,eventodie."Inlife,everyonemayfaceandmastermanyunavoidableadversities;onemiseryeveryoneexperiencesisdisappointment.Noonegetsthroughlifewithoutexperiencingmanydisappointments.Strangely,though,mostpeopleseemunpreparedfordisappointmentandreacttoitinnegativeways.Theyfeeldepressedortrytoescapetheirtroublesinsteadofu...[
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LosingTouchSteve,atypicalCanadian,stayshomeonworkdays.Heplugsintoacomputerterminalinordertohookupwiththeoffice,andhesendsandreceivesworkduringthedaybye-mailandafax-modem.Evenings,heputsonhisstereoheadhphones,slidesamovieintohisDVD-player,orlogsbackontothecomputertospendtimeonline.Onmanydays,Stevedoesn'ttalktoanyotherhumanbeings,andhedoesn'tseeanypeopleexceptthoseontelevison.Steveisimaginary,buthis...[
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ultimate:final,eventualunanimity:harmony,accordunanimous:uniformunbecoming:不配的,不適當的unbiased:neutral,impartialunblemished:flawless,perfectuncanny:odd,strangeunconsciousunconventional:破例的,自由的undaunted:intrepid,fearlessunderestimate:undervalueundertaking:endeavor,enterpriseundo:cancel,annulunearth:uncover,exhumeunfari:unjust,partialunique:unrivaled,matchlessuniversal:general,absoluteuniv...[
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一些Toefl同義詞vigilant:watchful,alertvigor:energy,enthusiasmvindicate:justify,supportviolate:break,offendviolent:vehement,radical,suddenvirtually:practically,actuallyvirtue:morality,goodnessvirtuous:moral,righteousvital:important,crucialvougue:fashionvoid:space;incalid,nullvoluntary:free,unforcedvulgar:coarse,illmanneredvulnerable:susceptiblewaddle:staggerwade:paddle,fordwag:waggle,wigglewand:sti...[
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