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Wake up, get up, and level up.

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Join hands to build on past achievements

继往开来，携手共进

Solidarity means strength，progress and success.

团结就是力量，团结就是进取，团结就能成功。

Knowledge is the beginning of action; action is knowledge in application.

知是行之始，行是知之成

People regard food as their prime want

民以食为天

Amity between people holds the key to the sound relations between states.

国之交在于民相亲

Starbucks grabs full control of mainland stores in $1.3 billion deal

Starbucks Corp announced on Thursday it is taking full control of its mainland outlets after a buyout deal to acquire the remaining 50 percent share it did not own from its long time joint venture partners.The coffee giant already fully owns another 1,500 stores in the mainland, which outside the United States is its quickest-expanding market.

Jason Yu, general manager of Kantar Worldpanel China, said a unified ownership structure will help Starbucks to accelerate its market development and franchise expansion, as a result of a faster decision-making process and a single strategy.

taking full control of    完全掌控

outlet   [aʊtlɛt, -lɪt]  专卖店; 直销店

process  [proˈsɛs;(for n.)prɑsɛs]   n. 过程，进程, 〔自然〕变化过程  v.  加工〔食品或其他物质〕 | 处理〔文件、请求等〕 

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