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据《华尔街日报》分析，过去两年，35家总部在美国的跨国公司增加就业岗位的速度远远快于其他美国雇主，但它们接近四分之三的新增岗位都是在海外。

 

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中国人喜爱《泰坦尼克号》自然不是因为冰山的缘故，吸引中国观众的是穷小子爱上富家女的男版《灰姑娘》故事，以及爱情战胜一切的故事。

参考答案：

One theory behind the appeal, now that we know it's not the icebergs, is that Chinese are drawn to the reverse-Cinderella tale--the story of a poor man falling in love with a rich girl, and of love trumping all else.

 

¹ap·peal /əˈpi:l/ noun

plural ap·peals

 

1 [noncount] : a quality that causes people to like someone or something
▪ I can't understand the appeal of skydiving. [=I can't understand why some people like it]▪ Music never held much appeal [=attraction] for him.▪ Her jokes are quickly losing their appeal.▪ The movie has great appeal to/for adults as well as children. [=adults and children like the movie]▪ the wide/broad/mass/universal appeal of the artist's work — see also sex appeal

²trump verb

trumps; trumped; trump·ing

 

[+ obj] 1: to beat (another card) by playing a card from the suit that beats the other suits : to play a trump card to beat (another card)
▪ She trumped my ace to win the trick.

 

2 a: to do better than (someone or something) in a contest, competition, etc.
▪ Their offer for the house was trumped by a higher bid.
b: to be more important than (something)
▪ The need for blood donors trumps all other concerns.

 

 

 

 

 

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