▍原文 Elon Musk claimed to have uncovered "the biggest fraud in history" when he stumbled across more than 20 million people listed in the Social Security database as over 100 years old. He posted a chart on X that shows ages ranging from zero to 369 years old. "Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security," he joked, adding that "there are FAR more 'eligible' SSNs than citizens in the USA." ▍語言點 1. claim to do something 聲稱做某事 2. uncover /ʌnˈkʌvər/ v. 發現，揭露某事（discover something） 3. stumble across something 偶然發現，無意間發現 4. Social Security 社會保障制度；社會保障金 5. range from A to B （年齡跨度、溫度變化、價格浮動等）從A到B不等 6. vampire /ˈvæmpaɪr/ n. 吸血鬼 7. SSN 社保號碼（Social Security Number的縮寫） 8. eligible /ˈelədʒəbl/ adj. 有資格的，合格的 - 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 關注公眾號【夏說英文日讀】，夏鵬老師送你2份見面禮：《英語學習...
▍原文 Elon Musk claimed to have uncovered "the biggest fraud in history" when he stumbled across more than 20 million people listed in the Social Security database as over 100 years old. He posted a chart on X that shows ages ranging from zero to 369 years old. "Maybe Twilight is real and there are a lot of vampires collecting Social Security," he joked, adding that "there are FAR more 'eligible' SSNs than citizens in the USA." ▍語言點 1. claim to do something 聲稱做某事 2. uncover /ʌnˈkʌvər/ v. 發現，揭露某事（discover something） 3. stumble across something 偶然發現，無意間發現 4. Social Security 社會保障制度；社會保障金 5. range from A to B （年齡跨度、溫度變化、價格浮動等）從A到B不等 6. vampire /ˈvæmpaɪr/ n. 吸血鬼 7. SSN 社保號碼（Social Security Number的縮寫） 8. eligible /ˈelədʒəbl/ adj. 有資格的，合格的 - 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取：《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 關注公眾號【夏說英文日讀】，夏鵬老師送你2份見面禮：《英語學習...
▍原文 E-commerce giant JD.com is making a high-stakes move into China’s cutthroat food delivery market, challenging industry leaders Meituan and Ele.me as it seeks new growth beyond retail. The e-commerce giant has begun recruiting well-established dine-in restaurants to its platform, waiving commissions for those who join before May 1. An internet analyst cautioned that the sector remains labor-intensive and fiercely competitive, “JD.com may carve out a share of the market, but is unlikely to reshape the industry.” ▍語言點 1. make a move （本文）采取行動 2. high-stakes /haɪ steɪks/ adj. 高風險的 3. cutthroat /ˈkʌt θrəʊt/ adj. 競爭激烈的 · 近義表達：fiercely competitive 競爭激烈 4. industry leader 行業領軍人物 5. dine-in adj. 堂食的 6. waive commissions 免除傭金 7. sector n. 行業 8. labor-intensive /ˈleɪbə ɪnˈtensɪv/ adj. 勞動密集的 9. carve out a share 分一杯羹 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取： 《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 · ...
▍原文 E-commerce giant JD.com is making a high-stakes move into China’s cutthroat food delivery market, challenging industry leaders Meituan and Ele.me as it seeks new growth beyond retail. The e-commerce giant has begun recruiting well-established dine-in restaurants to its platform, waiving commissions for those who join before May 1. An internet analyst cautioned that the sector remains labor-intensive and fiercely competitive, “JD.com may carve out a share of the market, but is unlikely to reshape the industry.” ▍語言點 1. make a move （本文）采取行動 2. high-stakes /haɪ steɪks/ adj. 高風險的 3. cutthroat /ˈkʌt θrəʊt/ adj. 競爭激烈的 · 近義表達：fiercely competitive 競爭激烈 4. industry leader 行業領軍人物 5. dine-in adj. 堂食的 6. waive commissions 免除傭金 7. sector n. 行業 8. labor-intensive /ˈleɪbə ɪnˈtensɪv/ adj. 勞動密集的 9. carve out a share 分一杯羹 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取： 《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 · ...
▍原文 Disgraced former CEO Elizabeth Holmes speaks to PEOPLE in her first interview since being found guilty of fraud in the collapse of Theranos, her billion-dollar tech start-up. Holmes maintains her innocence and says being separated from her children 'shatters her world'. Despite her global reputation as a biotech con artist who put lives at risk, she says she's continuing to write patents for new inventions and plans to resume her career in healthcare technology after her release. ▍語言點 1. disgraced /dɪsˈɡreɪst/ adj. 蒙羞的，失去社會地位的，名譽掃地的 · grace n. 優雅，體面 2. fraud /frɔːd/ n. 詐騙 3. collapse /kəˈlæps/ n. （本文）崩潰，破產；倒塌 4. maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ v. 保持，堅持（某種意見、看法） 5. shatter /ˈʃætə/ v. 粉碎 6. con artist /ˈkɒn ˌɑːtɪst/ n. 騙子，欺詐者 7. put lives at risk 危及生命 8. patent /ˈpætnt/ n. 專利 9. resume /rɪˈzjuːm/ v. 重新開始，繼續進行 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取： 《...
▍原文 Disgraced former CEO Elizabeth Holmes speaks to PEOPLE in her first interview since being found guilty of fraud in the collapse of Theranos, her billion-dollar tech start-up. Holmes maintains her innocence and says being separated from her children 'shatters her world'. Despite her global reputation as a biotech con artist who put lives at risk, she says she's continuing to write patents for new inventions and plans to resume her career in healthcare technology after her release. ▍語言點 1. disgraced /dɪsˈɡreɪst/ adj. 蒙羞的，失去社會地位的，名譽掃地的 · grace n. 優雅，體面 2. fraud /frɔːd/ n. 詐騙 3. collapse /kəˈlæps/ n. （本文）崩潰，破產；倒塌 4. maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/ v. 保持，堅持（某種意見、看法） 5. shatter /ˈʃætə/ v. 粉碎 6. con artist /ˈkɒn ˌɑːtɪst/ n. 騙子，欺詐者 7. put lives at risk 危及生命 8. patent /ˈpætnt/ n. 專利 9. resume /rɪˈzjuːm/ v. 重新開始，繼續進行 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取： 《...
▍原文 For seven years, officials in the Czech Republic had pushed a dam project to protect a river south of Prague, and the critically endangered species living in it. But the project, hamstrung by land negotiations, stalled. In the meantime, a group of chisel-toothed mammals—renowned for their engineering skills and work ethic, and unencumbered by bureaucracy—decided to take on the task. The beavers' fast work saved the local authorities some one point two million euros. ▍語言點 1. push /pʊʃ/ v. 大力推進 · push for reforms 努力、推動改革 2. critically endangered species 極危物種 · critically adv. 極度地 · endangered species 瀕危物種 3. hamstring /ˈhæmstrɪŋ/（本文）v. 使癱瘓，嚴重阻礙；n. 腿筋 4. stall /stɑːl/ v.（進程）暫停、推后，陷入停滯 5. renowned for 因……聞名 6. unencumbered by 不受……束縛 7. take on 接受（責任、挑戰） 8. beaver /ˈbiːvər/ n. 河狸 · work like a beaver 像河狸一樣工作，形容人干活賣力、勤奮高效 9. some /sʌm/ /səm/...
▍原文 For seven years, officials in the Czech Republic had pushed a dam project to protect a river south of Prague, and the critically endangered species living in it. But the project, hamstrung by land negotiations, stalled. In the meantime, a group of chisel-toothed mammals—renowned for their engineering skills and work ethic, and unencumbered by bureaucracy—decided to take on the task. The beavers' fast work saved the local authorities some one point two million euros. ▍語言點 1. push /pʊʃ/ v. 大力推進 · push for reforms 努力、推動改革 2. critically endangered species 極危物種 · critically adv. 極度地 · endangered species 瀕危物種 3. hamstring /ˈhæmstrɪŋ/（本文）v. 使癱瘓，嚴重阻礙；n. 腿筋 4. stall /stɑːl/ v.（進程）暫停、推后，陷入停滯 5. renowned for 因……聞名 6. unencumbered by 不受……束縛 7. take on 接受（責任、挑戰） 8. beaver /ˈbiːvər/ n. 河狸 · work like a beaver 像河狸一樣工作，形容人干活賣力、勤奮高效 9. some /sʌm/ /səm/...
▍原文 Apple will work with Chinese tech giant Alibaba to roll out AI services in the world’s biggest market for mobile phones. Apple has been losing market share in China to domestic rivals such as Huawei and Vivo. A research analyst said while AI services are expected to help Apple gain users in China, challenges remain. The confirmed partnership with Apple has boosted investors’ confidence in Alibaba. Its Hong Kong-listed shares have surged by more than forty percent since hitting a two-year low in January. ▍語言點 1. roll out 推出（新產品、新服務） 2. domestic /dəˈmestɪk/ adj. 國內的 3. rival /ˈraɪvl/ n. 競爭對手 4. be expected to 預計可以，有望 5. boost confidence 提振信心 6. Hong Kong-listed shares 港股 · list v. 上市，掛牌 · share n. 股份 · listed company 上市公司 7. surge /sɜːdʒ/ v. 急速上漲 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取： 《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 · 關注公眾號【夏說英文日讀】，夏鵬老師送你2份見面禮： 《英語學習小傳》...
▍原文 Apple will work with Chinese tech giant Alibaba to roll out AI services in the world’s biggest market for mobile phones. Apple has been losing market share in China to domestic rivals such as Huawei and Vivo. A research analyst said while AI services are expected to help Apple gain users in China, challenges remain. The confirmed partnership with Apple has boosted investors’ confidence in Alibaba. Its Hong Kong-listed shares have surged by more than forty percent since hitting a two-year low in January. ▍語言點 1. roll out 推出（新產品、新服務） 2. domestic /dəˈmestɪk/ adj. 國內的 3. rival /ˈraɪvl/ n. 競爭對手 4. be expected to 預計可以，有望 5. boost confidence 提振信心 6. Hong Kong-listed shares 港股 · list v. 上市，掛牌 · share n. 股份 · listed company 上市公司 7. surge /sɜːdʒ/ v. 急速上漲 搜索【友鄰優課】微信小程序，收聽晨讀即可領取： 《晨讀短文100篇電子資料》 · 關注公眾號【夏說英文日讀】，夏鵬老師送你2份見面禮： 《英語學習小傳》...