马斯克被曝与SpaceX多名员工有染

近日，《华尔街日报》（The Wall Street Journal）发表了独家报道，披露了埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）在旗下公司SpaceX多名员工的风流韵事。

🤔️小作业：

1. Why did the former engineering intern move off Musk's executive team?

A) She was promoted to a higher position.

B) She accepted a job offer from another company.

C) She found Musk's behavior made her job harder.

D) She wanted to pursue further education.

A) The company strictly enforces its rules against all employees, including Musk.

B) Musk's behavior is often overlooked due to his status within the company.

C) SpaceX has a zero-tolerance policy for any form of harassment.

D) Employees feel empowered to speak out against inappropriate behavior by Musk.

无注释原文：

Elon Musk's Boundary-Blurring Relationships With Women at SpaceX

From: The Wall Street Journal

When Elon Musk personally contacted a former SpaceX engineering intern to discuss a role on his executive staff in 2017, the woman spoke with excitement to her friends about a high-profile problem-solving role at the rocket company, a dream for someone a few years out of college.

She and Musk had met years earlier during her internship, when she was still in college. She'd approached him with ideas for improving SpaceX. Her outreach had led to a date, which led to a kiss, and eventually sex, she told friends. The year after her internship, the billionaire had the fresh college graduate flown out to a resort in Sicily, before they ended things, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

Musk, who is more than 20 years her senior, attempted to restart their relationship but she rejected his advance. They remained close as she tried to establish herself in the new job.

He texted her often and invited her to come over to his Los Angeles mansion at night on multiple occasions. Sometimes she accepted his invitations, but friends said she told them at the time that his behavior made her job harder.

She eventually moved off Musk's executive team, according to friends she told and to people familiar with her time at SpaceX. The woman left the company in 2019.

Her lawyers, who also represent Musk, provided the Journal with two affidavits signed by the woman. The affidavits disputed some aspects of the Journal's reporting but confirmed many others, including that she had a romantic relationship with Musk in the past. She said she invited him to dinner near the end of her summer internship and broke things off the following year.

She said at no point during employment at SpaceX from 2017 to 2019 was there any “romantic relationship” with Musk.

“Nothing that Elon Musk did towards me during either of my periods of employment at SpaceX was predatory or wrongful in any way,” the woman said.

She is one of several female employees at SpaceX who have told friends, family, or the company itself, that Musk showed them an unusual amount of attention or pursued them.

One woman, a SpaceX flight attendant, alleged that in 2016 Musk exposed himself to her and offered to buy her a horse in exchange for sex acts.

Another woman who left the company in 2013 alleged in exit negotiations with SpaceX human resources and legal executives that Musk had asked her to have his babies.

A fourth woman had a month-long sexual relationship with Musk in 2014 while she directly reported to him. The relationship ended badly, leading to recriminations over text and email as she left the company and signed an agreement prohibiting her from discussing her work for Musk.

Former SpaceX executives, as well as fired SpaceX employees who complained to the National Labor Relations Board in 2022, say a high-level group around Musk fails to apply his company's own rules to the CEO, contributing to a culture of sexism and harassment.

They say there's an understanding that Musk, a charismatic leader with many fans who call him a genius, can act with impunity. “Elon is SpaceX, and SpaceX is Elon,” one former engineer recalled an executive saying during a June 2022 meeting after the firings of some of the SpaceX employees, who had criticized Musk and demanded greater accountability at the company.

Musk, who is one of the richest men in the world, leads companies including the publicly traded electric-vehicle maker Tesla, rocket-maker SpaceX and social-media platform X.

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含注释全文：

Elon Musk's Boundary-Blurring Relationships With Women at SpaceX

From: The Wall Street Journal

When Elon Musk personally contacted a former SpaceX engineering intern to discuss a role on his executive staff in 2017, the woman spoke with excitement to her friends about a high-profile problem-solving role at the rocket company, a dream for someone a few years out of college.

2017年，马斯克（Elon Musk）亲自联系了SpaceX一名前工程实习生，讨论在公司高管团队任职的事情，当时这名女性兴奋地向朋友们讲述了在这家火箭公司担任解决问题的重要角色的机会，这对于一个大学毕业没几年的人来说是梦寐以求的。

intern /ɪnˈtɜːn/ 1）表示“实习医生，见习医生”，英文解释为“a male or female doctor who is still training, and who works in a hospital”

2）表示“实习人员，实习生”，英文解释为“someone who is finishing training for a skilled job especially by getting practical experience of the work involved”举个🌰：She worked in the White House as an intern. 她在白宫做实习生。

profile /ˈprəʊ.faɪl/ 一词经常出现，1）表示“（有关某人的）简介，概况”，英文解释为“A profile of someone is a short article or programme in which their life and character are described.”举个🌰：A newspaper published comparative profiles of the candidates' wives. 一份报纸刊登了候选人妻子们的对比简介。

2）表示“关注度”，英文解释为“If someone has a high profile, people notice them and what they do. If you keep a low profile, you avoid doing things that will make people notice you.” 常用：a high profile 惹人注目/关注；高姿态，a low profile 不惹人注目，低姿态；如：a move that would give Egypt a much higher profile in the upcoming peace talks 会给埃及在即将到来的和平谈判中高关注度的一个行动。

📍如果你把微信语言设置成英文，你就会发现微信官方把头像处理成：Profile Photo，上面的“My Profile”对应的中文则是“个人信息”。

She and Musk had met years earlier during her internship, when she was still in college. She'd approached him with ideas for improving SpaceX. Her outreach had led to a date, which led to a kiss, and eventually sex, she told friends. The year after her internship, the billionaire had the fresh college graduate flown out to a resort in Sicily, before they ended things, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

她在几年前实习时与马斯克相识，当时她还在上大学。她曾向马斯克提出了改进SpaceX的想法。她告诉朋友们，她的主动接触促成了一次约会，两人进而接吻，最终发生了性关系。据《华尔街日报》（The Wall Street Journal）看到的文件显示，在她实习后的第二年，马斯克曾让这位刚毕业的大学生飞到西西里岛一个度假胜地，后来他们结束了关系。

Musk, who is more than 20 years her senior, attempted to restart their relationship but she rejected his advance. They remained close as she tried to establish herself in the new job.

比她年长20多岁的马斯克试图重新开始他们的关系，但她拒绝了他的追求。在她努力适应新工作的过程中，他们保持着密切关系。

20, 30, etc. years someone's senior 表示“比…年长20／30岁等的”，英文解释为“20, 30, etc. years older than someone”举个🌰：She married a man 20 years her senior. 她嫁给了一个比她年长20岁的男人。She's my senior by three years (= she is three years older than me). 她比我大3岁。

📍senior /ˈsiː.ni.ər/ 表示“（中学或大学的）毕业班学生”，英文解释为“a student in their final year of high school or university”

📍freshman：a student in the first year of high school, college, or university （中学或大学的）一年级新生

📍sophomore /ˈsɒfəˌmɔː/ ：a student studying in the second year of a course at a US college or high school (= a school for students aged 15 to 18)（美国大学或高中的）二年级学生

📍junior：a student in the third year of a course that lasts for four years at a school or college （美国四年制中学或大学的）三年级学生

He texted her often and invited her to come over to his Los Angeles mansion at night on multiple occasions. Sometimes she accepted his invitations, but friends said she told them at the time that his behavior made her job harder.

马斯克经常给她发短信，并多次邀请她晚上去他在洛杉矶的豪宅。有时她会接受他的邀请，但朋友们说她当时告诉他们，马斯克的行为让她的工作变得更加困难。

mansion /ˈmæn.ʃən/ 表示“大厦；大楼；豪宅”，英文解释为“a very large, expensive house”举个🌰：The street is lined with enormous mansions where the rich and famous live. 街道两旁是富人及名人的大豪宅。

She eventually moved off Musk's executive team, according to friends she told and to people familiar with her time at SpaceX. The woman left the company in 2019.

据从她口中获知消息的朋友和熟悉她在SpaceX工作的人说，她最终离开了马斯克的高管团队。这位女士于2019年离开了SpaceX。

Her lawyers, who also represent Musk, provided the Journal with two affidavits signed by the woman. The affidavits disputed some aspects of the Journal's reporting but confirmed many others, including that she had a romantic relationship with Musk in the past. She said she invited him to dinner near the end of her summer internship and broke things off the following year.

她的律师团也是马斯克的代理律师团，他们向《华尔街日报》提供了两份由该女士签署的书面陈述。该书面陈述对《华尔街日报》报道的某些方面提出质疑，但证实了许多其他消息，包括她过去曾与马斯克有过恋爱关系。她说，在暑期实习快结束时，她曾邀请马斯克共进晚餐，然后在第二年分手了。

affidavit /ˌæfɪˈdeɪvɪt/ 表示“（法庭上作证用的）书面证词”，英文解释为“a written statement that someone makes after promising officially to tell the truth. An affidavit can be used as proof in a law court.”

dispute /dɪˈspjuːt/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，1）表示“对…提出质询；对…表示异议（或怀疑）”，英文解释为“to question whether sth is true and valid”举个🌰：These figures have been disputed. 有人对这些数字提出了质疑。

2）表示“争论；辩论；争执”，英文解释为“to argue or disagree strongly with sb about sth, especially about who owns sth”举个🌰：The issue remains hotly disputed. 这个问题至今仍在激烈地辩论中。

3）表示“争夺；竞争”，英文解释为“to fight to get control of sth or to win sth”

🎬电影《地狱男爵2：黄金军团》（Hellboy II: The Golden Army）中的台词提到：Is there anyone here who would dispute my right? 有人想和我争权吗？

🎬电影《拜见岳父大人3》（Little Fockers）中的台词提到：While I dispute the findings, I appreciate the gesture. 虽然我对结果有质疑 我谢谢你们的好意。

📍in dispute 表示“受到怀疑的”，英文解释为“being doubted”举个🌰：I don't think her ability is in dispute - what I question is her attitude. 我相信她的能力没有问题，但我怀疑她的态度。

She said at no point during employment at SpaceX from 2017 to 2019 was there any “romantic relationship” with Musk.

她说，她在2017年至2019年于SpaceX任职期间，从未与马斯克有过任何“恋爱关系”。

“Nothing that Elon Musk did towards me during either of my periods of employment at SpaceX was predatory or wrongful in any way,” the woman said.

这位女士说：“马斯克在我受雇于SpaceX的两个阶段对我所做的一切都不是掠夺性或不正当的。”

predatory /ˈpred.ə.tər.i/ 1）表示“（人或组织）掠夺（性）的，掠夺成性的”，英文解释为“Predatory people or organizations are eager to gain something out of someone else's weakness or suffering.”举个🌰：People will not set up new businesses while they are frightened by the predatory behaviour of the banks. 人们在被银行的掠夺行为惊吓的情况下是不会开办新企业的。

2）表示“（在金钱或性关系上）欺负弱小的，压榨他人的；好色成性的”，英文解释为“used to describe someone who expresses sexual interest in a very obvious way”举个🌰：I hate going to bars on my own because men look at you in such a predatory way. 我不喜欢一个人去酒吧，因为那里的男人会色眯眯地看着你。

📍有一个说法叫 Sexual predator 色狼，是指对他人作出性骚扰、甚至进一步性侵犯的人，为性犯罪的行为之一，医学上则称为性欲亢进患者。A sexual predator is a person seen as obtaining or trying to obtain sexual contact with another person in a metaphorically "predatory" or abusive manner. Analogous to how a predator hunts down its prey, so the sexual predator is thought to "hunt" for his or her sex partners.（维基百科）

She is one of several female employees at SpaceX who have told friends, family, or the company itself, that Musk showed them an unusual amount of attention or pursued them.

SpaceX的几位女员工曾告诉朋友、家人或公司本身，马斯克对她们表现出了不同寻常的关注或曾追求她们。这位女士是其中之一。

One woman, a SpaceX flight attendant, alleged that in 2016 Musk exposed himself to her and offered to buy her a horse in exchange for sex acts.

SpaceX的一名空乘人员曾指称，2016年，马斯克曾向她裸露身体，并提出给她买一匹马，以换取性行为。

flight attendant /ˈflaɪt əˌten.dənt/ 表示“（客机的）乘务员”，英文解释为“someone who serves passengers on an aircraft”

allege /əˈledʒ/ 表示“（未经证实地）指责，宣称，指控”，英文解释为“to say that someone has done something illegal or wrong without giving proof”举个🌰：The two men allege (that) the police forced them to make false confessions. 这两名男子声称警方逼迫他们作假口供。

📍词根“-leg-”与“法律”有关，前缀“al-”可能表示“向”，整体意思是“向法律提出”。近义词：claim（声称），同根词：allegation（指控），常用短语：allege misconduct（指控不当行为）

Another woman who left the company in 2013 alleged in exit negotiations with SpaceX human resources and legal executives that Musk had asked her to have his babies.

另一名于2013年离开SpaceX的女性在与公司人力资源和法律主管进行离职谈判时声称，马斯克曾要求她为他生孩子。

A fourth woman had a month-long sexual relationship with Musk in 2014 while she directly reported to him. The relationship ended badly, leading to recriminations over text and email as she left the company and signed an agreement prohibiting her from discussing her work for Musk.

第四位女性在2014年与马斯克发生了持续一个月的性关系，当时她直接向马斯克汇报工作。这段关系以糟糕的方式结束，导致她在离开SpaceX时双方通过短信和电子邮件相互指责。她还签署了一份协议，不得讨论为马斯克工作的事情。

recrimination /rɪˌkrɪm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ 表示“相互指责；反诉；反责”，英文解释为“arguments between people who are blaming each other”举个🌰：The peace talks broke down and ended in bitter mutual recrimination(s). 和谈破裂，在激烈的相互指责中无果而终。

Former SpaceX executives, as well as fired SpaceX employees who complained to the National Labor Relations Board in 2022, say a high-level group around Musk fails to apply his company's own rules to the CEO, contributing to a culture of sexism and harassment.

SpaceX的前高管以及2022年向美国全国劳资关系委员会（National Labor Relations Board）投诉的SpaceX被解雇员工称，马斯克身边的高层团队未能将公司自己的规定适用于这位首席执行官，助长了性别歧视和骚扰文化。

harassment /ˈhəræsmənt, ˈhærəs-/ 表示“骚扰；烦恼”，英文解释为“Harassment is behaviour which is intended to trouble or annoy someone, for example repeated attacks on them or attempts to cause them problems.”举个🌰：Another survey found that 51 percent of women had experienced some form of sexual harassment in their working lives. 另一份调查显示有51%的女性在其职业生涯中曾遭遇过某种形式的性骚扰。

They say there's an understanding that Musk, a charismatic leader with many fans who call him a genius, can act with impunity. “Elon is SpaceX, and SpaceX is Elon,” one former engineer recalled an executive saying during a June 2022 meeting after the firings of some of the SpaceX employees, who had criticized Musk and demanded greater accountability at the company.

他们说，马斯克可以逍遥法外，这一点已经形成共识。马斯克是一位魅力十足的领导者，有很多粉丝称他为天才。一位前工程师记得一位高管曾在2022年6月的一次会议上说：“埃隆就是SpaceX，SpaceX就是埃隆。”这次会议之前一些曾批评马斯克并要求公司加强问责制的SpaceX员工被解雇。

charismatic /ˌkær.ɪzˈmæt.ɪk/ 表示“充满个人魅力的”，英文解释为“used to describe a person who has charisma”举个🌰：With her striking looks and charismatic personality, she was noticed far and wide. 她以出众的相貌和富有魅力的个性闻名遐迩。

impunity /ɪmˈpjuː.nə.ti/ 表示“（惩罚、坏结果的）免除”，英文解释为“freedom from punishment or from the unpleasant results of something that has been done”举个🌰：Criminal gangs are terrorizing the city with apparent impunity. 犯罪集团使市民人心惶惶却显然没有受到惩罚。

accountability /əˌkaʊn.təˈbɪl.ə.ti/ 表示“问责制；有义务，有责任；可说明性”，英文解释为“the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable”

Musk, who is one of the richest men in the world, leads companies including the publicly traded electric-vehicle maker Tesla, rocket-maker SpaceX and social-media platform X.

马斯克是全球最富有的人之一，他领导的公司包括上市电动汽车制造商特斯拉（Tesla）、火箭制造商SpaceX和社交媒体平台X。

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