2008年對(duì)于Musk而言，是刻骨銘心的一年，經(jīng)歷了大起大落。 2008年9月，歷時(shí)六年，五百人團(tuán)隊(duì)的不懈努力，夜以繼日，克服重重困難，F(xiàn)alcon 1 第四次發(fā)射終于成功。喜悅過后，好景不長。Tesla、SpaceX面臨資金短缺的危機(jī)。到2008年底，SpaceX瀕臨破產(chǎn)邊緣。 Musk承受了巨大的壓力，想盡辦法四處借錢挽救公司，安撫員工， 可以說這是Musk最為痛苦煎熬的時(shí)刻。在絕望之中，危急時(shí)刻。 2008年12月，SpaceX迎來了轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)，NASA決定支持SpaceX承攬發(fā)射任務(wù)。迫在眉睫的危機(jī)終于得以化解。

如果說前幾章我們看到的是Musk遠(yuǎn)見卓識(shí)、膽略過人。那么這一章，在面臨困境之時(shí)，Musk展現(xiàn)出超理性思維，極強(qiáng)的承壓能力。他愈挫愈勇，在危機(jī)和困難中，始終保持清醒專注的頭腦。

He has the ability to work harder and endure more stress than anyone I've ever met . What he went through in 2008 would have broken anyone els. He didn't just survive . He kept working and stayed focused . The ability to stay focosed in the midst of a crisis stands as one of Musk's main advantages over other executives and competitiors .?

Most people who are under that sort of pressure fray . Their decidsions go bad . Elon get hyperrational . He's still able to make very clear ,long-term decisions . The harder it gets , the better he gets .?

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1、他說話的聲音就像在枕邊細(xì)語，所以我們所有人都得圍著擴(kuò)音器聽他說。

He’s giving us the pillow talk voice,so we all have to huddle around the speakerphone.

2、它高高聳立，周圍的棕櫚樹隨風(fēng)搖擺，湛藍(lán)的天空飄過幾縷云朵，讓它看起來就像是來自小島部落的某件奇特的藝術(shù)品。

It stood tall,looking like a bizarre artifact of an island tribe as palm trees swayed beside itand a smattering of clouds crossed through the spectacular blue sky.

A smattering of something is a very small amount of it.少許;一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)

3、（火箭發(fā)射）大功告成所帶來的喜悅之情，隨著慶功派對(duì)的結(jié)束也漸漸褪去。

The afterglow of this mammoth?victory faded soon after the party ended.

4、...who was being pilloried in the press by reporter and his ex-wife.

If someone?is pilloried, a lot of people, especially journalists, criticize them and make them look stupid.嘲弄;指受到很多人、尤指受到記者的嘲弄。

例：A man has been forced to resign as a result of being pilloried by some of the press.一名男子因被某些媒體嘲弄而被迫離職.