Hopefully today Twitter will do one of two things: either (preferably) stabilize its service and API or (at the very least) let developers know the status.

希望今天Twitter可以完成以下两件事之一：要么(最好)让自己的服务和API稳定起来，要么让第三方开发者知道API状态。

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For Chinese men today, being the perfect mate means having a car, an apartment, a good salary and, preferably, a tall stature.

对于当今中国的男人们来说，完美老公的定义是有车有房，高收入，如果身高也不错就更完美了。

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He has already suggested several ways to improve Investor's performance and narrow the discount on its shares from today's 23%, preferably to zero.

ECONOMIST: Martin Ebner versus the Wallenbergs

Innovation today requires an ever-larger crowd of experts, preferably working in the same garage.

ECONOMIST: Free exchange