An emerging body of research shows that positive health habits—as well as negative ones—spread through networks of friends via social communication.
intranet---n.内联网；企业内部网
internet-based---adj.基于互联网的；以国际网路为基础的
It was a year before she became head of a tiny internet-based commodities(商品) exchange.
philosopher---n.哲学家；哲人
Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as "a bodily exercise precious to health."
In the end, credibility "happens" to a discovery claim—a process that corresponds to(和...一致) what philosopher Annette Baier has described as the commons of the mind(大众思维).
philosophy---n.哲学；哲理；人生哲学；见解
According to the standard history of American philosophy, nowhere else in colonial America was "so much importance attatched to intellectual pursuits(追求)."
philosophical---adj.哲学上的；冷静的
poetry---n.诗歌；诗节
So poor in one sense(在某种意义上) was it that he never could remember for more than a few days a single date or a line of poetry.
poet---n.诗人
remains---n.剩余；残余；遗迹
remain---v.保持；依然；留下；剩余；逗留；残存
Japan was, and remains, the global leader in automotive-assembly(汽车装配) productivity.
remaining---adj.剩下的；剩余的
By 1854 slavery had been abolished(废除) everywhere except Spain's remaining colonies.
balance---平衡
But on the more important matter of the Constitution, the decision was an 8-0 defeat for the Administration's effort to upset the balance of power between the federal government and the states.
well-balanced---adj.均衡的
counterbalance---n.起平衡作用的事物；平衡力；抵消因素
level off---将...弄平；使平整
break even---不盈不亏；够本
steady---adj.稳定的；不变的
stabilize---v.(使)稳定；(使)稳固
elite---n.上层人士；掌权人物；实力集团；精英
Instead of intimate(私人的) shops catering to(迎合) "a knowledgeable elite(精英)," these were stores "anyone could enter,regardless of(不管) class(阶级) or background."
elitism---n.精英主义；杰出人物统治论
gradual---adj.逐渐的；逐步的
attempt---意图
evade---躲避
entrepreneur---n.企业家
You cannot buy class(品位), as the old saying goes, and these upstart(暴富的) entrepreneurs cannot buy their prizes the prestige(声誉) of the Nobels.
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