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▍原文 Birthrates in much of the developed world are at record lows, but there’s one demographic group that’s exploring new frontiers of fertility: ultrawealthy men. Pavel Durov, the billionaire Russian founder of the messaging platform Telegram, said his sperm donations had produced over 100 children. Like kings of earlier eras who claimed divine lineage, many of these men hold their own bloodlines in exalted regard. They appear to view distributing their DNA as a gift to humankind. ▍語言點 1. at record lows 跌至歷史新低 · at record highs 創下歷史新高 2. demographic group 人口統計群體(指具備年齡、性别、財富等共同特征的人群) · demographic adj. 人口統計學的,人口相關的 3. new frontiers 全新邊界(文中用於形容富豪突破常規的生育方式) · frontier n. 邊境,邊界 4. fertility /fəˈtɪləti/ n. 生育,生育能力 5. ultrawealthy /ˌʌltrəˈwelθi/ adj. 極其富有的 · 前綴ultra-表示“超級,極致” · wealthy adj. 富有的 6. messaging platform 即時通訊平臺 7. sper...

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