1. Despite strong holiday, analysts advise preparing for 2019 slowdown

Consumers turned out in droves during Holiday 2018, giving retailers the gift of a strong start to the New Year. Whether they shopped online or at brick and mortar locations, consumers responded to stores that created a seamless shopping experience, with apparel coming in as one of the biggest winners of all.

2. The Interpretation to Classic Lines of the Movie Roman Holiday from the Perspective of Politeness Principle

The principle of cooperation is an important guiding principle of conversation, but it is not the only principle. Grice, a famous language philosopher, also mentioned other principles such as politeness principles, aesthetic principles, social principles and so on, while the most notable one among the principles is the politeness principle. It is well known that Lakeoff put forward two principles of pragmatic competence in 1977, which are clarity and politeness.