there was no normal to go back to, a year that felt like the cusp of a brave or terrifying new world, with nobody in charge and everything up for renegotiation—from how we work and travel /to what we find meaning in and cherish. musk is our avatar of infinite possibility, our usher to the remade(re-made) world, where shopworn practices are cast aside and the unprecedented becomes logical, where earth and humanity can still be saved. perhaps no one man should have all that power. perhaps this vision of the greater good comes with a human cost. but if many never voted or signed up for musk’s wild zero-gravity ride, that is of no consequence to him. musk ducks his large frame under the massive steel ring that holds the tallest, most powerful rocket ever designed and peers up at the dozens of engine nozzles that will power it. his fluffy little gray dog, marvin, follows close behind the heels of his black cowboy boots, which musk has paired with a black tom ford jacket and black jeans. his excited technical patter suddenly goes quiet; he sees something up in the gnarled mass of metal tubes that displeases him. “if one engine catches fire, ”he explains, “we want to ensure that fire does not spread through the entire volume. ”there are barriers between the engines for this purpose, but he’s not convinced they’re sufficient.
musk has a soft handshake and an even voice that expresses exasperation, joy and breathtaking ambition in the same quiet register. tesla may be the principal source of his stupendous wealth and fame, as well as his greatest impact on the planet to date. but it is space that animates his wildest, most extreme ambitions.
【生词】本段生词大多不需要回想，晓得即可，可是，本段可以极好地训练咱们阅览生涩文章的才能。
cusp 尖头；顶级
cherish 珍爱、喜爱、怀念、抱有期望
avatar 化身
usher n. （影片院、戏院、婚礼等的）引座员，迎宾员；法庭庭警，法警；男傧相
v. 引导，引领；（喻）使初步，创始（usher sth. in）；作款待员，当引座员
shopworn 陈腐的，陈腐的
cast aside 扔掉，扔掉
fluffy 毛烘烘的
gnarled adj. [木]多节的；粗糙的；多瘤的
stupendous 惊人的；无量的
exasperation n. 恼怒；恶化；惹人恼怒的事
animate 有生命力的；有活力的
【翻译】
musk has a（不需要直接翻译出来） soft handshake and an even（留心特别意义） voice that expresses exasperation, joy and breathtaking ambition in the same quiet register（特别意义）.
马斯克的握手轻柔，语调平缓，在相同恬静的语调中表达出愤恨、高兴和惊人的宏愿壮志。
evenadj. 平坦的，水平的；恬静的，平缓的；平齐的，挨着的；无改变的，平稳的；旗鼓恰当的，平起平坐的；双数的，偶数的；对等的，公正的；不变的
，平稳的；（某事发生的概率）对半的，参半的；扯平的，互不相欠的；匀称的，相同巨细的；正好的，不多不少的
adv. 甚至，即便；愈加，愈加；其实，实践上
v. 使相等，使均匀；变平坦；使变平，使平坦
registern. 挂号表，注册簿；注册员；（人或乐器的）声区，音区；（合适特定场合运用的）语体个性，语域；（打印，拍摄）套准，叠合；<美>现金出纳机；（电子设备的）存放器；<美>（供暖或制冷设备的）调风口，节气门；（方案图像构成的）条，部分
v. 挂号，注册；（正式地或揭露地）宣告定见，提出主张；流显露，表达出；留心到，遭到留心；（仪器上）显出，闪现；把……挂号邮递；获得（成果），得（分）；（打印，拍摄）套准，叠合