The report found that men have more than twice the number of close friends, with around 27 compared to women who have just 12.

报告发现，男性的亲密好友数有大约27人，是女性的两倍，女性只有12人。

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Within 40 minutes I was booked into my hotel, which was in close proximity to some of the city's best attractions, and just around the corner from the city's dead center -- the imposing Bell Tower.

在40分钟内，我订了宾馆，它离这个城市的最引人入胜的景点很近，就在这个城市肃穆的中心――壮丽的钟楼附近。

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"2012" revolves around cataclysmic events that strike the Earth just as the Mayan calendar is coming to a close.

《2012》是一部描写当玛雅纪年结束的时候地球即将毁灭的灾难性影片。

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Keeping a close eye on what is going on around her, she tells me that this is not just a job - she feels it is part of a change that India has to go through.

BBC: Undercover patrols make Calcutta Metro safer for women

At the risk of sounding like the nerd who cried wolf, I ask you to close your eyes and imagine what cheap technology and clever entrepreneurs around the world--not just in Silicon Valley--might do to your business model.

FORBES: Digital Rules

This is as close to U.S. style free money as Brazilians have ever seen, and those low rates just might stick around for a while, too.

FORBES: Brazil Heading For U.S. Style 'Free Money'