????維珍集團的理查德?布蘭森爵士多年來以追求刺激體驗而聞名。他時不時來次高空跳傘，或者在熱氣球上橫渡太平洋。（布蘭森甚至暗示，總有一天他要從公司研發的私人宇宙飛船上跳下來，打破鮑姆加特納的紀錄。）但近幾年來，布蘭森的興趣是要做風箏沖浪這項極端運動的紀錄刷新者。風箏沖浪指的是踩著滑板（沖浪板或滑水板），抓著風力驅動的降落傘沖浪。兩年前，布蘭森創造了一項紀錄，成為年齡最大的利用風箏沖浪橫渡英吉利海峽的人——在他兒子創下利用風箏沖浪最快橫渡這片水域的紀錄之后，他完成了這一壯舉。

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????Virgin's Sir Richard Branson has long-held the reputation of a man who enjoys life in the fast lane. That's what happens when you sky dive regularly and attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean in a hot-air balloon. (Branson had even hinted that he wanted to break Baumgartner's record one day by jumping out of the private spacecraft his company is developing.) But, in recent years, Branson has set his sights on breaking records in the extreme sport of kite-surfing, which involves riding a board (like a surfboard or wakeboard) while holding onto a wind-propelled parachute. Two years ago, Branson set a record by becoming the oldest person to kite-surf across the English Channel – a feat he achieved after his son set a record for the fastest kite-surf across that body of water.

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????拉里?埃里森最著名的偉業當然是創立了商用軟件公司甲骨文（Oracle）。但這位億萬富翁目前關注的可能是捍衛美洲杯帆船賽（America's Cup）冠軍。這項高風險的帆船賽每隔幾年才有一次，而埃里森的美國甲骨文隊（Oracle Team USA）去年為美國贏得了這項最古老國際運動賽事的桂冠。埃里森并未透露2013年的賽事究竟花了多少錢，但據說獲得亞軍的新西蘭酋長隊（Emirates Team New Zealand）投入了大約1億美元。參與2017年下一屆美洲杯賽事的除了埃里森以外，還有普拉達公司（Prada）首席執行官帕吉歐?貝爾特利。這家時尚品牌宣布將投資6,000萬美元參與角逐。

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????Larry Ellison is best known for founding business software company Oracle, but the billionaire's current obsession is likely planning the defense of the America's Cup. The high-stakes yacht race only happens every few years, but Ellison's Oracle Team USA brought home the world's oldest international sporting trophy last year. Ellison has not confirmed how much he spent on the 2013 race, but the runner-up, Emirates Team New Zealand, reportedly shelled out roughly $100 million. And, among Ellison's competition for the next America's Cup, in 2017, will be PatrizioBertelli, the CEO of Prada. The fashion house has already committed more than $60 million to the challenge.

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