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Multi-hyphenate billionaire and reproduction-obsessed father of 11 children Elon Musk wants to move his entire patchwork family into a sprawling compound of three mansions in a leafy part of Austin, Texas — a plan that sounds more than a bit like the beginning of a terrifying documentary.
Musk has told people close to him that he wants his many children — there are eleven known ones, ranging from infancy to young adulthood — and two of their three mothers to move into two properties near his own Austin mansion, which is a ten-minute walk away.
And of course, Musk is likely far from done with having children. The entrepreneur has long cited falling fertility rates as being the number one threat to humanity, making it his mission to father as many children as possible.
拥有多重身份的亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克，痴迷于生孩子。现在他有11个孩子。他想凑齐一大家子人，搬到德克萨斯州奥斯汀一个树木茂盛的地方，住进一个由三栋豪宅组成的庞大庄园里。这个计划感觉更像是一部恐怖纪录片的开头。
马斯克告诉他身边的人，他希望他的孩子（已知的孩子有11个，年龄从婴儿到青年都有）和3个母亲中的2个都搬到奥斯汀豪宅附近的两处房产。这两个地方的距离只有步行10分钟的路程。
而且对于马斯克来说，目前生的孩子当然还远远不够。长期以来，这位企业家一直提到，生育率下降对人类是头号威胁。因此，他的使命是尽量多生孩子。
Multi-hyphenate billionaire and reproduction-obsessed father of 11 children Elon Musk wants to move his entire patchwork family into a sprawling compound of three mansions in a leafy part of Austin, Texas — a plan that sounds more than a bit like the beginning of a terrifying documentary.
Musk has told people close to him that he wants his many children — there are eleven known ones, ranging from infancy to young adulthood — and two of their three mothers to move into two properties near his own Austin mansion, which is a ten-minute walk away.
And of course, Musk is likely far from done with having children. The entrepreneur has long cited falling fertility rates as being the number one threat to humanity, making it his mission to father as many children as possible.
拥有多重身份的亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克，痴迷于生孩子。现在他有11个孩子。他想凑齐一大家子人，搬到德克萨斯州奥斯汀一个树木茂盛的地方，住进一个由三栋豪宅组成的庞大庄园里。这个计划感觉更像是一部恐怖纪录片的开头。
马斯克告诉他身边的人，他希望他的孩子（已知的孩子有11个，年龄从婴儿到青年都有）和3个母亲中的2个都搬到奥斯汀豪宅附近的两处房产。这两个地方的距离只有步行10分钟的路程。
而且对于马斯克来说，目前生的孩子当然还远远不够。长期以来，这位企业家一直提到，生育率下降对人类是头号威胁。因此，他的使命是尽量多生孩子。
📝重点词汇与表达
multi-hyphenate n. 多重身份者；斜杠青年
reproduction /ˌri:prəˈdʌkʃ(ə)n/ n. 生殖，繁殖
obsessed /əbˈsest/ adj. 着迷的
patchwork /ˈpætʃwɜ:rk/ n. 拼凑之物
sprawling /ˈsprɔ:lɪŋ/ adj. 蔓延的，延伸的
compound /ˈkɑ:mpaʊnd/ n. 大院，有围墙的场地
mansion /ˈmænʃ(ə)n/ n. 大厦，宅邸
known /nəʊn/ adj. 已知的
infancy /ˈɪnfənsi/ n. 婴儿期
property /ˈprɑ:pərti/ n. 地产，房地产
entrepreneur /ˌɑ:ntrəprəˈnɜ:r/ n. 企业家，创业者
cite /saɪt/ v. 提到；引用
humanity /hju:ˈmænəti/ n. 人类
mission /ˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 使命；任务；职责
father /ˈfɑ:ðər/ v. 如父亲般对待（或抚养、照料）
reproduction-obsessed 痴迷于生育的
range from 范围从……到……
young adulthood 青年期（18岁到25岁）
far from 远离，远非
be done with 完成，结束
fertility rate 生育率
the number one threat 头号威胁
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补充阅读
许多网友惊呼：”这也太炸裂了吧！”、＂马斯克这是要建自己的后宫吗？＂还有人打趣道：＂这计划听起来像是一部硅谷版的《甄嬛传》。＂
现代版”皇家园林”，让我们想象一下这个场景：
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占地近1.4万平方英尺的豪宅 -
多位”女主人”和她们的孩子 -
一位喜欢发推特、造火箭、玩机器人的”当代帝王”
这不禁让人想起古代帝王的后宫生活。只不过，马斯克版本里没有太监和宫女，取而代之的可能是管家、保姆和人工智能管家。
“后宫”现代化管理难题，想象一下马斯克的日程表：
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上午：SpaceX发射会议 -
中午：处理Twitter（现X）危机 -
下午：协调14个孩子的课外活动 -
晚上：处理各位妈妈的意见反馈