爱泼斯坦牵出美国学术界名人
LearnAndRecord约 10 分钟近日，美国司法部公布的爱泼斯坦案相关文件中，牵出耶鲁大学知名计算机科学教授大卫·格勒恩特（David Gelernter）。
🤔️小作业：
1. What led to renewed attention on Gelernter's emails?
A. A Yale internal investigation
B. Publication by Yale Daily News
C. Release of Department of Justice files
D. Statements by Gelernter himself
无注释原文：
Epstein files: Yale bars David Gelernter from teaching classes amid review of emails
From: CNBC
Yale University said Wednesday that it has barred professor David Gelernter from teaching computer science classes, for now, as the university conducts a review of his contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, which included mentioning a Yale student for a potential project.
Gelernter's extensive email correspondence with Epstein came to light after the release of files related to Epstein by the Department of Justice in late January.
Among those files is an October 2011 email to Epstein, in which Gelernter mentions a software project to be built.
“I have a perfect editoress in mind: Yale sr, worked at Vogue last summer, runs her own campus mag, art major, completely connected, v small goodlooking blonde,” Gelernter wrote.
The email was sent three years after Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida state court to soliciting an underage girl for prostitution. Epstein served 13 months in jail in that case.
The Yale Daily News reported Tuesday that Gelernter had been barred from teaching classes pending a review.
CNBC on Wednesday asked Yale about the status of Gelernter at the university and his contact with Epstein.
In an email statement to CNBC, a Yale spokeswoman said, “Yale is committed to excellence in the classroom and to fostering an environment in which all members of our community feel respected and valued.”
“Last week, leadership in the School of Engineering and Applied Science became aware of reports regarding communication between a professor and a party external to the Yale community; the professor later both acknowledged and defended this communication and the action he took in connection with the communication.”
“The university does not condone the action taken by the professor or his described manner of providing recommendations for his students.”
“The professor's conduct is under review. Until the review is completed, the professor will not teach his class.”
Gelernter was seriously wounded in June 1993 when he opened a package containing an explosive device mailed to him by Ted Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber. Gelernter lost the use of his right hand from the explosion.
Yale's action against the professor comes nearly three months after former Harvard University President Larry Summers said he was stepping back from all public commitments because of fallout over the release of emails between him and Epstein.
The correspondence included Summers seeking guidance from Epstein about pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, the Harvard Crimson newspaper reported at the time.
Summers, who is also a former U.S. Treasury secretary, took a leave from teaching classes at Harvard, as well as from his post as the director of Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School.
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含注释全文：
Epstein files: Yale bars David Gelernter from teaching classes amid review of emails
From: CNBC
Yale University said Wednesday that it has barred professor David Gelernter from teaching computer science classes, for now, as the university conducts a review of his contacts with Jeffrey Epstein, which included mentioning a Yale student for a potential project.
耶鲁大学周三表示，校方就大卫·格勒恩特（David Gelernter）与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦（Jeffrey Epstein）之间的接触情况展开调查期间，已暂时停止大卫·格勒恩特讲授计算机科学课程；相关往来中还涉及他在一潜在项目中提及一名耶鲁学生。
bar
作名词，表示“条状物”，英文解释为“a substance that has been made into a solid rectangular shape”如：a bar of soap 一块肥皂，a chocolate bar 一条巧克力棒。
作动词，表示“禁止，阻止”，英文解释为“If someone is barred from a place or from doing something, they are officially forbidden to go there or to do it.”举个🌰：The players are barred from drinking alcohol the night before a match. 运动员在参赛前夜不得喝酒。
🎬电影《逆转王牌》（Runner Runner）中的台词提到：He said I'd be barred from re-entering the country.他说我下次回国时会被禁止入境。
📍set the bar high/low = put the bar high/low 表示设定高/低标准、高/低要求（to set a high/low standard for something）
Gelernter's extensive email correspondence with Epstein came to light after the release of files related to Epstein by the Department of Justice in late January.
今年一月底，美国司法部公布爱泼斯坦相关文件后，格勒恩特与其之间大量电子邮件往来随之进入公众视野。
correspondence
correspondence /ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/ 1）表示“信件，信函（尤指公函或商业信函）”，英文解释为“letters, especially official or business letters”举个🌰：Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address. 以后来信请寄到我的新地址。
2）表示“（尤指两个人之间的）通信，通信联系”，英文解释为“the action of writing, receiving, and reading letters, especially between two people”举个🌰：Her correspondence with Jim lasted many years. 她和吉姆保持了多年的通信联系。
Among those files is an October 2011 email to Epstein, in which Gelernter mentions a software project to be built.
在披露的文件中，包括一封格勒恩特于2011年10月发给爱泼斯坦的邮件，内容提及一个拟开发的软件项目。
“I have a perfect editoress in mind: Yale sr, worked at Vogue last summer, runs her own campus mag, art major, completely connected, v small goodlooking blonde,” Gelernter wrote.
格勒恩特在邮件中写道：“我心中有个完美的女编辑：耶鲁高年级学生，去年夏天在《Vogue》实习，自己办校园杂志，学艺术专业，人脉极广，个子娇小、长相出众的金发女郎。”
blonde
blonde /blɒnd/ 作形容词，表示“浅黄色头发的；金色头发的”，英文解释为“with pale yellow or gold hair”，如：blonde hair 金发；也可以直接作名词，表示“金发女子，浅色头发的女人”，英文解释为“a woman with pale or yellow-coloured hair”，如：a beautiful blonde 金发美女。
作名词，表示“金发女郎”，英文解释为“a woman with pale yellow or gold hair”举个🌰：Who's the blonde talking to him? 与他讲话的那个金发女郎是谁？
The email was sent three years after Epstein pleaded guilty in Florida state court to soliciting an underage girl for prostitution. Epstein served 13 months in jail in that case.
这封邮件发出时，距爱泼斯坦在佛罗里达州法院就招揽未成年少女卖淫指控认罪已过去三年；他在该案中服刑13个月。
plead
1）表示“恳求”，英文解释为“If you plead with someone to do something, you ask them in an intense, emotional way to do it.”举个🌰：The lady pleaded with her daughter to come back home. 那位女士恳求她的女儿回家。
2）表示“（尤指在法庭上）为…辩护；申辩；认（罪）”，英文解释为“to make a statement of what you believe to be true, especially in support of something or someone or when someone has been accused in a law court”举个🌰：The defendant pleaded not guilty/innocent to robbery with violence. 被告不承认暴力抢劫。
solicit
solicit /səˈlɪsɪt/ 1）表示“招徕（嫖客）；拉（客）”，英文解释为“to offer to have sex with people in return for money”
2）表示“索求，请求…给予（援助、钱或信息）；征求；筹集”，英文解释为“to ask sb for sth, such as support, money, or information; to try to get sth or persuade sb to do sth”举个🌰：They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations. 他们正计划向一些机构募集资金。
🎬电影《傲慢与偏见》（Pride and Prejudice）中的台词提到：Mrs Bennet, I was hoping, if it would not trouble you, that I might solicit a private audience with Miss Elizabeth. 班奈特太太 若不会太麻烦 我想私下和伊莉莎白小姐谈谈。
prostitution
prostitution表示“卖淫”，英文解释为“the work of a prostitute”。prostitute表示“卖淫者；娼妓；妓女；男妓”，英文解释为“a person who has sex for money”。📍2021年“弹琴须音准，做人别跑调”文中，除了用prostitute表示，还用了相对另一个说法 sex worker 性工作者。
The Yale Daily News reported Tuesday that Gelernter had been barred from teaching classes pending a review.
《耶鲁每日新闻》（Yale Daily News）周二报道，格勒恩特在调查完毕前已被禁止授课。
pending
作介词表示“等到…之后；直到…为止”，作形容词表示“即将发生的；待定的，待决的”，英文解释为“about to happen or waiting to happen”举个🌰：There were whispers that a deal was pending. 有传言说即将达成一笔交易。 The case is pending. 案件正在审理中。
In an email statement to CNBC, a Yale spokeswoman said, “Yale is committed to excellence in the classroom and to fostering an environment in which all members of our community feel respected and valued.”
耶鲁大学一名发言人在致CNBC的邮件声明中表示：“耶鲁致力于追求卓越的课堂教学，并努力营造让学校所有人员都感到被尊重与重视的环境。”
“The university does not condone the action taken by the professor or his described manner of providing recommendations for his students.”
“校方不认可该教授的行为，也不接受其所描述的向学生提供推荐的方式。”
condone
condone /kənˈdəʊn/ 表示“宽恕，饶恕；纵容；包容，容忍”，英文解释为“to accept or allow behaviour that is wrong”举个🌰：I have never encouraged nor condoned violence. 我从来没有鼓励或纵容过暴力行为。
“The professor's conduct is under review. Until the review is completed, the professor will not teach his class.”
“该教授的行为正在接受调查。在调查完毕前，他将不再授课。”
Gelernter was seriously wounded in June 1993 when he opened a package containing an explosive device mailed to him by Ted Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber. Gelernter lost the use of his right hand from the explosion.
1993年6月，格勒恩特打开由“大学炸弹客”泰德·卡钦斯基（Ted Kaczynski）邮寄、内含爆炸装置的包裹时身受重伤，并在爆炸中失去了右手的功能。
wound
wound /wuːnd/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，表示“（身体上的）伤，伤口”，英文解释为“to damage an area of the body, especially by making a cut or hole in the skin”举个🌰：Flying glass wounded her in the face and neck. 飞溅的玻璃划伤了她的脸和颈部。
Yale's action against the professor comes nearly three months after former Harvard University President Larry Summers said he was stepping back from all public commitments because of fallout over the release of emails between him and Epstein.
耶鲁对该教授采取行动之际，距前哈佛大学校长拉里·萨默斯（Larry Summers）因其与爱泼斯坦的邮件往来被公开而宣布退出所有公开活动，已过去近三个月。
fallout
fallout /ˈfɔːl.aʊt/ 表示“不良影响，恶果”，英文解释为“the unpleasant results or effects of an action or event”举个🌰：The fallout of the revelations has been immense. 这些被曝光事件产生的负面影响是巨大的。
Summers, who is also a former U.S. Treasury secretary, took a leave from teaching classes at Harvard, as well as from his post as the director of Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School.
身兼前美国财政部长的萨默斯随后请假暂停在哈佛的教学工作，并暂别其在哈佛肯尼迪学院Mossavar-Rahmani商业与政府中心主任的职务。
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