Summary
Pain is?something inevitable and temporary that everyone must suffer. Before?the success, SpaceX launched four times, taking six years and five hundred people to make this miracle of modern science and business happen. There are a lot of people who thought they couldn't do it. However, they showed people they can do it and it's just the first step of many. Unfortunately, the afterglow of this mammoth victory faded, the severity of SpaceX's financial hell became top of mind again fro Musk. Due to run out of money, he has to make a tough?decision?that only one company would likely even have a chance at sursival, SpaceX or Tesla. But, the harder it gets, the better he gets. He goes through the most difficult time. Anyone who saw what he went through firsthand came away with more respect for the guy.
感想
" There was a lot of schadenfreude at the time, and it was bad on so many levels. Justine was torturing me in the press. There were always all these negative articles about Tesla, and the stories about SpaceX's third failure. It hurt really bad. You have these huge doubts that your life is not working,? your car is not working, you're going through a divorce and all of those things. I felt like a pile of shit. I didn't thunk we would overcome it.? thought things were probably fucking doomed."
這是Musk在2008年最困難時的自述萎津。riley began to see Musk's life as a Shakespearean tragedy浸赫，想象不到那是多么絕望和痛苦卤恳。連Musk這么強大的人都快要熬不住了油昂，可慶幸的是他沒有放棄大咱，他堅持到了最后一刻。然后奇跡發(fā)生了战转。人生往往就是如此枉证。你以為不行的時候，恰恰是個轉(zhuǎn)折點嚼吞，能不能扛過去就決定著你的命運盒件。看到知乎上說“如何走出人生的陰霾舱禽？答：多走幾步《鞴粒” 就像馬云那句話說的：今天很殘酷誊稚，明天更殘酷，后天很美好罗心，但是大多數(shù)人死在明天晚上里伯。如果感覺很艱難，那只要不放棄渤闷，你就贏了疾瓮。
字詞分享
1. hound
?Musk would hound the person responsible about the delays but, typically, he would also do everything in his power to help solve problems.
hound sb, constantly disturb or speak to you in an annoying or upsetting.
【例句】Newcomers are constantly hounding them for advice.
【仿句】The little sister is constantly hounding Tim for telling stories.
2. ins and outs
Two SpaceX marketing executives spent twenty minutes before the launch going through all the technical ins and outs of the launch.
ins and outs, all the detailed points and facts about it. 復(fù)雜詳細(xì)，（上本書中也出現(xiàn)過）
【例句】 Dietary experts can advice on the ins and outs of dieting.
【仿句】We need more ins and outs about the project.
3. mounting pressure
Earlier in the day, Musk had tried to distract himself from the mounting pressure by going to Disneyland with his brother Kimbal and their children.
mounting pressure, 新的搭配飒箭，可以形容巨大的壓力狼电。mounting指數(shù)量上的多。
【例句】 He ignored his mounting debts.
【仿句】He tried to distract himself from the mounting problems.
4.mammoth victory
The afterglow of this mammoth victory faded soon after the party ended, and the severity of SpaceX's financial hell became top of mind again for Musk.
mammoth, to emphasize that a task for change is very large and needs a lot of effort to achieve. （改變）巨大的弦蹂，重大的肩碟；（任務(wù)）龐大的，艱巨的
【例句】This mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months.
【仿句】This mammoth tak took almost 3 years to achieve.
5. balk/brass
Salzman balked and told Musk to come in the following week at 7 A.M. to present to VantagePoint's top brass.
balk at, you definitely do not want to do it or let it happen. 畏縮凸椿，回避
syn: baffle, curcumvent, dash, thwart
【例句】 Even biology undergraduates may balk at animal experiments.
【仿句】She balked at the vile weather.
