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# Tesla investors back $56bn Musk pay deal

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• firm’s legal headquarters to Texas 法律总部

• Hot damn 好极了

• fiercely 激烈

• top-earning boss

• managing partner

• go forward

• if another court is willing to credit a vote taken after the trial court’s ^审判法庭 decision

• share price

• board ^董事会

• in the January court ruling 法院裁决

• rule 裁决

• deeply flawed ^漏洞百出

• eye-popping 令人瞠目结舌

• spark criticism 引发批评

• on a regular basis 定期

• the sort of ^那种

• former general counsel 前法律顾问

• former divorce attorney 前离婚律师

• who was Musk’s former divorce attorney and whose admiration for Musk moved him to tears during his deposition

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  起诉
  sue	v
  prosecution	n
  bring a lawsuit against	v
  prosecutorial	adj

• Mr Musk announced that he wanted to move the firm’s legal headquarters to Texas after the court in Delaware, where it is currently incorporated, voided his pay package, siding with a small investor who had sued over the deal

• air concerns ^引发关注

• rally 集会

• fan base 粉丝群体

• pay proposal 薪资提案

• ringing endorsement 给与极大的认可

• compensation 补偿

• appreciation

• impressive

• ensure he remain dedicated to the company

• stake 股份

• disclose 披露

• cast votes 股票

• at Tesla of course he doesn’t do it all alone but he definitely sets the agenda ^议程，he sets the pace and he is a relentless person to work for, there is no doubt about that

# 2

# Is Elon Musk worth his $56bn Tesla pay package?

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• his tesla pay deal-…-which has now been backed by ^支持 shareholders is 75% of the entire spending for schools in England in 2024-25 (£60bn) and around a quarter of the budget for the NHS (£192bn)

• to his many admirers ^崇拜者，Mr Musk is worth every single cent which comes his way 这句话中的 comes his way 最好翻译成 他所获得的

• today the question is: would this portfolio have been as successful without him?

• getting him stay put at Tesla

• prior to 2018 之前

• there had been speculation about his future at the electric car maker 猜测

• milestone

• underlying profit 潜在利润

• at that stage, he was hardly digging down the back of sofa for loose change given he was worth nearly $20bn, according to Forbes magazine’s rich list of 2018

• the potential payday was astronomical 天文数字

• it has been slid back down to $570bn

• profile = prof != profit

• when Tesla wobbled in 2022, it was said to because Mr Musk had taken his eye off the ball to concentrate on X — so it was his absence rather than his presence which caused a problem. Yet his profile clearly adds massive value to these firms 动摇；

• Mr Musk doesn’t believe in communicational teams, preferring instead to broadcast prolifically ^大量的 to his 187m followers directly on his social network

• if you’ve got Mr Musk in your corner ^支持你，your PR does itself ^{你的宣传工作自动完成}. with mixed, but always high profile ^高关注度，results

• publicity that money can’t buy

• tariff ^{电费，电价，费率，关税}

• enormous political clout 影响力

• livestream

• he is fierce and demanding boss, a workaholic who doesn’t take no for an answer. Former employee say even the most dedicated among them burn out, while he does not

• incredible leader

• if it wasn’t the case, he wouldn’t be accomplishing the things that he is ^{取得现在的成就}

• exhausting ^累

• block the deal

• restore his pay 恢复

• visionary 有远见的

• for all the successes under Mr Musk, there have also been failures

• tweet ^{小鸟的鸣叫声，推文} – twitter

• for years Tesla didn’t make a profile at all, then a tweet about the company becoming private caused financial chaos, ending in a investigation by regulators resulting in him standing down as CEO 监管机构；辞去

• speaking out about safety concerns at Tesla cost them both their jobs and their professional reputations

• go bankrupt

• malfunction 故障

• broken even financially 财务上收支平衡

• Bloomberg published a report suggesting that he had underplayed the huge cost of launching its satellite network infrastructure 低估

• predisposed to taking big shots 倾向于冒更大的风险

• if Mr Musk has been bruised ^伤痕累累 by failure, he doesn’t show it. He is outwardly loud ^外表高调，dominant ^强势 and defiant ^{挑衅，傲慢}

• it is emblazoned with his favourite phrase “vox populei, vox dei”–the voice of the people is the voice of the God 烙印

  # The Irish city you should visit in 2024

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• Ireland’s bustling capital has been busy transforming the traveller experience, with fresh ideas put local people and culture heritage at its heart 繁忙的

• my first memories of Dublin are anchored ^{锚定，固定，主持，“源于”} in its storied docklands 码头区

• “two-up-two-down” redbrick terraced rows in Ringsend, the Dublin suburb 红砖排屋，两个房间在二楼，两个房间在一楼

• sandcastles

• every time i go back, sense-of-belonging floodgates fling open at first sight of the low-lying cityscape and the way it seemingly drifts into the calm shallows of its wildlife-teeming, Unesco-listed Biospere Bay. Strong emotions flow for a place I’m attached to but have never lived in.

• **ingenious initiatives ** 巧妙的建议

• a slew of 一系列的

• diaspora 侨民

• jumping into local life and feel what being Irish is all about

• transport from… back to

• Dublin defeated 30 competitors across 17 countries to win the coveted title, all assessed across the criteria of sustainability, accessibility, digitalization, culture heritage and creativity

• Rogers credits the 1100 residents who gave feedback on a survey to help curate

• their face light up with a bittersweet historical significance.

• yet an earthy community spirit still runs strong through Ringsend’s desirable old-meets-new neighborhood

• gastro pubs 餐吧

• I’m warmed by quintessential Dubliner quick-witted chat(craic)

• autism 自闭症

• visitors with sensory processing differences can enjoy the world’s leading tourist attention

• lens 镜头

• barge sail the River Liffey

• fires blaze

• feast

• depict one of the landmark events

• pop back to the future

• mutiny fame ^哗变

• docker 码头工人

• more themes routes that dig deeper into events and the people who shaped places around the city are being created

• open-air contemporary art gallery — a first its kind in Ireland

• it follows a walking trail of 28 commissioned cutting-edge mural artworks dotted around the port town of ababab that celebrate its local characters, maritime culture and wildlife 海事文化

• a short 2km walk from the docklands spits me out on Sandymount Beach into the middle the world’s only Unesco Biospere Reserve that includes a capital city — something that makes Dublin truly unique. Every year, nature moves in on the old port structures.

• there are copious bird colonies on old mooring relics

• stretch != sketch

• the walk passes through nature parks and along a seawall that stretches 1km out into the water where you might spot harbour porpoises

• intensified wildfires, decimating heathlands and threating Howth fishing village along with lowland homes. Old Irish Goats, which have kicked around since Neolithic times, have hardy stomachs and “a taste” for the rampant, highly flammable gores that is decimating the conservation headland. “They’re well suited to it,” Jeuken says. “Browsing on poor quality forage is what they evolved to do”

• scenic adj.n

• each has it own vibe

• seals regularly seen sprawled out on sea rocks tend to be the star attractions

# 3

# Fish oil supplements may raise risk of stroke, heart issues, study suggests

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• As an excellent source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, daily fish oil supplements are a popular way to keep the risk of cardiovascular disease at bay ^保持控制

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    inlet Cove Gulf	海湾
    laurel	月桂树
    prevent ward off deter	阻止，控制	keep at bay
    Reddish-brown	马的深红棕色	bay horse
    Bark	低沉的吠声
    Cornered	迫使走投无路	to be at bay the soldiers were at bar

• However, a new study finds regular use of fish oil supplements may increase, not reduce, the risk of first-time stroke and atrial fibrillation among people in good cardiovascular health.

• Atrial fibrillation. also called AFib or AF, is a type of arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, that people often describe as a flutter or pounding in their chests.

• cardiologist

• “I say because over-the-counter fish oil is very seldom recommended, is in none of the guidelines from professional medical societies, and yet that’s what most people take, ” said Freeman. who was not involved in the study.

  • prescription drugs <> over-the-counter drugs

• Biobank

• a longitudinal study

• Over-the-counter fish oil suffers from a lack of purity and consistency, as well as the potential contaminants ^污染物 and heavy metals such as mercury^Hg that come with fish, Freeman said.

• Studies over the last 10 years have not been very positive for over-the-counter fish oil

• Instead, prescription versions of fish oil, such as Vascepa and Lovaza, are used to counter ^{这里翻译为 “对付”} such risk factors such as high triglycerides ^甘油三酯. a type of blood fat, in people with cardiovascular disease risk, Freeman said.

• buy buckets of fish oil pills to keep them well

• the devil ^魔鬼 is in the details 细节决定成败

• neurologist 神经科

  • neurodegenerative diseases 神经退行性疾病

• figure-prick tests 指尖刺压测试

• sardines 沙丁鱼

• breastmilk 母乳

  # 4

# Christian Eriksen scores goal for Denmark at Euro 2024, three years after suffering cardiac arrest at previous tournament

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• Eriksen collapsed on the pitch after suffering cardiac arrest
• brilliant finish
• lead against
• taking Jonas Wind’s clever back-heel ^回传 on his chest ^胸部停球 before volleying ^凌空抽射 into the bottom corner
• a huge grin plastered across his face — was in stark contrast to the distressing scenes at Euro 2020
• arm-in-arm
• trying to shield ^防护 him from the cameras and supporters in the stands ^看台
• There was relief around the stadium — and around the word — when a conscious ^清醒的 Eriksen waved ^挥手 to the crowd as he was being stretchered off ^{担架抬出去} the pitch
• cardiac resuscitation
• After receiving life-saving treatment on the pitch, Eriksen was subsequently fitted with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) device — a type of pacemaker intended to prevent fatal cardiac arrests by discharging a jolt to restore regular heart rhythm
• midfielder
• contract nv
• Eriksen’s brush with death has made the midfielder remarkable philosophical and reflective about life and living
• One of the first quotes I heard was that even you feel good, you’re going to feel bad, you’re going to feel good again. It’s just going to go up and down — time is your best friend.
• build on Eriksen’s goal
• deflected shot
• England earned an unconvincing ^{难以置信的} 1-0 win over Serbia thanks to Jude Bellingham’s first-half ^上半场 header ^头球
• Serbia barely had a touch of the ball inside the opening 10 minutes, struggling to get to the game as England passed the ball between themselves with ease
• England was similarly dominant in possession against Iceland in the final friendly before the start of Euro 2024, but an insipid performance ended with the victory at Wembley
• But Gareth Southgate’s side was playing with an obvious vigor in the early stages against Serbia, snapping into challenges and passing the ball around with purpose.
• It wasn’t long before England took a deserved lead, as Bellingham timed his late run to perfection ^{完美的前插时机} to get in front of his defender and head Bukayo Saka’s deflected cross ^回传中 past Predrag Rajkovic in the Serbia goal.
• gee up the England fans
• put the ball out for a throw-in
• barge ^驳船 sb in the chest 用肩膀碰了 sb 的胸口
• Much to the Serbian winger’s annoyance
• England was given a warning — if it needed one — of just how quickly the game can change when an error from Trent Alexander-Arnold gifted Aleksander Mitrovic possession, but the AI Hilal striker ^前锋 flashed his effort^shoot a fraction wide of the post ^{稍稍偏出边柱}
• That hairy moment aside
• An extremely assured first half from England
• made it 2-0
• through on goal
• cross the ball
• The second half, however, was decidedly less comfortable for England. Serbia began to grow into the game and had England pinned back into its own penalty box for long periods, but a lack of any quality in attack meant clear cut chances were few and far between.
• Harry Kane had the best chance of the second half but his header was brilliantly tipped onto the crossbar by Rajkovic, who celebrated his save as though he had own Euro 2024
• England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford had to be alert in the closing stages to turn Dusan Vlahovic vicious long-range strike over the bar, but that was the closest Serbia got to an equalizer.
• swashbuckling in tournament football
• inflatable plane
• 10 German bombers
• clash
• pub
• march vn

# 5

# Euro 2024: Kylian mbappe suffers bloody nose but leads France to narrow 1-0 victory against Austria

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• Real Madrid forward

• trademark speed and lightening quick footwork

• inadvertently headed by avav

• France continued to create chances throughout the tie but failed to add to the lead — the best chance falling to Mbappe who could only steer his shot wide when faced with just the goalkeeper to beat

• Les Bleus didn’t have it all their own way

• interim manager

• run out of ideas

• bench

• head down the tunnel with blood staining his shirt

• vintage performance 以往的表现

• resilient Austrian outfit

• The game continued a trend at this year’s tournament, which has seen multiple underdogs provide real challenges against Europe’s supposed powerhouses.

• the team boasting the higher quality talent eventually got over the line

• Austria bids to kickstart its campaign against Poland

• stage an upset 爆冷

• Despite the array of attacking talent on the pitch for Belgium

• Twice, though, striker Lukaku had the ball in the back of the net for Belgium but the video assistant referee (VAR) saved Slovakia on both occasions

• narrow offside

• in the build up

• ride its luck at times

• well-deserving

• Ukraine suffered a disastrous start

• superb strike

• settled the exhilarating tie

• It was all going to plan for Ukraine

• let the powerful shot creep under his outstretched hand

• Romania, suddenly boasting a formidable sense of hop

• The Tricololrii continued to frustrate Ukraine’s attacking frontline and soon scored its thrird

• There was a flood of yellow at the full-time whistle, as Romania’s bench rushed onto the pitch to celebrate in front of the team’s traveling fans.

• Russia launched its full scale invasion of the country in February 2022.

• Russia troops

• Ukraine’s players looked sheepish as they trudged of the pitch at the full-time

  # 6

  # ‘Dyson spheres’ were theorized as a way to detect alien life. Scientists say they’ve found potential evidence

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  • Freeman Dyson theorized that hypothetical alien megastructures would give off infrared radiation and search for that byproduct would be a viable method for searching for extraterrestrial life.
  • a shell made up of mirrors or solar panels that completely surrounds a star — harnessing all the energy it produces.
  • take hold
  • a loose collection or swarm of objects traveling on independent orbits around the star.
  • a finding that’s attracting scrutiny and alternate theories.
  • set out
  • get rid of
  • astronomy
  • glow in the infrared
  • conclusive evidence
  • Among the natural causes that could explain the infrared glow are an unlucky alignment in the observation, with a galaxy in the background overlapping with the star, planetary collisions creating debris, or the fact that the stars may be young and therefore still surrounded by disks of hot debris from which planets would later form.
  • red dwarfs
  • dimmer and smaller than our sun
  • orbiting planets
  • infrared anomalies
  • a postdoctoral research fellow
  • far beyond humanity’s grasp
  • we should dismantle Jupiter
  • contrary to the expectations of some that they might be an inevitable end-state of technological species’ expansion out into their solar system.
  • bear his name
  • Dyson showed that three competing quantum theories were actually the same theory — he summarily ended the competition.
  • Later, he applied his genius to areas of astronomy, cosmology, the extraterrestrial realm, and also the very real problem of nuclear proliferation here on planet Earth.
  • a provocative and creative thinker