特斯拉不香了？马斯克明年或转向机器人（讲解版）|E0207

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▍原文

Elon Musk likes to have a focus - and this year, it looks like it might be robots.

He told investors on a Tesla earnings call his nascent robot plans had "the potential to be more significant than the vehicle business, over time".

And they would be the most important things Tesla worked on this year. The robot in question, part of a project dubbed Optimus, was previewed last year - to raised eyebrows - by a human in a robot suit dancing on stage. And the performance became a popular internet meme.

▍语言点 

1. focus /ˈfoʊkəs/ n. 关注 v. 专注

· focus on sth. 专注某事

· the focus is on sth. 着重在某方面

· The focus is now on improving students’ communication skills.

现在的重点是提高学生的沟通技能。

· the focus of attention 关注的焦点

· When you give a talk, you become the focus of attention.

当你演讲的时候，就会成为关注的焦点。

2. nascent /ˈnæsənt, ˈneɪsnt/ adj. 新兴的，初期的 

· nascent industry 新兴行业 

· nascent/initial robot plan 初期机器人计划 

3. work on sth. 忙于做某事

· He has spent the last two years working on a book.

他过去两年都在写书。

4. raise eyebrows 让人惊讶或诧异(surprise people) 

· The band’s new sound will raise some eyebrows.

这只乐队的新歌会让人眼前一亮。

5. meme /miːm/ n. 迷因(隐藏在内容背后的理念或者其转播的这种现象)

· internet meme 网络迷因，网络爆红

· go viral 走红，爆红

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