我小时候最喜欢的动画片之一是《超级无敌掌门人》。该片讲述了一个未来家庭生活在云端，拥有全自动化生活，从名叫罗西的机器人女佣，到只需按一下按钮，几秒钟就能做晚餐或洗衣服的技术。每个人都喜欢这种未来卡通生活方式的一个方面，它归结为一个元素，这个元素已成为衡量技术进步的某种基准：飞行汽车。随着特斯拉最近的展示，我们离这种《超级无敌掌门人》式的现实又近了一步。
One of my favorite cartoons growing up was the Jetsons. The Jetsons were a futuristic family living among the clouds with a fully automated life, from a robot maid named Rosie to technology that could make your dinner or do your laundry in just a few seconds at the push of a button. Everyone’s favorite aspect of this futuristic cartoon lifestyle boiled down to one element, which has become somewhat of a benchmark for technological progress: flying cars. And with Tesla’s recent exhibition, we are one step closer to that Jetsons-esque reality.
如果你没看过视频，特斯拉展示了即将推出的Roadster车型，该车型预计于2028年投产。这辆车沿着一个半环形斜坡冲了上去，让人想起火柴盒汽车特技。在斜坡顶端，车子倒悬着，在空中翻了个跟头。然后，推进器似乎让汽车在空中悬停，再帮助它轻轻降落在地面上。就那么几秒钟，那辆车飞了起来，真是令人叹为观止。
If you haven’t seen the video, Tesla did a demonstration of their forthcoming Roadster vehicle, slated for 2028 production. The car swooped up a half-loop ramp reminiscent of Matchbox car stunts. At the top of the ramp, the car, which was upside down at the top, flipped over in midair. Then, thrusters seemed to suspend the car in mid-air, before helping guide it gently back down to land on the ground. For just a few moments, that car flew, and it was truly awe-inspiring.
对这项工程壮举和展示奇观的反应，在某种程度上是一场罗夏测试。那些热爱建设、进步、技术，或者总体上持乐观态度的人，将这次展示视为一项了不起、令人印象深刻的成就。那些喜欢看到事物被毁掉，或者总体上是悲观论者或制造障碍的人，则反应说“这没什么大不了的”，或提出其他批评。
The reactions to this engineering feat and demonstration spectacle are somewhat of a Rorschach test. Those who love building, progress, technology or who are just generally optimistic have seen this demonstration as a formidable, impressive achievement. Those who like to see things torn down or are generally naysayers or obstacle formers react with "it’s not that big of a deal" or give other criticisms.
幸运的是，美国仍有足够多致力于创业精神的人，能够吸引像埃隆·马斯克这样的人，并为他才华横溢的团队成员以及其他希望看到马斯克、美国和人类整体成功的人提供一个良好的基地。
Fortunately, America still has enough people committed to the entrepreneurial spirit to attract the likes of Elon Musk and provide a good home base for his talented team members and others who want to see Musk, America, and human beings in general succeed.
说埃隆·马斯克是现代最伟大的企业家之一（如果不是最伟大的），绝非夸张。无论你对马斯克个人有何感想或看法，如果你能将艺术与艺术家分开——在他的案例中，即将企业家与其商业成就分开——客观而言，马斯克一次又一次地完成了不可思议的壮举。而我们作为一个国家，因他以美国为大本营而受益良多。
It isn’t hyperbole to say that Elon Musk is one of, if not the greatest, entrepreneurs of modern times. Regardless of any personal feelings or thoughts about Musk, if you can separate the art from the artist, or in his case, the entrepreneur from his business accomplishments, objectively, Musk has done the unthinkable time and time again. And we, as a country, are better off for him doing it from America as his home base.
我和丈夫谈论马斯克的种种成就，从他早期在在线支付领域的工作，到他在电动汽车制造和人工智能方面的成就，再到他的SpaceX能够在火箭助推器从外太空返回地球着陆时将其“筷子夹火箭”式回收，以及如今这款最新的悬浮汽车。我们讨论到，据报道马斯克曾与台湾积体电路制造股份有限公司（台积电）就其在得克萨斯州的“Terafab”半导体工厂进行潜在合作举行过会谈。
As my husband and I talked about Musk’s varying accomplishments, from his early work in online payments, to his achievements in electric vehicle manufacturing and AI, to his SpaceX being able to catch rocket boosters returning to the Earth from outer space upon landing, and now this latest hovering automobile. We discussed that Musk reportedly held discussions with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company regarding a potential collaboration for his "Terafab" semiconductor facility in Texas.
我提到芯片建厂在其他地方面临重大挑战，丈夫指出在马斯克手下情况不同，他说：“事实上，我们还需要1.6万个埃隆·马斯克。”他说得没错。美国需要更多埃隆·马斯克。
I mentioned that chip build out had faced major challenges elsewhere and my husband pointed out that it is different under Musk, saying, "In fact, we need 16,000 more Elon Musks." And he’s right. America needs more Elon Musks.
不，埃隆·马斯克并非独自成功。有许多团队成员与他并肩承担那些惊世骇俗的项目，并常使其成功。但马斯克的愿景、领导力、用人策略，以及他激发团队成员和公众信心的意愿，有某种特质使他的团队持续取得成功。而我们需要更多这种特质。
No, Elon Musk does not succeed on his own. There are many team members, alongside him in undertaking outrageous projects and often making them succeed. But there’s something about Musk’s vision, leadership, hiring and willingness to inspire confidence in others, both on his team and in the general public, that makes his teams continue to be successful. And we need more of that.
我们不仅要吸引并激励那些哪怕只是稍微有点像马斯克的人，去梦想得更大、更大胆，去承担经过计算的风险，在事情第一次行不通时反复尝试。我们还要确保激励这种行为，而不是试图惩罚它或设置路障。
We need to not only attract and inspire those who may even be just a little bit like Musk, to dream bigger and bolder, to take calculated risks and try and try again when things don’t work the first time. And we need to make sure that we incentivize that behavior, instead of trying to penalize it or throw up roadblocks.
下一次美国的经济繁荣或许即将到来——除非华盛顿的政策扼杀了这种可能性。在我们的政府中，本应支持企业家的发展，但实际上却有一些政客（比如参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦）因为企业家们的成功而对他们进行攻击，而不是想办法鼓励更多人创造出类似埃隆·马斯克那样的成功案例。本周早些时候，沃伦发表了一篇被广泛嘲笑的言论，她竟然反对两家生产香料和调味品的公司之间的合并；而 Founders Fund 的首席营销官迈克·索拉纳（Mike Solana）在马斯克旗下的社交平台 X 上发文，指出了沃伦这位政客与马斯克之间的巨大差异。
THE NEXT AMERICAN BOOM COULD BE HERE — UNLESS WASHINGTON REGULATES IT TO DEATH In our own government, which is supposed to help vs. hinder entrepreneurs, we have politicians like Senator Elizabeth Warren, who is noted for going after Elon Musk because of his success, instead of trying to figure out a way to foster more Musk-like successes. After a vastly-ridiculed post made earlier this week from Warren lamenting, of all things, a possible merger between companies that make various spices and condiments, Mike Solana, CMO of Founders Fund and EIC of Pirate Wires, posted on X (also owned by Musk), highlighting the stark differences between the politician Warren and the creator Musk.
索拉纳的帖子写道：“伊丽莎白·沃伦：我们要阻止这家蛋黄酱公司收购那家辣酱公司。”他还附上了马斯克展示自己驾驶电动汽车悬浮技术的视频，这完美地反映了美国社会中的两种截然不同的态度：一些人总是在设置障碍，而另一些人则在努力打破这些障碍。
His post said, "liz warren: we’re gonna stop the mayonnaise company from buying a hot sauce company." He then said, "elon musk:," and included the video from Musk of the roadster’s hovering feat, perfectly illustrating how some in our country are erecting barriers and others are breaking barriers.
美国建立在个人权利与激励机制的基础上，这种机制鼓励人们追求成功，并让成功的回报不断扩大。我们非常幸运，拥有像埃隆·马斯克这样的人——他们不断突破界限，带领美国走向新的发展阶段。那些为他工作、投资于他的企业，或使用他的产品和服务的人，都能从中受益。我们确实需要再出现 16,000 个像埃隆·马斯克这样的人。而培养更多这样的创新者的关键，就在于重视、激励并奖励创业精神。
America was founded on an idea of individual rights and incentives that rewarded successful pursuits, with such rewards growing at scale. We are very fortunate that we have Elon Musk and others who are pushing boundaries, bringing us into new frontiers, allowing Americans who work for him, who invest with him and who use his products or services to benefit alongside of him. We do need 16,000 more Elon Musks. And the way to foster more Elon Musks is to appreciate, incentivize and reward entrepreneurship.