Day 11
Chapter 8 PAIN, SUFFERING, AND SURVIVAL
个人生活,创业艰辛,与转机
火箭发射这边的订单基本确定保全之后,电力汽车Tesla的财务危机一个个化险为夷,然而在一个个危机的同时,马斯克的家庭生活也渐渐陷入绝境。离婚让两边都有受伤,好在总有好友援手,英国之行虽然在汽车领域没有大的进展,也被阿斯顿马丁傲慢相待,倒是遇见了嘉人。
人生就是上坡、下坡,还有没想到吧。
splash
1 /splæʃ/ ●●● W3 verb
[intransitive] if a liquid splashes, it hits or falls on something and makes a noise
splash against/on/over
The ocean splashed against the pier.
2 noun
[countable] the sound of a liquid hitting something or being moved around quickly
Rachel fell into the river with a loud splash.
原文参考:The facility had a series of interlocking hangars and served as a production office for the movie. It also supplied Robert Downey Jr., who was to play Iron Man and his human creator Tony Stark, with a splash of inspiration.
psyche
psy‧che /ˈsaɪki/ noun [countable usually singular] technical or formal
someone’s mind, or their deepest feelings, which control their attitudes and behaviour
Freud’s account of the human psyche
A characteristic of the feminine psyche is to seek approval from others.
原文参考:Beyond the surroundings, Downey really wanted a peek inside Musk’s psyche. The men walked, sat in Musk’s office, and had lunch. Downey appreciated that Musk was not a foul-smelling, fidgety, coder whack job.
relish
rel‧ish/ˈrelɪʃ/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
to enjoy an experience or the thought of something that is going to happen
relish the prospect/thought/idea
I don’t relish the thought of you walking home alone.
relish the chance/opportunity
He relishes the chance to play Hamlet.
原文参考:Justine appeared to relish their status even more than Musk.
dispell
di‧spel /dɪˈspel/ verb (dispelled, dispelling) [transitive]
to make something go away, especially a belief, idea, or feeling
We want to dispel the myth that you cannot eat well in Britain.
Light poured into the hall, dispelling the shadows.
原文参考:“Elon Musk has been called ‘part playboy, part space cowboy,’ an image hardly dispelled by a car collection that has boasted a Porsche 911 Turbo, 1967 Series 1 Jaguar, a Hamann BMW M5 plus the aforementioned McLaren F1—which he has driven at up to 215mph on a private airstrip,” a British reporter gushed in 2007.
opinionated
o‧pin‧ion‧at‧ed /əˈpɪnjəneɪtɪd/ adjective
expressing very strong opinions about things
I found him very arrogant and opinionated.
原文参考:When Justine let out her political views, one of the men at the table made a crack about her being so opinionated.