Chapter 7 All Electric 1/2
Words
1.dabble
There was no clean-technology movement at this time, but there were companies dabbling with new uses for solar power and electric vechicles.
释义dabble in/at/with：to do something or be involved in something in a way that is not very serious
例：people who dabble in painting as a way of relaxing
造句：At first, he just dabbled with playing guitar, but he gradually developed as an skillful guitar player.
2.fold
After it folded, Straubel followed Harold Rosen, an engineer famed for inventing the geostationary satellite, to create an electric plane.
释义： (also fold up) if an organization folds, it closes because it does not have enough money to continue.
造句：In 2008, lots of start-ups folded because of the economic crisis.
3.toil
It was in the middle of toiling away on all these projects that Straubel's old buddies from the Standford solar car team came to pay him a visit.
释义：(also toil away) to work very hard for a long period of time
想到了昨天学的单词grueling， the grueling work
例：I’ve been toiling away at this essay all weekend.
造句：Shopper on Taobao are toiling away on the shopping spree.
4.bite
When Musk didn't bite on that, Straubel announced his electric car side project.
释义：to believe what someone tells you, or to buy something they are selling, especially when they have persuaded you to do this:
例：The new camcorders were withdrawn after consumers failed to bite.
造句：Usually I don't bite on the products that the sellers promote.
5.strike a chord with
The crazy idea struck an immediate chord with Musk
释义：to say or do sth that makes people feel sympathy or enthusiasm
例：The speaker had obviously struck a chord with his audience.
造句：The popular passages in the internet tend to struck a chord with the readers.
Thoughts
今天终于说到了大家熟知的特斯拉了。原来电动车并不是Musk的创意，而是他投资了几个小伙子的创意。不过当时更多的人完全是不看好电动车的，所以他们很难找到投资人。但是Musk一听到这个想法就激动不已，因为电动车这个概念在他脑中已经植入了多年。而这几个年轻人恰好将他的想法付诸了实践，可谓是一拍即合。
The crazy idea struck an immediate chord with Musk， Who had been thinking about electric vehicles for years.
