【诵读·速记】经济学人新闻选读：扎克伯格拒绝辞职

Under increasing pressure about the serial management mishaps at Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg said he would not relinquish his title as chairman and that investors who wanted him to step down from the position and focus on being chief executive were misguided. (As the controlling shareholder he cannot be forced from the job.) He also stood by Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s beleaguered chief operating officer. The latest scandal to envelop the social network centres on its contract with a consultancy to dig up dirt on its detractors. Mr Zuckerberg and Ms Sandberg both say they were unaware of Facebook’s relationship with the firm.

单词速记

1. mishap 【ˈmɪshæp】 n. 失误
   速记：mis(错误)+hap(机会→发生)
2. relinquish [rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ] v. 放弃，让渡
   速记：re(再次) + linquish(留下) →本义：再次留下，留给后人
3. stand by 支持
   速记：本义：站在…旁→支持
4. beleaguer [bɪ'li:gə] v. 围攻，困扰
   速记：be+leaguer，见下图

beleaguer

5. envelop [ɪnˈveləp] v. 包围
   速记：en(同in,里面) + velop(包围) → envelope 信封
6. consultancy [kənˈsʌltənsi] n. 咨询公司
   速记：consult(咨询) + ancy(名词)
7. dirt [dɜ:t] n. 灰尘，灰垢→黑料
8. detractor [dɪˈtræktə] 贬低者
   速记：detract【贬低；de(离开)+tract(拉，扯)】+ er(人)