日积月累:
1.wind up:dispute or bargain persistently, especially over the cost of something.
原文:He set off in March 2007 for SpaceX's headquarters in El Segundo and wound up receiving a personal tour from Musk.
造句:I set off in July 2016 for my preparation for graduate application and wound up receiving an offer in this month.
2.zip: to fasten something sing a zip
fiddle with: to move part of a machine in order to make it work, without knowing exactly what you should do
原文:Enthusiastic employees were zipping about, fiddling with an assortment of machines.
造句:I have tried to fiddle with this machine but failed.
3. dispel: make (a doubt, belief, or feeling) disappear
原文:an image hardly dispelled by a car collection that has boasted a Porsche 911 Turbo
造句:Nothing can dispel my belief.
复习:
1. The Musk glow dimmed.
2. He wouldn't flinch at (退缩)renting a plane for ninety thousand dollars to get something to Kwaj.
3. It's not clear how much Musk let on to Justine about his dwindling bank account.
唠叨两句:
1.竟然在章节开头就看到了wind up的用法,真心赞一下剑桥高级英语词汇这本书!
2.前面讲了Musk遇到的公司经济危机,和形象的崩盘,后面主要讲了婚姻史,个人对名人私生活不感冒,跳读了很多,感触最深的应该是公司困境时,硅谷花边新闻社对Musk毫不留情的批判。纵使一方面是对投资者的好,但一方面很多媒体很多时候做的真的不太好,国内媒体更甚。