(系列2) 1. 马斯克不喜欢假期

1. 推特原文

A short story about Elon Musk (me):

I don’t like vacations. On two separate occasions, when I decided to take a break from work, my rockets exploded.

Another time, I was taking a trip for my honeymoon, and when I left they replaced me as the CEO of X (later known as PayPal). 

Lastly, and probably the worst of them all. I had planned a two week trip to South Africa and Brazil where I got malaria and was left bed-ridden. Fighting for my life. 

Moral of the story, I don’t like vacations. 

Do you?

知识点关键词：long story short, occasion, take a break (from), another time, take a tirp, probably, malaria, moral of the story 

1) A short story == long story short 长话短说

e.g. Long story short, I missed my flight, lost my luggage, and ended up spending the night at the airport. 长话短说，我误了飞机，行李丢失了，最后在机场过了一夜。

2) occasion 重大场合 What’s the occasion? 什么特别的大日子吗?

e.g. What's the occasion? No occasion. 今天是啥重大日子吗? 不是什么特殊的日子.

3) take a break from 远离, 暂停一段工作/学习/关系

e.g. I need to take a break from studying and go for a walk. 我需要暂停学习，出去散散步放松一下

e.g. Let's take a break from work and have lunch together. 我们暂停工作，一起吃午饭吧。

e.g. They decided to take a break from one another to figure out if they still wanted to be together. 在不断的争吵之后，他们决定给彼此一段时间的空间，以弄清楚是否还想继续在一起。

4) another time  还有一回, 下回

e.g. I can't meet for lunch today, but let's do it another time. 我今天不能去吃午饭，但我们以后再约。

e.g. I'm busy right now, but I'll call you another time. 我现在很忙，但我会在以后的某个时间给你打电话。

5) take a trip 旅行

e.g.Taking a trip? 出远门?

e.g. I’m taking a short trip for work. 我工作出个短差.

6) probably —pra-ba-bli

7) the moral of the story 寓意

e.g. The moral of the story is that honesty is always the best policy. 这个故事的道德是诚实总是最好的策略。

e.g. The moral of the story is that hard work and perseverance lead to success. 这个故事的道德是努力工作和毅力会带来成功。

8) malaria /məˈlɛərɪə/ 疟疾