CEO们的狂想乐园 谷歌秘密公寓揭秘

 　　Google CEO and cofounder Larry Page is quite friendly with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk¹.

　　谷歌创始人和CEO拉里·佩奇和特斯拉与SpaceX的CEO伊隆·马斯克的关系非常友好。

　　And Musk is among the few who get to visit Google's secret apartment in downtown Palo Alto, according to Ashlee Vance's new book, "Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future."

　　阿什利·万斯的新书《伊隆·马斯克：特斯拉、SpaceX、与美妙未来之旅》中指出，马斯克是到访过谷歌神秘公寓的为数不多的几人之一。这一寓所位于帕罗奥图的市中心。

　　Page and fellow Google cofounder Sergey Brin sometimes meet with Musk to talk about technology, transportation, and more in this private location, Vance writes. Google even has its own chef on call to come prepare food for guests who are allowed into this apartment.

　　万斯写道，佩奇和谷歌的联合创始人谢尔盖·布林有时会和马斯克见面，在这个隐秘场所讨论科技、交通等问题。谷歌甚至为它备了专门的待命厨师，为允许进入这间寓所的客人准备食物。

　　CEO们的狂想乐园 谷歌秘密公寓揭秘

　　George Zachary, a venture capitalist and friend of Musk, was present for one of these meetings and described it to Vance saying the following:

　　马斯克的朋友，风险投资家乔治·扎卡里曾参加过其中一次会面。他这样告诉万斯：

　　“I was there once, and Elon was talking about building an electric jet plane that can take off and land vertically². Larry said the plane should be able to land on ski slopes, and Sergey said it needed to be able to dock at a port in Manhattan. Then they started talking about building a commuter³ plane that was always circling the Earth, and you'd hop⁴ up to it and get places incredibly fast. I thought everyone was kidding, but at the end I asked Elon, 'Are you really going to do that?' And he said, 'Yes.'”

　　“我去过那儿一次，伊隆谈到了制造垂直起降的电动喷气机。拉里觉得这种飞机要能降落在滑雪场上，谢尔盖认为它要能停靠在曼哈顿的码头。接下来他们开始讨论制造始终环球飞行的通勤飞机，能够让人登机后用极短的时间到达目的地。我以为他们都在开玩笑，但快结束时我问伊隆，‘你真的要做这个吗？’他说：‘是的’”。

　　The apartment is in one of the taller buildings in downtown Palo Alto and offers views of the mountains surrounding Stanford University's campus, the authorized⁵ biography says. It's during such meetings at Google's secretive apartment that Musk, Page, and Brin begin to brainstorm⁶ ideas that turn into projects.

　　马斯克的授权传记作者指出，这座公寓是帕罗奥图市中心较高的建筑之一，可以看见环绕斯坦福大学校园的群山。马斯克、佩奇和布林就是在这间谷歌的秘密寓所里会面，对那些之后立项的创意进行头脑风暴。

1 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。

2 vertically   

adv.垂直地

参考例句：

• Line the pages for the graph both horizontally and vertically.在这几页上同时画上横线和竖线，以便制作图表。
• The human brain is divided vertically down the middle into two hemispheres.人脑从中央垂直地分为两半球。

3 commuter   

n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者

参考例句：

• Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
• She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

4 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

5 authorized   

a.委任的，许可的

参考例句：

• An administrative order is valid if authorized by a statute.如果一个行政命令得到一个法规的认可那么这个命令就是有效的。

6 brainstorm   

vi.动脑筋，出主意，想办法，献计，献策

参考例句：

• The women meet twice a month to brainstorm and set business goals for each other.她们每个月聚会两次，在一起出谋献策，为各自制定生意目标。
• We can brainstorm a list of the most influential individuals in the company.我们可以集体讨论，列出该公司中最有影响的人员的名单。