Elon Musk 6

Chapter 6 Mice in space 2/3

Words

1.no muss, no fuss.

This vision included the construction of a type of mobile launch vehicle that could travel to various sites, take the rocket from a horizontal to vertical position, and send it off to space-no muss, no fuss.

释义：no muss, no fuss used to say that something can be done easily and without problems – used humorously:
 例：It works every time, no muss, no fuss.muss 是乱的，不整洁的意思，fuss是慌张

2.bow to

Bowing to his nature, Musk set an insanely ambitious timeline for all of this.

释义：bow to somebody/something
  to finally agree to do something, even though you do not want to do it:向…低头，向…屈服
   例：Congress may bow to public pressure and lift the arms embargo.
    

3.score

The acquisition also upped Musk's profile and celibrity, which he could leverage to score meetings with top government officials and to sway suppliers.

释义：get something 获得，得到
例：I managed to score a couple of tickets to the World Cup final

4.call the shots

She pretty much called the shots.

释义：call the tune/shots ：to be in a position of control or authority

5.stint

The stint at Boeing had left Hollman unimpressed with big aerospace.

释义：stint in/at：a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity
 
  例：Mark did a two-year stint in the army

---

Thoughts

At that time, the areospace company were building a Ferrrari for every launch, while Musk was building the Honda in that area.

提到航空业，人们一般都认为需要高额的成本，一般人是很难投资创业的行业。可是马斯克却说当其他的航天公司造的是航天业的法拉利，那么他就来造航天业的本田，经济适用型。还是昨天感悟到的他的另辟蹊径。