埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）说，他在美国政府中的新职位是他可能想象的“最荒谬的结果”

唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）总统于1月20日担任美国第47任总统，同一天，他签署了一项行政命令，要求埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）领导政府效率部（DOGE）。

Elon Musk has revealed that he never expected to become part of President Donald Trump’s inner circle.

埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）透露，他从没想到会成为唐纳德·特朗普总统内心圈子的一部分。

The billionaire, who is known for his work with Tesla, SpaceX and X, was tasked by Trump to spearhead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) initiative, which aims to reduce federal spending and save taxpayers money.

这位亿万富翁以与特斯拉，太空X和X合作而闻名的亿万富翁，由特朗普负责率领政府效率部（DOGE）倡议，该倡议旨在减少联邦支出并为纳税人省钱。

The initiative, which was announced in January 2024, has already seen mass layoffs across the government, the removal of diversity, equality and inclusion programs, and sizeable cuts to the Department of Education.

该倡议于2024年1月宣布，已经在政府中看到了大规模裁员，消除了多样性，平等和包容计划以及对教育部的大量削减。

Despite claims by the White House that Musk is not an employee of DOGE, he is a Senior Advisor to the President and has already appeared in the Oval Office to defend the controversial cuts that DOGE has already made.

尽管白宫声称马斯克不是Doge的雇员，但他还是总统的高级顾问，并且已经出现在椭圆形办公室，以捍卫Doge已经进行的有争议的削减。

“We are trying to be as transparent as possible… I don’t know of a case where an organisation has been more transparent,” he said of the initiative.

他谈到该计划时说：“我们正在努力保持透明……我不知道组织更加透明的情况。”

“All of our actions are fully public,” he added, before explaining that he expects to be “scrutinised nonstop” by officials.

他补充说：“我们的所有行动都是完全公开的，”他解释说他希望官员“不停地审查”。

As Musk continues his mission to reduce the US’s national debt (which stands at $36tn) and save taxpayers money, he is also juggling his roles as CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, CTO and executive chairman of X, and President of the Musk Foundation.

随着马斯克（Musk）继续他的任务减少美国的国家债务（售价36美元）并为纳税人的钱节省资金，他还兼顾了他担任特斯拉和SpaceX首席执行官，X X和SpaceX首席执行官，X的执行董事长兼Musk Foundation总裁。

Amid all of that, the reported father-of-14 recently took some time out to sit down with Joe Rogan for a three-hour interview.

在所有这些中，据报道，14岁的父亲最近花了一些时间与乔·罗根（Joe Rogan）坐下来进行三小时的采访。

During the chat, which was broadcast on Friday on the host’s podcast, the pair discussed how it felt to be part of President Trump’s inner circle.

在周五在主持人的播客上播出的聊天中，两人讨论了成为特朗普总统内心圈子的一部分的感觉。

The conversation was brought about by the host, who asked whether Musk had become part of the Republican US government on his to-do list.

对话是由主持人进行的，主持人问马斯克是否已成为他的待办事项名单中的共和党政府的一部分。

“You didn’t have this as a career aspiration?” Rogan asked.

“您没有这个职业志向吗？”罗根问。

“No, this is the most absurd outcome I could possibly imagine actually,” the Tesla CEO replied.

特斯拉首席执行官回答：“不，这是我实际上可以想象的最荒谬的结果。”

“DOGE started as like a meme coin it was like a joke cryptocurrency involving memes and dogs.”

“总督开始就像模因硬币一样，就像一个涉及模因和狗的笑话加密货币。”

Musk explained that he was originally going to call his company the Government Efficiency Commission, but decided to switch up the “boring” name after fans told him it should be the Department of Government Efficiency instead.

马斯克解释说，他最初打算将他的公司称为政府效率委员会，但决定更改“无聊”的名字，因为球迷告诉他应该是政府效率部。

“It’s more evidence of the simulation,” Rogan remarked, earning an affirmative “totally” from his guest.

罗根（Rogan）说：“这更多的是模拟的证据，”他的客人“完全”获得了肯定的“完全”。

“Our mascot is a cute dog,” Musk said before likening the DOGE coin to that of a casino.

“我们的吉祥物是一只可爱的狗，”马斯克说，在将马托硬币比作赌场之前。

“If you expect to win at the casino you’re being a fool. So if you expect to win at meme coins you’re being foolish. Don’t sink your life savings into a meme coin!”

“如果您期望在赌场获胜，那您就是个傻瓜。因此，如果您期望在Meme硬币上获胜，那您将是愚蠢的。不要将您的生命储蓄纳入模因硬币！”

Parrying him, Rogan stated that you can “gamble a little” and “ride waves” with your money instead.

罗根（Rogan）招待他，说您可以用钱“赌博”和“骑行浪潮”。

“If you want to have some fun then play with meme coins,” Musk added.

马斯克补充说：“如果您想玩一些乐趣，那就玩模因硬币。”

Dogecoin, an open-source peer-to-peer digital currency, is considered the first “meme coin”. It was created in 2013 by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, who aimed to make a cryptocurrency that was a "joke" and "a parody of the cryptocurrency enthusiasts who invested in Bitcoin".

Dogecoin是一种开源的点对点数字货币，被认为是第一个“模因硬币”。它是由软件工程师Billy Markus和Jackson Palmer于2013年创建的，他们旨在制造一个加密货币，这是一个“笑话”和“对投资比特币投资的加密货币爱好者的模仿”。

The coin, which is named after the meme of a Shiba Inu dog that was popular at the time, has since become one of the most well-known cryptocurrencies in the world. It is also one of the most volatile, with the price often fluctuating wildly in response to news and events.

该硬币以当时流行的shiba inu狗的模因命名，此后已成为世界上最著名的加密货币之一。它也是最动荡的之一，对于新闻和事件的响应，价格通常会急剧上波动。

At the start of 2021, Dogecoin was trading at around $0.07. However, the price soared to a high of over $0.80 in May 2021, following a massive rally that was fueled by interest from retail investors on social media and support from Musk, who is a known fan of the coin.

在2021年初，Dogecoin的交易价格约为0.07美元。但是，在2021年5月，在社交媒体上的散户投资者的兴趣和马斯克的支持下，这一价格飙升至2021年5月高达0.80美元。

Dogecoin is used to pay for food and merchandise at some restaurants and stores, and it can also be tipped to content creators on social media.

Dogecoin用于在某些餐馆和商店购买食品和商品，也可以在社交媒体上向内容创建者倾斜。

It is accepted as payment for Tesla vehicles in Canada and some European countries.

它被接受为加拿大和一些欧洲国家的特斯拉车的付款。

The coin is also sponsored by Watford Football Club in the EFL Championship, while the likes of Snoop Dogg, Gene Simmons and Mark Cuban have all promoted it.

硬币还由沃特福德足球俱乐部（Watford Football Club）在EFL冠军赛中赞助，而Snoop Dogg，Gene Simmons和Mark Cuban等人都促进了它。