（ABC News Australia：SpaceX 準備史上最大 IPO） ━━━━━ 📌 今天的新聞在說什麼？ ━━━━━ Elon Musk 的 SpaceX 下週即將在美國股市掛牌，目標募資 750 億美元，預計成為史上規模最大的 IPO。555 萬張股票，每股 135 美元，上市後整個公司的市值估計達到 1.75 兆美元。這讓 Musk 的個人資產（目前已超過 7,000 億美元）有很高機率突破 1 兆美元，成為全球第一位兆萬富翁（trillionaire）。 但 ABC 的財經主播說了一件很直接的事：SpaceX 去年虧損了 49 億美元，今年第一季又虧了 40 億。「從財務角度來說，這個估值很難說得通。你買的不是它現在的獲利，而是它未來的希望，還有 Elon hype factor。」這個 hype factor，指的是因為 Musk 的光環，讓投資人願意給出遠超實際財務的估值。 同一集節目裡，Penfolds 葡萄酒的母公司 Treasury Wine Estates 的案例也很有趣，形成對比：這家公司今年上半年虧損了 6.5 億澳幣，原因是喝酒的人變少了。他們的解法不是擴張，而是把旗下品牌從 76 個砍到 30 個以下。ABC 的主播用一句話總結：「基本上就是，用縮小自己的方式，走向偉大。」 SpaceX is gearing up for what could be the largest IPO in history — targeting $75 billion by selling 555 million shares at $135 each, which would push its total market value to $1.75 trillion. That would also make Elon Musk, already worth over $700 billion, the world's first trillionaire. There's just one catch: SpaceX posted a $4.9 billion loss last year and another $4 billion loss in the first quarter of 2026. As ABC's finance presenter put it, "You'd be buying on the hope its AI division eventually turns a profit — as well as the Elon hype factor." In other words, the valuation isn't really about the numbers. It's about belief. ━━━━━ 🔑 從這則新聞學英文 ━━━━━ 1️⃣ hype factor（名詞片語） 某個人或品牌的光環所帶來的額外估值或吸引力。超出實際數據、純粹靠興奮感和期待所撐起來的那一部分 出現情境：財經主播說 SpaceX 的股票沒有財務基礎支撐，投資人真正買的是 "the Elon hype factor"，也就是對 Musk 這個人的信仰 日常用法："Half the reason that phone sells so well is the brand's hype factor, not the specs."（那支手機賣得好，一半原因是品牌的光環效應，不是規格） 2️⃣ went gangbusters（慣用語） 爆炸性地大幅成長或表現極好。"gangbusters" 源自美國俚語，指非常兇猛、勢不可擋的成功 出現情境：說到科技股和 AI 股在近幾週的表現，主播說 "they went gangbusters over the past few weeks"，意思是漲得非常猛 日常用法："The café only opened three months ago but it's going gangbusters — there's a queue every morning."（那家咖啡廳才開三個月，但生意猛到每天早上都在排隊） 3️⃣ justify（動詞） 為某件事提供足夠的理由或依據，讓它顯得合理。這裡用在財務上，說明數字撐不起估值 出現情境："There's a strong argument its financials don't justify its price tag" → 財務數字很難證明這個股價是合理的 日常用法："The results were good, but they don't quite justify the amount we spent on marketing."（成果不錯，但很難說行銷費用花得有道理）

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A large fire broke out at a row of metal-sheet factories in Tamsui’s Beitouzi area at 9:46 p.m. on May 25, spreading to more than 10 factories. Heavy smoke filled the sky as witnesses reported hearing multiple explosions from the scene. Authorities fear the fire could spread to a nearby recycling plant. Police have blocked nearby roads and urged residents not to gather in the area. Nearly 80 fire trucks and 165 firefighters from Tamsui, Banqiao, and Zhonghe have been deployed to contain the blaze. Jamie Lin / Reporting from Tamsui

I got my period today, but I didn't realize it. Blood ended up on the chair; it was really scary. Being a girl is so inconvenient.

I have soooooooo much stress at work. I cry every day. My friends and my coworkers are doing great!!!!!but I am in the same place :( I feel behind 😔. Baseball games and pikmin can't cheer me up anymore. But~~~~I lost 5kg! 🤣 Haha, not bad. I want to rest, but I’m scared to fail........