為什麼伊隆·馬斯克會睡在特斯拉工廠？：英語精讀講義

Elon Musk is now worth $167 billion,

伊隆·馬斯克現在的身價是1670億美元，

and depending on when you're watching this video, 文法

根據您觀看這支影片的時間，

he could very well be worth even more. 文法

他的身價很可能還會更高。

Despite all the five-star hotels he could sleep in, 文法

儘管他完全可以去睡五星級飯店，

the Tesla CEO chooses to sleep at his factories.

這位特斯拉執行長卻選擇睡在他的工廠裡。

Not just now and again, 慣用語

而且不僅是偶爾，

but often.

而是經常如此。

That's what he did during his recent visit to the Gigafactory under construction in Berlin,

他最近視察柏林在建的超級工廠時就是這麼做的，

Tesla's first vehicle factory in Europe

那是特斯拉在歐洲的第一家汽車工廠，

that will start turning out Model Ys this year. 片語動詞

今年將開始生產Model Y。

Where do you sleep tonight?

你今晚睡哪裡？

Tonight it's in the factory.

今晚睡在工廠裡。

In the factory.

在工廠裡。

Not in a hotel.

不是在飯店裡。

Technically, a conference room in the factory,

嚴格來說，是工廠裡的一個會議室，

but yeah.

不過是的。

You sleep in a conference room in the not-finished factory tonight.

你今晚要在還沒完工的工廠會議室裡睡覺。

Yeah, it gives me a good feel for what's going on. 片語搭配

是的，這能讓我很好地感受正在發生的事情。

Alone or

一個人還是……

Yeah, I just assume so.

是的，我猜是吧。

This is an invitation?

這是個邀請嗎？

Kidding aside, 表達脈絡

玩笑歸玩笑，

he's been doing this for years,

他這麼做已經好幾年了，

including camping on the roof

包括在內華達沙漠裡的

of Tesla's battery factory in the Nevada desert.

特斯拉電池工廠屋頂上露營。

And he showed CBS exactly where he slept

他向CBS展示了他在加州弗里蒙特

at Tesla's manufacturing plant in Fremont, California.

特斯拉製造工廠裡的確切睡覺地點。

I sleep on the couch over there.

我睡在那邊的沙發上。

Last time I was here,

上次我來的時候，

I actually slept literally on the floor

我其實是真的睡在地板上，

because the couch was too narrow.

因為那沙發太窄了。

When things get really intense,

當工作變得非常緊張時，

I don't have time to go home and shower and change,

我沒有時間回家洗澡換衣服，

so I just sleep here.

所以我就直接睡在這裡。

Saving time isn't the only reason he sleeps at work.

節省時間並不是他在公司睡覺的唯一原因。

It's just his style.

這就是他的風格。

He explains that he doesn't want to be one of those CEOs in an ivory tower, 慣用語

他解釋說，他不想成為那種待在象牙塔裡的執行長，

far removed from the hardships his employees face on the front line. 講解

遠離他的員工在前線所面臨的艱辛。

He says he wants his pain to be worse than theirs.

他說他希望自己所受的苦比員工更多。

There's no question his employees have had to endure a lot

毫無疑問，他的員工不得不忍受很多

to get Tesla to where it is today. 文法

才讓特斯拉達到今天的地位。

The company delivered nearly half a million cars in 2020,

公司在2020年交付了近50萬輛汽車，

a stunning achievement

這是一項驚人的成就，

considering it was just a month away from bankruptcy a few short years ago, 表達脈絡

考慮到幾年前它曾因努力量產Model 3

as it struggled to mass-produce the Model 3.

而距離破產僅有一個月的時間。

In 2018,

在2018年，

Tesla planned on producing 5,000 Model 3s every week,

特斯拉計劃每週生產5000輛Model 3，

but only managed about 800 a week

但當年頭三個月，

in the first three months of that year.

每週卻只能勉強生產大約800輛。

Frankly, we're going to be in production hell. 慣用語

坦白說，我們將陷入產能地獄。

Um

嗯

Welcome.

歡迎。

Welcome.

歡迎。

Part of the problem was that Tesla relied on too much automation 文法

部分原因在於特斯拉過度依賴自動化，

or too many robots too early,

或者過早使用了太多機器人，

and any issue would cause the entire assembly line to stop. 文法

任何問題都會導致整條裝配線停擺。

The human staff was also overworked,

人類員工也處於過度工作的狀態，

exhausted,

筋疲力盡，

and according to a report in the Guardian,

據《衛報》的一份報告稱，

even passing out on the factory floor. 片語動詞

甚至有人在工廠地板上暈倒。

In response to this article, 片語搭配

作為對該文章的回應，

Musk said he cared deeply about the health and safety of his employees,

馬斯克表示他深切關心員工的健康和安全，

and emphasized that Tesla's safety record 片語搭配

並強調自那以後，特斯拉的安全記錄

had improved significantly since then.

已經得到了顯著的改善。

But shortly after,

但沒過多久，

Tesla was hit by another claim 片語搭配

特斯拉又遭遇了另一起

of high injury rates at the factory. 片語搭配

關於工廠高工傷率的指控。

So Musk responded with an all-staff email

於是馬斯克發了一封全員信件作為回應，

that's been applauded by leadership experts.

這封信受到了領導力專家們的讚揚。

He wrote,

他寫道：

"No words can express how much I care about your safety and well-being. 文法

「無法用言語表達我有多麼關心你們的安全和福祉。

It breaks my heart when someone is injured building cars 慣用語

當有人在造車並努力讓特斯拉成功的過程中受傷，

and trying their best to make Tesla successful."

我的心都碎了。」

He went on to say he'd meet with every injured employee 片語動詞

他接著說他會去見每一位受傷的員工，

and would go down to the production line

並會親自下到生產線上，

and perform the same task that they perform.

去執行他們所做的同樣的任務。

It's not certain whether he actually met with every single injured person,

目前尚不確定他是否真的見過了每一位傷者，

but this hands-on approach was clear evidence 用詞

但這種親力親為的做法清楚地證明了

that he's willing to put himself at the very heart of problem-solving. 慣用語

他願意將自己置身於解決問題的核心位置。

And sleeping in factories could go a long way toward inspiring his employees 片語搭配

而在工廠睡覺能在很大程度上激勵他的員工

to make Tesla an overwhelming success

透過幫助世界向永續能源過渡

by helping the world transition to sustainable energy. 片語搭配

來讓特斯拉取得壓倒性的成功。

Tesla aims to produce 20 million cars a year by 2030.

特斯拉的目標是到2030年每年生產2000萬輛汽車。

That's 40 times what it produced in 2020. 文法

這是它在2020年產量的40倍。

Only an insane amount of hard work will get Tesla there.

只有付出極其瘋狂的努力才能讓特斯拉達成這個目標。

Musk says at times he's clocked in more than 120 hours a week, 片語動詞

馬斯克說，有時他每週工作超過120小時，

a work ethic that he adopted early on, 片語搭配

這種職業道德是他很早以前就養成的，

when he and his brother Kimbal founded their first company,

當時他和弟弟金巴爾創立了他們的第一家公司

Zip2,

Zip2，

which was like an internet version of the Yellow Pages. 文化背景

這就像是一個網際網路版的黃頁。

They only had one computer,

他們只有一台電腦，

so the website ran during the day

所以網站在白天運行，

while they coded at night.

而他們則在晚上寫程式碼。

They also slept at the office because they didn't have an apartment,

他們也睡在辦公室裡，因為他們沒有公寓，

and luckily they could shower at the YMCA. 文化背景

幸運的是，他們可以在基督教青年會（YMCA）洗澡。

He doesn't expect his employees to camp out at work, 片語動詞

他不指望他的員工在公司打地鋪，

but does expect them to spend a lot of waking hours there. 片語搭配

但確實期望他們把很多醒著的時間花在那裡。

During that painful production ramp-up of the Model 3, 用詞

在Model 3艱難爬坡量產的那段時期，

staff was working 100 hours a week.

員工每週工作100個小時。

That's the equivalent of 14 hours a day, 片語搭配

這相當於每天工作14小時，

seven days a week.

每週工作七天。

Critics say he pushed his workers to the brink. 慣用語

批評者說他把工人逼到了崩潰的邊緣。

Musk said there was no other way to meet Tesla's production targets. 講解

馬斯克說，沒有其他辦法能達到特斯拉的生產目標。

The company bounced back 片語動詞

公司後來觸底反彈，

and exceeded its delivery goals in the second half of 2019. 片語搭配

並在2019年下半年超額完成了交付目標。

Tesla is now the most valuable car company in the world

隨著股價持續飆升，

as the stock price continues to soar. 慣用語

特斯拉現在是世界上最有價值的汽車公司。

Musk's rocket company,

馬斯克的火箭公司，

SpaceX,

SpaceX，

is also soaring, 表達脈絡

同樣也在飆升，

literally,

字面意義上的飆升，

as it tests out prototypes of the massive Starship system 片語動詞

因為它正在測試巨型星艦系統的原型，

that plans to send people to the Moon and Mars.

該系統計畫將人類送往月球和火星。

Even though his companies' futures look bright,

儘管他的公司的未來看起來一片光明，

the CEO says it's no time to slow down. 片語搭配

這位執行長卻表示現在不是放慢腳步的時候。

He once explained that if someone is working 50 hours a week

他曾經解釋說，如果有人每週工作50小時，

and you're working 100,

而你每週工作100小時，

you'll get twice as much done in the course of a year 講解

你就會在一年內完成兩倍的工作量，

and be that much further ahead.

並因此取得大得多的領先優勢。

Perhaps this mentality is the reason that on Glassdoor reviews, 文化背景

也許這種心態就是為什麼在Glassdoor的評價中，

only 65% of Tesla employees recommend working there

只有65%的特斯拉員工推薦在那裡工作，

compared with 85% who recommend Apple. 片語搭配

而相比之下，有85%的人推薦蘋果。

That doesn't mean people don' want to be hired at Tesla.

這並不意味著人們不想被特斯拉錄用。

They just recognize

他們只是認識到，

it's a demanding place to work. 用詞

這是一個要求很高的工作場所。

As Musk himself has admitted,

正如馬斯克自己所承認的那樣，

there are way easier places to work, 用詞

有很多比這輕鬆得多的工作地點，

but nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week.

但從來沒有人靠著每週工作40小時就改變了世界。

So his couch sleeping will probably continue.

所以他睡沙發的日子可能還會繼續。

Though he might find it somewhat more comfortable now.

不過他現在可能會覺得稍微舒服一點了。

A YouTuber named Ben Sullins

一位名叫本·蘇林斯的YouTuber

started a GoFundMe to get Musk a bigger couch. 文化背景

在GoFundMe上發起群眾募資，想給馬斯克買個大一點的沙發。

A furniture company caught wind of it 慣用語

一家家具公司聽說了這件事，

and offered one up for free. 片語動詞

免費提供了一個。

The money raised ended up going to charity. 片語動詞

籌集到的資金最終捐給了慈善機構。

So when do you think Tesla will be able

那麼，你認為特斯拉什麼時候能夠

to produce 20 million cars a year?

實現年產2000萬輛汽車的目標？

Do you think it'll happen by 2030,

你認為會在2030年實現，

earlier,

更早，

or later?

還是更晚？

Let me know.

請告訴我。

And if you like what you saw,

如果你喜歡你所看到的影片，

as always,

像往常一樣，

give it a like

請點個讚

and don't forget to subscribe to my channel.

並且別忘了訂閱我的頻道。

And thank you very much to my patrons

也非常感謝我的Patreon贊助者

for your support.

對我的支持。

I'm Cindy Pom

我是辛迪·龐，

and I'll see you next time.

我們下次再見。