Chapter 6 Mice in space 3/3
Words

1.curtail

The failures seemed to do little to curtail Musk's vision for the future or raise doubts about his capabilities.

释义：to reduce or limit something  SYN  cut:
   例：  The new law will curtail police powers.
           severely/drastically curtail
           Budget cuts have drastically curtailed training programs

2.done for

He always communicated the importance of being lean and  of success, but it was never'if we fail, we're done for.'

释义：If you say that you are done for, you mean that you are in a terrible and hopeless situation.  毁灭;完蛋
例：We need his help or we're done for, dead and gone, lost.

3.grueling

The work was grueling and took place in soul-sapping humidity under a sun powerful enough to burn the skin through a T-shirt.

释义：very difficult and tiring:

very tiring physically or mentally – used when you have to keep doing something for a long time:

例： a gruelling journey across the desert | a gruelling race | a punishing schedule | a punishing exercise regime

Thoughts

火箭的发射地点定在了一个小荒岛上，一群有志青年冒着烈日忍受着艰苦的环境工作着，而且他们并不觉得自己苦，有时候钓钓鱼，潜潜水还觉得自己的生活非常与众不同，我想这还是因为他们有着热爱的事业，这种热爱超越了一切。

火箭的发射接二连三的失败，这一群人没有气馁，而是立刻查找失败的原因。这才是真正的失败是成功之母的例子。特别是马斯克自己的投资一次次的打水漂，可他却还是充满着信心，鼓励着他人。