20210108 Fri

初级英语阅读 

你住哪里？

A: Do animals talk to each other?

B: Of course they talk to each other.

A: What do they talk about?

B: They talk about other animals.

A: What else do they talk about?

B: They talk about food and the weather.

A: Do they talk about us?

B: Of course they talk about us.

A: What do they say about us?

B: They say that we are funny-looking.

20210108 Fri

中级英语阅读  

你真的以为金发女郎很傻？

A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from LA to NY. 

The lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game? 

The blonde, tired, just wants to take a nap, politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks. 

The lawyer persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun. 

He explains, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5.00, and vice versa. 

" Again, she declines and tries to get some sleep. 

The lawyer, now agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5.00, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500.00." 

This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring there will be no end to this torment unless she plays, agrees to the game. 

The lawyer asks the first question. 

"What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" 

The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a $5.00 bill and hands it to the lawyer. 

"Okay" says the lawyer, "your turn." 

She asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?" 

The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references, no answer. 

He taps into the air phone and searches the net and the library of congress, no answer.

Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworkers, to no avail. 

After an hour, he wakes the blonde, and hands her $500.00. 

The blonde says, "Thank you," and turns back to get some more sleep. 

The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde and asks, "Well, what's the answer?" 

Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5.00, and goes back to sleep. 

And you thought blondes were dumb.

20210108 Fri

高级英语阅读

马斯克成世界首富

Elon Musk just became the richest person in the world, with a net worth of more than $185 billion.

Thursday’s increase in Tesla’s share price pushed Musk past Jeff Bezos, who had been the richest person since 2017 and is currently worth about $184 billion. Musk’s wealth surge over the past year marks the fastest rise to the top of the rich list in history — and marks a dramatic financial turnaround for the famed entrepreneur who just 18 months ago was in the headlines for Tesla’s rapid cash burn and his personal leverage against Tesla’s stock.

Musk started 2020 worth about $27 billion, and was barely in the top 50 richest people.

Tesla’s rocketing share price — which has increased more than nine-fold over the past year — along with his generous pay package have added more than $150 billion to his net worth.

Meanwhile, Amazon’s share price has remained more subdued due to the potential for increased regulation from Washington.

Elon Musk passed Warren Buffett in July to become the seventh richest person. In November, Musk raced past Bill Gates to become the second richest person. Musk has gained more wealth over the past 12 months than Bill Gates’ entire net worth of $132 billion.

Tesla’s shares were recently trading at about $790, up more than 4% in trading Thursday. The company’s market value has grown to $737.6 billion.