后来才发现，他10年前说的全是对的。 马斯克最清醒的演讲

When something is important enough, you do it even though[即使，尽管] flowers are not in your favor[ˈfeɪvər 青睐].

当某件事足够重要时，即使鲜花不适合你，你也会这么做。

And there need to be reasons to get up in the morning.

早上起床需要有理由。

You know, life can't just be about solving problems.

你知道，生活不能只是解决问题。

otherwise[ˈəðərwaɪz 否则], what's the point?

否则，还有什么意义呢？

There's got to be things that people find inspiring and make life worth[wərθ 值得] living[ˈlɪvɪŋ 活的].

一定有一些事情能让人们感到鼓舞，让生活变得有价值。

I think when I was, I don't know, five or six or something,

我想当我，我不知道，五岁或六岁什么的时候，

I thought[θɔt 想法] I was insane[ɪnˈseɪn 疯狂的] because it was clear[klɪr 清除] that other people did not.

我以为我疯了，因为很明显其他人没有疯。

Their mind[maɪnd 头脑] wasn't exploding with ideas.

他们的头脑中并没有充满想法。

It was just strange[streɪnʤ 奇怪的].

这很奇怪。

It's like a never ending[ˈɛndɪŋ 结束] explosion[ɪkˈsploʊʒən 爆炸] all the time.

这就像一场永无休止的爆炸。

You know, there are American heroes who don't like this idea.

你知道，有些美国英雄不喜欢这个主意。

Neil Armstrong, gene[ʤin 基因] Cernan have both testified against[əˈgɛnst 反对] commercial[kəˈmərʃəl 商业的] spaceflight

尼尔·阿姆斯特朗和吉恩·塞尔南都出庭反对商业航天

in the way that you're developing[dɪˈvɛləpɪŋ 发展] it, and I wonder[ˈwəndər 想知道] what you think of[想起，认为] that.

你开发它的方式，我想知道你对此有何看法。

I was very sad to see that because those guys[gaɪz 伙计们] are, yeah,

看到这一点我感到非常难过，因为那些人​​，是的，

you know, those guys[gaɪz 伙计们] are heroes of mine[maɪn 矿], so it's really tough[təf 艰难的].

你知道，那些家伙是我的英雄，所以这真的很艰难。

I wish[wɪʃ 希望] they would come and visit and see the hardware[ˈhɑrdwɛr 硬件] that we're doing here.

我希望他们能来参观并参观我们在这里所做的硬件。

And I think that would change their mind[maɪnd 头脑].

我认为这会改变他们的想法。

They inspired you to do this, didn't they?

他们激励你这样做，不是吗？

Yes.

是的。

And to see them casting[ˈkæstɪŋ 铸件] stones[stoʊnz 石头] in your direction[dɪˈrɛkʃɪn 方向].

并看到他们朝你的方向扔石头。

It's difficult.

它很难。

What are you trying[traɪɪŋ 尝试] to prove[pruv 证明] to them?

你想向他们证明什么？

What I'm trying[traɪɪŋ 尝试] to do is to make a significant[sɪgˈnɪfɪkənt 重要的] difference in spaceflight

我想做的是为航天事业做出重大贡献

and help make spaceflight accessible[ækˈsɛsəbəl 无障碍] to almost anyone.

并帮助几乎所有人都能进行太空飞行。

That was in tough[təf 艰难的] times in 2008, end of 2008.

那是在2008年、2008年底的艰难时期。

How did you get through that period of crisis[ˈkraɪsəs 危机]?

您是如何度过那段危机的？

Yeah, we just break for a second.

是的，我们只是休息一下。

Sure, sure, yeah, of course[当然], yeah.

当然，当然，是的，当然，是的。

Like one of the most difficult choices[ˈʧɔɪsɪz 选择] I have ever faced in life was in 2008.

就像我一生中面临过的最困难的选择之一是在 2008 年。

I think I had maybe $30 million left, or $30 or $40 million left in 2008.

我想 2008 年我可能还剩下 3000 万美元，或者 30 或 4000 万美元。

I had two choices[ˈʧɔɪsɪz 选择].

我有两个选择。

I could put it all into one company and then the other company would definitely[ˈdɛfənətli 确实] die

我可以把所有的钱都投入一家公司，然后另一家公司肯定会消亡

or split[splɪt 分裂] it between the two companies.

或者将其分摊给两家公司。

But if I split[splɪt 分裂] it between the two companies, then both might die.

但如果我把它分给两家公司，那么两家公司都可能死掉。

And when you put your blood[bləd 血], sweat[swɛt 汗], and tears into creating something,

当你投入心血、汗水和泪水去创造某样东西时，

building something, it's like a child.

建造一些东西，就像一个孩子。

It's like, which one am I going to let one starve[stɑrv 饿死] to death[dɛθ 死亡]?

这就好像，我要让哪一个人饿死呢？

I couldn't bring myself[maɪˈsɛlf 我] to do it, so I split[splɪt 分裂] the money between the two.

我无法让自己这么做，所以我把钱分给了两个人。

Fortunately, thank goodness[ˈgʊdnɪs 善良], they both came through.

幸运的是，谢天谢地，他们俩都挺过来了。

I actually[ˈækʧuəli 实际上] think I feel fear[fɪr 害怕] quite strongly[ˈstrɔŋli 强烈地],

我实际上认为我感到非常强烈的恐惧，

but there are times when something is important enough,

但有时有些事情足够重要，

you believe in[相信，信仰] it enough, do you do it in spite of the fear[fɪr 害怕]?

你足够相信它，尽管害怕，你还是去做吗？

If you just accept[əkˈsɛpt 接受] the probabilities, then that diminishes fear[fɪr 害怕].

如果你只是接受这些可能性，那么恐惧就会减少。

When starting SpaceX, I thought[θɔt 想法] the odds[ɑdz 赔率] of success were less than 10%.

当创办 SpaceX 时，我认为成功的几率不到 10%。

And I just accepted[ækˈsɛptɪd 公认] that actually[ˈækʧuəli 实际上] probably I would just lose everything.

我只是接受了事实上我可能会失去一切。

But that maybe would make some progress[ˈprɑgrɛs 进步].

但这也许会取得一些进展。

If we could just move the ball forward[ˈfɔrwərd 向前], even if we died,

如果我们能把球向前推进，即使我们死了，

maybe some other company could pick up[捡起，学会] the baton[ˈbætən 指挥棒] and keep moving[ˈmuvɪŋ 移动] it forward[ˈfɔrwərd 向前].

也许其他公司可以接过接力棒并继续前进。

So that would still do some good.

所以这还是有一些好处的。

What was your biggest failure[ˈfeɪljər 失败] and how did that change you?

你最大的失败是什么？这如何改变了你？

For SpaceX, the first three launches failed[feɪld 失败的].

对于 SpaceX 来说，前三次发射都失败了。

We're just barely[ˈbɛrli 仅仅] able[ˈeɪbəl 有能力的] to scrape[skreɪp 刮] together enough parts and money to do the fourth launch[lɔnʧ 发射].

我们勉强凑够了足够的零件和资金来进行第四次发射。

That fourth launch[lɔnʧ 发射] had failed[feɪld 失败的], we would have been dead[dɛd 死的].

第四次发射失败了，我们就死定了。

So multiple[ˈməltəpəl 多种的] failures[ˈfeɪljərz 失败] along[əˈlɔŋ 沿着] the way.

所以一路上屡屡失败。

I tried very hard to get the right expertise in for SpaceX.

我非常努力地为 SpaceX 获取合适的专业知识。

I tried hard to find a great chief[ʧif 首席] engineer[ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr 工程师] for the rocket[ˈrɑkət 火箭],

我努力为火箭寻找一位优秀的总工程师，

but the good chief[ʧif 首席] engineers[ˈɛnʤəˈnɪrz 工程师] wouldn't join

但优秀的总工程师不会加入

and the bad ones, well, there was no point in hiring them.

而那些坏人，好吧，雇用他们是没有意义的。

So I ended up being chief[ʧif 首席] engineer[ˈɛnʤəˈnɪr 工程师] of the rocket[ˈrɑkət 火箭].

所以我最终成为了火箭的总工程师。

So if I could have found[faʊnd 成立] somebody better,

所以如果我能找到更好的人

then we would have maybe had less than three failures[ˈfeɪljərz 失败].

那么我们的失败可能会少于三次。

When you had that third[θərd 第三] failure[ˈfeɪljər 失败] in a row[roʊ 排],

当你连续第三次失败时

did you think I need to pack[pæk 盒] this in?

你认为我需要把这个打包进去吗？

Never.

绝不。

Why not?

为什么不呢？

I don't ever give up[放弃].

我永远不会放弃。

I mean, I'd have to be dead[dɛd 死的] or completely incapacitated.

我的意思是，我要么死了，要么完全丧失行动能力。

But flight four was flawless.

但四号航班完美无缺。

In Musk's world, it lit the darkness[ˈdɑrknəs 黑暗].

在马斯克的世界里，它照亮了黑暗。

All those things improve the odds[ɑdz 赔率] of success.

所有这些都提高了成功的几率。

If other people are putting[ˈpʊtɪŋ 推杆] in 40 hour work weeks

如果其他人每周工作 40 小时

and you're putting[ˈpʊtɪŋ 推杆] in 100 hour work weeks,

你每周工作 100 个小时，

then even if you're doing the same thing,

那么即使你做同样的事情

you know that you will achieve[əˈʧiv 达到] in four months

你知道你将在四个月内实现目标

what it takes them a year to achieve[əˈʧiv 达到].

他们需要一年才能实现的目标。

When my brother and I were starting our first company,

当我和我的兄弟创办我们的第一家公司时

instead of[代替，而不是] getting an apartment[əˈpɑrtmənt 公寓],

而不是买一套公寓，

we just rented[ˈrɛntɪd 租用的] a small office and we slept on the couch[kaʊʧ 长椅].

我们只租了一间小办公室，睡在沙发上。

And we shouted[ˈʃaʊtɪd 喊道] the YMCA.

我们高喊基督教青年会。

We're so hot up, we had just one computer.

我们太热了，我们只有一台电脑。

So the website was up during the day

所以网站白天就上线了

and I was coding[ˈkoʊdɪŋ 编码] at night.

我在晚上编码。

Seven days a week all the time.

每周工作 7 天。

I sort[sɔrt 种类] of briefly[ˈbrifli 简要地] had a girlfriend in that period

在那段时期我曾短暂地交过一个女朋友

and in order to[为了] be with me,

为了和我在一起，

she had to sleep in the office.

她不得不睡在办公室里。

So work hard like every waking hour,

所以像醒着的每一个小时一样努力工作，

particularly[pərˈtɪkjələrli 特别] if you're starting a company.

特别是如果您要创办一家公司。

As you get older, your obligations[ɑbləˈgeɪʃənz 义务] increase[ˈɪnkris 增加].

随着年龄的增长，你的义务也会增加。

And once you have a family,

而一旦你有了家庭，

you start taking risks[rɪsks 风险] not just for yourself

你开始冒险，不仅仅是为了自己

but for your family as well[也，同样].

但也为了你的家人。

It gets much harder to do things that might not work out[算出，锻炼].

做那些可能不会成功的事情会变得更加困难。

So now is the time to do that

所以现在是时候这样做了

before you have those obligations[ɑbləˈgeɪʃənz 义务].

在您承担这些义务之前。

I would encourage[ɪnˈkərəʤ 鼓励] you to take risks[rɪsks 风险].

我鼓励你冒险。

Now, do something bold[boʊld 大胆的].

现在，做一些大胆的事情。

You won't regret[rɪˈgrɛt 后悔] it.

你不会后悔的。

I think really an obsessive[əbˈsɛsɪv 痴迷的] nature[ˈneɪʧər 自然]

我认为确实有一种强迫性的本性

with respect[rɪˈspɛkt 尊重] to the quality[kˈwɑləti 质量] of the product

关于产品的质量

is very important.

非常重要。

Really liking what you do.

真的很喜欢你所做的事情。

whatever[wəˈtɛvər 任何] area that you get into,

无论你进入哪个领域，

even if you're the best, the best,

即使你是最好的，最好的，

there's always a chance[ʧæns 机会] of failure[ˈfeɪljər 失败].

总是有失败的机会。

So I think it's important

所以我认为这很重要

that you really like whatever[wəˈtɛvər 任何] you're doing.

你真的喜欢你所做的一切。

If you don't like it, life is too short.

如果你不喜欢它，生命就太短暂了。

If you like what you're doing,

如果你喜欢你正在做的事情，

you think about[考虑] it even when you're not working[ˈwərkɪŋ 在职的].

即使你不工作，你也会思考这个问题。

It's something that your mind[maɪnd 头脑] is drawn to.

这是你的思想所吸引的东西。

And if you don't like it,

如果你不喜欢它，

you just really can't make it work, I think.

我认为你真的无法让它发挥作用。

At Tesla, we've never spent[spɛnt 花费] any money on advertising[ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ 广告].

在特斯拉，我们从未在广告上花过任何钱。

We've put all of the money into R&D

我们已将所有资金投入研发

and manufacturing[mænjəˈfækʧərɪŋ 制造业] and design

以及制造和设计

to try to make the car as good as possible.

尽力使汽车尽可能好。

That's the way to go.

这就是要走的路。

So for any given company,

所以对于任何特定的公司来说，

just keep thinking[ˈθɪŋkɪŋ 思维] about

继续思考

are these efforts[ˈɛfərts 努力] that people are spending[ˈspɛndɪŋ 开支],

这些是人们付出的努力，

are they resulting in a better product or service[ˈsərvɪs 服务]?

它们是否会带来更好的产品或服务？

And if they're not, stop those efforts[ˈɛfərts 努力].

如果不是，请停止这些努力。

Really focus[ˈfoʊkɪs 重点] on making a product

真正专注于做产品

that your customers love.

您的客户喜欢的。

It's so rare[rɛr 稀有的] that you can buy a product

非常稀有，可以买到的产品

and you love the product when you bought it.

当您购买该产品时，您会喜欢它。

There are very few things that fit[fɪt 合身] into that category.

很少有东西适合这一类别。

If you can come up with[想出，提出] something like that,

如果你能想出类似的东西

your business will be successful[səkˈsɛsfəl 成功的] for sure.

您的生意肯定会成功。

So what is life for you?

那么生活对你来说是什么？

I think particularly[pərˈtɪkjələrli 特别] when you see the advancement[ədˈvænsmənt 进步]

我认为特别是当你看到进步时

of something like video games,

诸如电子游戏之类的东西，

then eventually[ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli 最终] those games

然后最终那些游戏

will be indistinguishable from reality[riˈæləti 现实].

将与现实无法区分。

That we're so realistic[riəˈlɪstɪk 实际的],

原来我们这么现实

you will not be able[ˈeɪbəl 有能力的] to tell the difference

你将无法区分

between that game and the reality[riˈæləti 现实] as we know it.

游戏与我们所知的现实之间。

Well, how do we know that that didn't happen in the past

好吧，我们怎么知道过去没有发生过这种情况

and that we're not in one of those games ourselves[ɑrˈsɛlvz 我们自己]?

我们自己并没有参与其中一场游戏？

mark[mɑrk 标记] my words,

记下我的话，

AI is far more dangerous[ˈdeɪnʤərəs 危险的] than nukes, far.

人工智能比核武器危险得多。

So why do we have no regulatory oversight?

那么为什么我们没有监管呢？

This is insane[ɪnˈseɪn 疯狂的].

这太疯狂了。

Where are the aliens[ˈeɪliənz 外星人]?

外星人在哪里？

Maybe they're among[əˈməŋ 之中] us, I don't know.

也许他们就在我们中间，我不知道。

Some people think I'm an alien[ˈeɪliən 外星人].

有些人认为我是外星人。

Once you said you want to die in Mars, why?

你曾经说过你想死在火星，为什么？

To be clear[klɪr 清除], I don't want to die on Mars.

需要明确的是，我不想死在火星上。

I mean, we're all going to die someday.

我的意思是，有一天我们都会死。

And if you're going to pick[pɪk 挑选] some place to die,

如果你要选择一个地方死去

then why not Mars?

那为什么不是火星呢？

If we're born on earth[ərθ 地球], why not die on Mars?

如果我们出生在地球上，为什么不死在火星上呢？

Given the choice[ʧɔɪs 选择] of dying on earth[ərθ 地球] or dying on Mars,

如果可以选择死在地球上还是死在火星上，

I'd say, yeah, sure, I'll die on Mars.

我会说，是的，当然，我会死在火星上。

But it's not some kind[kaɪnd 种类] of Mars death[dɛθ 死亡] wish[wɪʃ 希望].

但这并不是某种火星的死亡愿望。

And if I do die on Mars,

如果我真的死在火星上

I just don't want it to be on impact[ˈɪmpækt 影响].

我只是不想让它产生影响。

Why is Mars important?

为什么火星很重要？

Why does Mars matter[ˈmætər 事情]?

为什么火星很重要？

Sure. Well, I think it's really a fundamental[fəndəˈmɛnəl 基本的] decision[dɪˈsɪʒən 决定]

当然。嗯，我认为这确实是一个根本性的决定

we need to make as a civilization[sɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən 文明].

我们需要创造一个文明。

You know, what kind[kaɪnd 种类] of future do we want?

你知道，我们想要什么样的未来吗？

Do we want a future

我们想要一个未来吗

where we are forever[fərˈɛvər 永远] confined to one planet[ˈplænət 行星]

我们永远被限制在一个星球上

until some eventual[əˈvɛnʧuəl 最终的] extinction[ɪkˈstɪŋʃən 灭绝] event

直到最终发生灭绝事件

however far in the future that might occur[əˈkər 发生]?

多远的将来这可能会发生？

Or do we want to become a multi-planet[ˈplænət 行星] species[ˈspiʃiz 物种]

或者我们想成为一个多星球物种

and then ultimately[ˈəltəmətli 最终] be out there among[əˈməŋ 之中] the stars

然后最终跻身群星之中

and be among[əˈməŋ 之中] many planets[ˈplænəts 行星], many star systems[ˈsɪstəmz 系统]?

并处于许多行星、许多恒星系统之中？

And I think the latter[ˈlætər 后者] is a far more exciting

我认为后者更令人兴奋

and inspiring future than the former[ˈfɔrmər 以前的].

和比前者更鼓舞人心的未来。

And Mars is the next natural step[stɛp 步].

火星是下一个自然的步骤。

In fact[事实上], it's the only planet[ˈplænət 行星] we really have a shot[ʃɑt 射击] at

事实上，这是我们真正有机会到达的唯一星球

at establishing[ɪˈstæblɪʃɪŋ 建立] a self[sɛlf 自己]-sustaining[səˈsteɪnɪŋ 维持] city on.

建立一个自给自足的城市。

But personally[ˈpərsənəli 亲自], I find what gets me more excited

但就我个人而言，我发现什么让我更兴奋

is the fact that this would be an incredible[ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl 极好的] adventure[ədˈvɛnʧər 冒险].

事实上，这将是一次令人难以置信的冒险。

I mean, we're like the greatest adventure[ədˈvɛnʧər 冒险] ever.

我的意思是，我们就像有史以来最伟大的冒险。

And it would be exciting and inspiring.

这将是令人兴奋和鼓舞人心的。

And there need to be things that excite[ɪkˈsaɪt 激发] and inspire[ɪnˈspaɪr 启发] people.

并且需要有一些东西可以激发和激励人们。

There have to be reasons why you get up in the morning

早上起床一定有原因

and can't just be solving problems.

并且不能只是解决问题。

It's got to be, yeah, something great is going to happen

一定是，是的，有什么伟大的事情要发生

in the future.

将来。

When I was young, I didn't really know

小时候真的不知道

what I was going to do when I got older.

当我长大后我要做什么。

People kept asking me, and eventually[ɪˈvɛnʧəwəli 最终] I thought[θɔt 想法]

人们一直问我，最终我想

the idea of inventing[ɪnˈvɛntɪŋ 发明] things would be really cool.

发明东西的想法真的很酷。

The reason I thought[θɔt 想法] that was because I read a quote[kwoʊt 引用]

我之所以这么想是因为我读到了一句话

from Arthur C. Clarke, which said that

来自 Arthur C. Clarke，他说

sufficiently advanced[ədˈvænst 先进的] technology[tɛkˈnɑləʤi 技术] is indistinguishable

足够先进的技术是无法区分的

from magic[ˈmæʤɪk 魔法].

来自魔法。

And that's really true, you know, being able[ˈeɪbəl 有能力的] to fly,

这确实是真的，你知道，能够飞翔，

that's crazy[ˈkreɪzi 疯狂的], being able[ˈeɪbəl 有能力的] to see over long distances[ˈdɪstənsɪz 距离],

这太疯狂了，能够看到很远的距离，

being able[ˈeɪbəl 有能力的] to communicate[kəmˈjunəkeɪt 交流], and having access[ˈæksɛs 使用权]

能够沟通并有权访问

to all the world's information instantly[ˈɪnstəntli 即刻]

即时获取全球所有信息

from almost anywhere[ˈɛniwɛr 任何地方] on the earth[ərθ 地球].

几乎来自地球上的任何地方。

This is stuff[stəf 东西] that really would be magic[ˈmæʤɪk 魔法],

这真是神奇的东西，

would be considered[kənˈsɪdərd 经过考虑的] magic[ˈmæʤɪk 魔法] in times past.

在过去被认为是魔法。

In fact[事实上], I think it actually[ˈækʧuəli 实际上] goes beyond[bɪɔnd 超过] that

事实上，我认为它实际上超出了这个范围

because there are many things that we take for granted[ˈgrænɪd 的确]

因为有很多事情我们认为是理所当然的

today that weren't even imagined in times past.

今天，这在过去是无法想象的。

They weren't even in the realm[rɛlm 领域] of magic[ˈmæʤɪk 魔法],

他们甚至不属于魔法领域，

so it actually[ˈækʧuəli 实际上] goes beyond[bɪɔnd 超过] that.

所以它实际上超出了这个范围。

So I thought[θɔt 想法], well, if I can do some of those things,

所以我想，好吧，如果我能做一些事情，

basically[ˈbeɪsɪkli 基本上] if I can advance[ədˈvæns 进步] technology[tɛkˈnɑləʤi 技术],

基本上如果我可以推进技术

that's like magic[ˈmæʤɪk 魔法], and that would be really cool.

这就像魔法一样，那真是太酷了。

We wanted[ˈwɔntɪd 通缉] you to get excited about the possibility[pɑsəˈbɪləti 可能性]

我们希望您对这种可能性感到兴奋

of something new happening in space,

太空中发生的新事物，

of the space frontier[frənˈtɪr 边境] getting pushed[pʊʃt 推] forward[ˈfɔrwərd 向前].

太空前沿正在向前推进。

The goal[goʊl 目标] of this was to inspire[ɪnˈspaɪr 启发] you

这样做的目的是激励你

and make you believe again just as people believed

让你再次相信就像人们相信的那样

in the Apollo era[ˈɪrə 时代] that anything's possible.

在阿波罗时代一切皆有可能。

Don't like anything hold[hoʊld 抓住] you back.

不喜欢任何事情阻碍你。

imagination[ɪmæʤəˈneɪʃən 想像力] is the limit[ˈlɪmət 限制].

想象力是极限。