勞埃德當時稱,這是全面發揮"超級高鐵技術公司"潛力的重要一步.
"Our 'Kitty Hawk' moment refers to our first full system, full scale, full speed test," Lloyd said.
他表示："我們的'基蒂霍克'時刻將首次展示全系統、全規模、全速度的高鐵試驗."
"This will be over two miles of tube with a controlled environment and inside that tube we will levitate a pod and accelerate it to over 700 miles (1,125 kilometers) per hour."
"我們將布置超過兩英里長的隧道,把控好隧道環境.隧道內懸浮的行駛艙,時速可達700英里（約1125公里）以上".
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The project could connect Los Angeles and San Francisco in 35 minutes in a low-cost alternative to a high-speed rail network planned for California.
該項目將連接洛杉磯和舊金山,全程僅需35分鐘,而且相對于加州計劃中的高鐵線路,該項目費用更低.
Musk has said he has no plans to build the system but offered the "open source design" to allow others to pursue a venture.
馬斯克已表示,他無意親身參與這種項目,但會把他的設計變成開源資源,供其他冒險家使用.
Jon Favreau, director of "Iron Man," has referred to Musk as a modern-day "Renaissance man."
《鋼鐵俠》導演喬恩·費儒認為馬斯克是一個現代版的"文藝復興式人物".
In an article for Time, Favreau said he and actor Robert Downey Jr. modeled the main character in the movie -- "genius billionaire Tony Stark" -- after the Silicon Valley star.
費儒在一篇寫給《時代》雜志的文章中稱,影片主角之一"天才富豪托尼·斯塔克",就是他和演員小羅伯特·唐尼以這位硅谷明星為原型創作的.
South Africa-born Musk has become one of America's best-known innovators, having launched a payments company, electric carmaker Tesla Motors, SpaceX and SolarCity.
出生于南非的馬斯克是美國最著名的創新家之一.他創立過支付公司、電動汽車特斯拉、太空探索公司以及"天陽能城市"公司.
英文來源：AFP
