That’s why, last week, here at the White House, we released a new comprehensive report on the status of women in the spirit on the one that was released half a century ago.

这也是为什么上周，在白宫，我们发布了一份新的妇女社会地位的全面报告，以此来追随半个世纪前的那份报告的精神遗志。

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That's one reason humans can gain weight with just an extra half-muffin a day: we almost instantly store most of the calories we don't need in our regular ("white") fat cells.

那是人类一天只多吃半块小松饼就可能增加体重的一个原因：我们几乎会即刻在我们常规的（“白色”）脂肪细胞中存入我们不需要的大部分卡路里。

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Use one-half cup of white vinegar in place of fabric softener in the washer to reduce static cling and soften clothing.

为减少静电和软化衣物，可在洗衣机中加入半杯白醋替代纤维软化剂。

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It is a different story among black Africans, where children born to two black parents are three and a half times as numerous as children with one white parent.

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What is surprising, and encouraging for supporters of racial harmony, is that nearly half of Britons claim at least one close non-white friend.

ECONOMIST: Race relations

Training black officers is a big part of the job: By 2000 the plan is to turn the predominately white-led police force into one in which half of the managers are black.

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