词汇
生产
crank out cars by the thousands:produce in a routine or monotonous manner 机械粗制滥造吗（同义：grind out）
knock out a second car：to produce something, especially quickly and easily 快速制造
pump out millions of vehicles: to produce something in large amounts 大量的生产出
先前所学：mass-produce，manufacture，churn out
The problem is that they will never be aligned and might look a mess,” Musk said. “We have to make sure they are not too hodgy podgy.”
㊀ align :
释义：to arrange something in the correctposition, or to be in the correct position, in relation to something else, especially in a straight line 使...排成一排；匹配
同义词：jibe，match，fit
✏️align with 与...一致
例句：This policy is closely aligned with the goals of the organization.
仿写：We should align with our friends against the foe.
㊁ hodgy pogdy ：
~hodge podge ，hotch-potch英式
释义：a lot of things mixed up together in no order 杂乱无章，混乱
同义： jumble，mess
Musk hired O'Connell and quickly dispatched him to Washington, D.C., to start poking around on what types of tax credits and rebates Tesla might be able to drum up around its electric vehicles
仿写：Elon was always to drumming up the know-how for Tesla.
he stumbled on an article about a start-up called Tesla Motors
stumble on
he had missed the window to be a soldier and instead focused his attention on trying to get into national security work.
表达机会除了opportunity，chance，possibility等还可以用 windows
错过...机会：miss the window of...
释义：a time when there is an opportunity to do something, although it may not last long
✏️ window of opportunity
例句：We now have a small window of opportunity in which to make our views known
仿写：You just missed window of opportunity to present your skill.
Thought
The more O'Connell dug into the United States' dependence on foreign oil, the more frustrated and despondent he became. ...“As I talked with them and studied and researched, I realized that even in peacetime, so many of our assets were employed to support the economic pipeline around oil.” O'Connell decided that the rational thing to do for his country and for his newborn son was to alter this equation.
“ And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”—— Iaugural Address by John F. Kennedy. 这群硅谷神人好像都有想为国家做点什么的共同处。Elon曾说"strive for the greatest collective enlightenment "，致力于太空研究也是想以更低的成本让人类步入太空。 当初Tesla成立者Eberhard 也是厌恶于因为美国和中东不断纷争以及全球变暖问题，转向研究石油燃料替代品。创业革新的初衷是想为世界国家带来什么做些什么，不知是巧合还是其心中美国梦，引人深思，反躬自省。
