劳埃德当时称,这是全面发挥"超级高铁技术公司"潜力的重要一步.
"Our 'Kitty Hawk' moment refers to our first full system, full scale, full speed test," Lloyd said.
他表示："我们的'基蒂霍克'时刻将首次展示全系统、全规模、全速度的高铁试验."
"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."
"我们将布置超过两英里长的隧道,把控好隧道环境.隧道内悬浮的行驶舱,时速可达700英里（约1125公里）以上".
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钢铁侠
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.
该项目将连接洛杉矶和旧金山,全程仅需35分钟,而且相对于加州计划中的高铁线路,该项目费用更低.
Musk has said he has no plans to build the system but offered the "open source design" to allow others to pursue a venture.
马斯克已表示,他无意亲身参与这种项目,但会把他的设计变成开源资源,供其他冒险家使用.
Jon Favreau, director of "Iron Man," has referred to Musk as a modern-day "Renaissance man."
《钢铁侠》导演乔恩·费儒认为马斯克是一个现代版的"文艺复兴式人物".
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.
费儒在一篇写给《时代》杂志的文章中称,影片主角之一"天才富豪托尼·斯塔克",就是他和演员小罗伯特·唐尼以这位硅谷明星为原型创作的.
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.
出生于南非的马斯克是美国最著名的创新家之一.他创立过支付公司、电动汽车特斯拉、太空探索公司以及"天阳能城市"公司.
英文来源：AFP
