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The Mind behind Tesla Sentence 1: Well, it goes back to when I was in university. I thought about, what are the problems that are most likely to affect the future of the world or the future of humanity? I think it's extremely important that we have sustainable transport and sustainable energy production. 嗯，这得追溯到我上大学的时候。我当时想：什么样的问题对这个世界和人类的未来有着最深远的影响呢？（针对这个问题）我认为可持续的交通方式和能源是极为重要的。 go back to 追溯到 be likely to do sth. 可能做某事 I am most likely to be occupied at that time. 我那时候很可能没有时间。 affect (v.)影响 effect (n.)影响 negative effects 负面影响 side effects 副作用 extremely (adv.)极其地 extreme (adj.)极端的，极度的 extreme view 偏激的观点 sustainable (adj.)可持续的 sustainability (n.)可持续性 production (n.)生产，制造 produce (v.)生产，制造 product (n.)产品 Sentence 2: The responsiveness of the car is really incredible. So we wanted really to have people feel as though they've almost got to mind meld with the car, so you just feel like you and the car are kind of one, and as you corner and accelerate. 电动车的反应速度绝佳。我们想要让人们觉得他们真的和车几乎融为一体，当你转弯或加速的时候人和车好像就是一个整体在移动。 responsiveness (n.)反应性 responsive (adj.)反应积极的 He is responsive. = He can respond to your message in a second. 他会秒回你的信息。 incredible (adj.)难以置信的 have sb. do sth. 使某人做某事 as though = as if 仿佛，好像 He looks as if he has eaten a cow. 他看起来好像吃了一头牛。 meld sth. with sth. 将某物与某物混合 accelerate (v.)加速 Sentence 3: But whenever you've got really new technology, it generally takes about three major versions in order to make it a compelling mass-market product. 但是无论何时，任何新的科技都得经过三代主要的版本才能让大众市场接受。 whenever (adv.)无论何时 = no matter when it takes sth. to do sth. 做某事需要... generally (adv.)通常 = in general generally speaking 通常来说 version (n.)版本 compelling (adj.)令人信服的，扣人心弦的 a compelling story 扣人心弦的故事 mass-market 大众市场 Sentence 4: Well, essentially, SolarCity raises a chunk of capital from say, a company or a bank. Google is one of our big partners here. And they have an expected return on that capital. 嗯，SolarCity基本上的融资渠道是公司和银行。谷歌是我们的比较大的合作伙伴之一。他们对于这笔投资都有积极的收益期待。 essentially (adv.)基本上 essential (adj.)重要的，不可或缺的 essence (n.)精华，要素 raise capital = raise money/raise fund 融资 fundraising (n.)融资，资金筹措 a chunk of 一大块，一大部分 a chunk of meat/beef 一大块肉/牛肉 say/let's say 比如说(口语表达) return (n.)回报 ROI = Return on Investment 投资回报率 Sentence 5: Well, I do think there's a good framework for thinking. It is physics. You know, the sort of first principles reasoning. Generally I think there are -- what I mean by that is, boil things down to their fundamental truths and reason up from there. 我认为物理是一种很好的思维框架。他是某种“第一原则”的推理。我的大概意思是，和类比的方法相比，物理的方法把事物最原本的道理剖析开来，并以此为出发点再进一步推理。 Physics is really figuring out how to discover new things that are counter-intuitive. 物理在寻找那些反直觉的新发现中发挥着至关重要的作用。 framework (n.)框架 boil (v.)煮沸 boil down 煮干，浓缩 fundamental (adj.)基本的，基础的 figure out sth./sb. 把...弄明白 Men probably can never figure out what's on women's mind. 男人可能永远也弄不明白女人在想什么。 counter-intuitive (adj.)反直觉的 intuitive (adj.)凭直觉的 intuition (n.)直觉 Environment problems will affect the future of the world and humanity. It is extremely important that we have sustainable life style and make a good use of domestic and industrial waste.
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