1. Pick up
Ever in search of something new to do, Haldeman had picked up flying and bought his own plane.
He took to the wide-open land and picked up bronco horseback riding, boxing, and wrestling.
He picked things up easily, and Maye, like many mothers do, pegged her son as brilliant and precocious.
eg: (verb) to get to know or learn , usually through informal training ;
Didn't you pick up any Chinese while you were in China?
2. Relentless
And, according to Maye, Errol spent about seven years as a relentless suitor seeking her hand in marriage and eventually breaking her will.
For three or four years, Musk endured relentless hounding at the hands of these bullies.
eg: (adj.) never ceasing
She could not bear the relentless music and turned down the volume.
Relentless in his pursuit of quality , his technical ability was remarkable.
3. Scour
Once in South Africa, the family rebuilt the plane and used it to scour the country for a nice place to live .
eg: (verb) examine or look for minutely
The police scoured the country for the fugitive.
4. Pensive
For Musk, these pensive moments were wonderful.
eg:( adj.) deeply or seriously thoughtful
He became so pensive that she didn't like to break into his thoughts.
中文感悟
"At one point, I ran out of books to read at the school library and the neighborhood library," Musk said. "This is maybe the third or fourth grade. I tried to convince the librarian to order books for me. So then, I started to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica. That is so helpful.
读到这，我笑出来了，但是也明白了成功是有道理的。从小酷爱读书，而且从小就懂得为了自己想要的东西尽全力去争取。长大点明白他的梦想只能在美国实现，所以就一心争取去美国！目标明确，勇往直前，不浪费时间在没有意义的事情上面！这也是我们现在很多人所缺乏的，浑浑噩噩地‘生活’着。
