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China's national observatory renewed its orange alert for cold wave- the second highest level - on Sunday evening. Sun jun, chief forecaster of the National Meteorological Center, says the strong cold front is linked with the activity of the polar vo

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Temperatures in Beijing dropped to below minus-10 degrees Celsius on Friday. Forecasters are warning the temperatures are going to hit a 30-year low through this weekend. Yu Bo is the chief forecaster with the Beijing Municipal Meteorological Center.

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When a prospective employer makes unreasonable demands on you before things start to get serious, it's a strong signal to hit the road. 当一位未来雇主在工作还没正式之前就提出了无理要求，那么明显说明你需要跑路了。