据报道：微软创办人比尔盖茨曾与俄罗斯桥牌选手安东诺娃（Mila Antonova）有婚外情，而美国已故“淫媒”爱泼斯坦曾用该婚外情的消息，试图勒索比尔盖茨。
中英文对照版本（机器翻译，仅供参考）：
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly threatened to expose Bill Gates’ affair - report
THE JERUSALEM POST
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein threatened to expose an affair Bill Gates allegedly had with a Russian bridge player after the Microsoft co-founder declined to join his philanthropic venture, according to a report published by the Wall Street Journal on Sunday.
据《华尔街日报》周日发表的一篇报道，在微软联合创始人拒绝加入他的慈善事业后，被定罪的性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦威胁要揭露比尔·盖茨据称与一名俄罗斯桥牌选手的婚外情。
1.convicted/kənˈvɪktɪd/ adj.证明有罪的；已被判刑的
2.affair/əˈfeə(r)/ n.1)[C]a sexual relationship between two people, usually when one or both of them is married to sb else （尤指已婚男女的）私通，风流韵事
eg:She is having an affair with her boss. 她跟老板有暧昧关系。
2)affairs [pl.] events that are of public interest or political importance 公共事务；政治事务
eg:world/international/business affairs 世界╱国际╱商业事务
3)[C usually sing.] an event that people are talking about or describing in a particular way 事件；事情
eg:The newspapers exaggerated the whole affair wildly. 报章毫无根据地夸大了整个事件。
4)affairs [pl.] matters connected with a person's private business and financial situation 私人业务
eg:I looked after my father's financial affairs. 我照管父亲的财务。
5)[sing.] a thing that sb is responsible for (and that other people should not be concerned with) 个人的事
eg:How I spend my money is my affair. 我如何用钱是我自己的事。
6)[C](with an adjective 与形容词连用) an object that is unusual or difficult to describe 不寻常之物；难描述的东西
eg:Her hat was an amazing affair with feathers and a huge brim. 她的帽子嵌着羽毛，帽檐很宽，真是件奇物。
3.philanthropic/ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk/ adj.慈善的; 博爱的
eg:Some of the best services for the seniors are sponsored by philanthropic organizations. 一些一流老人服务机构是由慈善组织资助的。
4.venture 此处作名词表示a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks （尤指有风险的）企业，商业，投机活动，经营项目
eg:A disastrous business venture lost him thousands of dollars. 一个彻底失败的经营项目使他损失严重。
Sources told theJournal that Epstein tried to blackmail the multi-billionaire over his extramarital affair with Mila Antonova, a Russian bridge player who Gates reportedly met in 2010 at a bridge tournament.
消息人士告诉《华尔街日报》，爱泼斯坦试图勒索这位亿万富翁与米拉·安东诺娃的婚外情，米拉·安东诺娃是一名俄罗斯桥牌选手，据报道盖茨于 2010 年在一次桥牌比赛中认识了他。
5.blackmail v.~ sb (into doing sth) to force sb to give you money or do sth for you by threatening them, for example by saying you will tell people a secret about them 勒索；敲诈；要挟；胁迫
eg:She blackmailed him for years by threatening to tell the newspapers about their affair. 她以向报纸公开他们的恋情要挟了他很多年。
作名词表示1)[U]1)the crime of demanding money from a person by threatening to tell sb else a secret about them 勒索；敲诈
2)the act of putting pressure on a person or a group to do sth they do not want to do, for example by making threats or by making them feel guilty 胁迫；威胁；恐吓
eg:emotional/moral blackmail 情感上╱道德上胁迫
6.extramarital affair 婚外情
Epstein’s threat to the67-year-old Gates came in the form of an email he sent in 2017 after he failed to convince Gates to join a multibillion-dollar charity fund he attempted to set up, according to the report. The disgraced financier reportedly threatened Gates into reimbursing him for tuition costs that he had initially covered for Antonova to enroll in software coding school.
据报道，爱泼斯坦对 67 岁的盖茨的威胁来自他在 2017 年发送的一封电子邮件，当时他未能说服盖茨加入他试图设立的数十亿美元的慈善基金。据报道，这位声名狼藉的金融家威胁盖茨，要求他偿还他最初为安东诺娃支付的进入软件编码学校的学费。
7.convince/kənˈvɪns/ v. 1)~ sb/yourself (of sth) to make sb/yourself believe that sth is true 使确信；使相信；使信服
例：You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job. 你要使他们相信你殷切希望得到这份工作。
2)to persuade sb to do sth 说服，劝说（某人做某事）
例：I've been trying to convince him to see a doctor. 我一直劝他去看病。
8.disgraced/dɪsˈɡreɪst/ adj.失宠的；遭贬谪的；声名狼藉的
9.reimburse/ˌriːɪmˈbɜːs/ v.~ sb (for sth)to pay back money to sb which they have spent or lost 偿还；补偿
例：We will reimburse any expenses incurred. 我们将付还所有相关费用。
“The tone of the message was that Epstein knew about the affair and could expose it, the people said,” the Journal reported. A Gates spokesperson told theJournal that the Microsoft founder “had no financial dealings with Epstein."
“消息的基调是爱泼斯坦知道这件事，并且可以揭露它，人们说，”“华尔街日报”报道。盖茨的一位发言人告诉《华尔街日报》，这位微软创始人“与爱泼斯坦没有任何财务往来”。
Epstein-Gates relationship
爱泼斯坦-盖茨关系
The report details close ties between Gates and Epstein, which began around 2011 with numerous meetings scheduled between the two, including dinners at Epstein’s New York townhouse, documents show. Gates flew on Epstein’s private plane from New Jersey to Florida in March 2013, according to flight records. That same month the two men met in France with an official on the Nobel Peace Prize committee.
文件显示，该报告详细介绍了盖茨和爱泼斯坦之间的密切关系，这种关系始于 2011 年左右，两人之间安排了多次会面，包括在爱泼斯坦纽约联排别墅举行的晚宴。根据飞行记录，盖茨于 2013 年 3 月乘坐爱泼斯坦的私人飞机从新泽西飞往佛罗里达。同月，两人在法国会见了诺贝尔和平奖委员会的一名官员。
Who are other famous people linked to Epstein?
与爱泼斯坦有联系的其他名人还有哪些？
The pioneering linguist and left-wing activist Noam Chomsky, the longtime Bard College president Leon Botstein,the filmmaker Woody Allen, and a former Israeli prime minister areamong the Jewish names listed in a newly uncovered private calendar for the child sexual abuser.
先驱语言学家和左翼活动家诺姆·乔姆斯基、长期担任巴德学院院长的莱昂·博特斯坦、电影制片人伍迪·艾伦和前以色列总理都在新发现的儿童性虐待者私人日历中列出的犹太人名字中。
Some of the names had previously been linked to Epstein, a hugely influential Jewish donor who used his largesse to obscure what investigators uncovered years ago as an elaborate underage sex trafficking ring. Epstein met with thousands of people over his career and the presence of their names does not itself indicate any evidence of misdeeds.
其中一些名字之前与爱泼斯坦有关，爱泼斯坦是一位极具影响力的犹太捐助者，他利用自己的慷慨来掩盖调查人员多年前发现的一个精心策划的未成年人性交易团伙。爱泼斯坦在他的职业生涯中会见了数千人，他们的名字出现本身并不表明有任何不当行为的证据。
10.largesse/lɑːˈdʒes/ [U[(largess)the act or quality of being generous with money; money that you give to people who have less than you 慷慨解囊；施舍；（给穷人的）钱，赠款
eg:She is not noted for her largesse (= she is not generous) . 没人听说过她出手大方。
11.obscure 作动词表示使模糊；使隐晦；使费解
作形容词表示/əbˈskjʊə(r)/ adj.1)not well known 无名的；鲜为人知的
类似表达unknown
例：an obscure German poet 一个名不见经传的德国诗人
2)difficult to understand 费解的；难以理解的
例：I found her lecture very obscure. 我觉得她的讲座非常费解。
12.underage adj.done by people who are too young by law 未达到法定年龄的人所做的；未成年人的
eg:underage drinking 未成年饮酒
13.trafficking n.非法交易（尤指毒品买卖） vi.交易（traffic的现在分词）
14.ring 此处表示[C] a group of people who are working together, especially in secret or illegally （尤指秘密的或非法的）团伙，帮派，集团
Eg:a spy ring 间谍网
Epstein was accused in 2006 of sexually abusing girls as young as 14. He pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution and was registered as a sex offender and had a stint in a Florida jail.
爱泼斯坦在 2006 年被指控性侵年仅 14 岁的女孩。他在 2008 年承认招揽未成年人卖淫，并被登记为性犯罪者，并在佛罗里达州监狱服刑。
15.plead/pliːd/ v. 1)~(with sb) (for sth) to ask sb for sth in a very strong and serious way 乞求；恳求
例：She pleaded with him not to go. 她恳求他不要离开。
2)to state in court that you are guilty or not guilty of a crime （在法庭）申辩，认罪，辩护
例：to plead guilty/not guilty 认罪；不认罪
3)to present a case to a court （向法庭）陈述案情
例：They hired a top lawyer to plead their case. 他们聘请了一位最好的律师帮他们陈述案情。
4)~ sth (for sth) to give sth as an explanation or excuse for sth 解释；推说；找借口
例：He pleaded family problems for his lack of concentration. 他解释说注意力分散是因为有家庭问题。
5)~(for sb/sth) to argue in support of sb/sth 为…辩护；声援；支持
例：She appeared on television to plead the cause of political prisoners everywhere. 她出现在电视上为所有政治犯声援请命。
16.solicit/səˈlɪsɪt/ v.1)~ sth (from sb)~ (sb) (for sth)to ask sb for sth, such as support, money, or information; to try to get sth or persuade sb to do sth 索求，请求…给予（援助、钱或信息）；征求；筹集
eg:They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations. 他们正计划向一些机构募集资金。
2)(of a prostitute 妓女) to offer to have sex with people in return for money 招徕（嫖客）；拉（客）
eg:Prostitutes solicited openly in the streets. 妓女公开在街上拉客。
17.procure/prəˈkjʊə(r)/ v.1)~ sth (for sb/sth)to obtain sth, especially with difficulty （设法）获得，取得，得到
eg:She managed to procure a ticket for the concert. 她好不容易弄到一张音乐会入场券。
2)to provide a prostitute for sb 诱使（妇女）卖淫
eg:He was accused of procuring under-age girls. 他被控唆使未成年女性卖淫。
18.prostitution/ˌprɒstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n/[U]1)the work of a prostitute 卖淫；为娼；当男妓
eg:Many women were forced into prostitution. 许多妇女被迫为娼。
2)~ of sth the use of your abilities on sth of little value 才能的滥用（或糟蹋）
In 2019, two years after reportedly sending the blackmail email to Gates, federal prosecutors charged Epstein with sex trafficking a minor and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. Epstein denied the charges and was refused bail. Months later he died in custody in an apparent suicide.
2019 年，据报道，在向盖茨发送勒索电子邮件两年后，联邦检察官指控爱泼斯坦对未成年人进行性交易和共谋进行性交易。爱泼斯坦否认指控并被拒绝保释。几个月后，他在拘留期间明显自杀身亡。
19.bail[U] money that sb agrees to pay if a person accused of a crime does not appear at their trial. When bail has been arranged, the accused person is allowed to go free until the trial. 保释金；保释
eg:Can anyone put up bail for you? 有人保释你吗？
2)[C usually pl.] (in cricket 板球) either of the two small pieces of wood on top of each set of three wooden posts (called stumps ) 三柱门上的横木
作动词表示1)to release sb on bail 允许保释（某人）
eg:He was bailed to appear in court on 15 March. 他获得保释，定于3月15日到庭候审。
2)(NAmE) to leave a place, especially quickly （尤指迅速地）离开
eg:Sorry, I really have to bail. 对不起，我真得赶紧走了。
3)~ sb (up)to approach sb and talk to them, often when they do not want this 与…搭讪（常指对方不愿意）
20.in custody 拘留；被监禁
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原文：
Jeffrey Epstein allegedly threatened to expose Bill Gates’ affair - report
THE JERUSALEM POST
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein threatened to expose an affair Bill Gates allegedly had with a Russian bridge player after the Microsoft co-founder declined to join his philanthropic venture, according to a report published by theWall Street Journal on Sunday.
Sources told theJournal that Epstein tried to blackmail the multi-billionaire over his extramarital affair with Mila Antonova, a Russian bridge player who Gates reportedly met in 2010 at a bridge tournament.
Epstein’s threat to the67-year-old Gates came in the form of an email he sent in 2017 after he failed to convince Gates to join a multibillion-dollar charity fund he attempted to set up, according to the report. The disgraced financier reportedly threatened Gates into reimbursing him for tuition costs that he had initially covered for Antonova to enroll in software coding school.
“The tone of the message was that Epstein knew about the affair and could expose it, the people said,” the Journal reported. A Gates spokesperson told theJournal that the Microsoft founder “had no financial dealings with Epstein."
Epstein-Gates relationship
The report details close ties between Gates and Epstein, which began around 2011 with numerous meetings scheduled between the two, including dinners at Epstein’s New York townhouse, documents show. Gates flew on Epstein’s private plane from New Jersey to Florida in March 2013, according to flight records. That same month the two men met in France with an official on the Nobel Peace Prize committee.
Who are other famous people linked to Epstein?
The pioneering linguist and left-wing activist Noam Chomsky, the longtime Bard College president Leon Botstein,the filmmaker Woody Allen, and a former Israeli prime minister areamong the Jewish names listed in a newly uncovered private calendar for the child sexual abuser.
Some of the names had previously been linked to Epstein, a hugely influential Jewish donor who used his largesse to obscure what investigators uncovered years ago as an elaborate underage sex trafficking ring. Epstein met with thousands of people over his career and the presence of their names does not itself indicate any evidence of misdeeds.
Epstein was accused in 2006 of sexually abusing girls as young as 14. He pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting and procuring a minor for prostitution and was registered as a sex offender and had a stint in a Florida jail.
In 2019, two years after reportedly sending the blackmail email to Gates, federal prosecutors charged Epstein with sex trafficking a minor and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. Epstein denied the charges and was refused bail. Months later he died in custody in an apparent suicide.
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