9.7 Elon Musk chap5

EXPRESSIONS

（摘录的是熟词的其他用法）

1. bounce 一般意思是弹、跳

»Musk also bounced his ideas off some contacts he’d made at the bank in Canada.

bounce ideas (off sb)/(around) to  

(tell sb your ideas in order to find out what they think about them)  •(向某人)透露主意(以试探其反应):

»He bounced ideas off colleagues everywhere he went. 他在同事中逢人便试探地大讲他的想法

2. hit it'off (with sb) 

(informal) to have a good friendly relationship with sb • (和某人)投缘:

»We hit it off straight away. 我们一见如故。

3. floor [verb]

to surprise or confuse sb so that they are not sure what to sayor do •使惊奇；使困惑

»I was floored by it and angry.

THOUGHTS

第五章的标题很有趣，是Musk作为Palpay的幕后老板，这章主要介绍Palpay的发展史。Musk在赚到22 millions时先买房买车而后进行下一步投资X-com而不是贪图享受，从这里看出他并不满足于赚钱。Musk的想法总比其他人超前，他提出其他人都不敢相信的online bank，合作后期遇到了各种coups，合伙人单飞抄袭创意变成竞争对手，公司管理权力被篡夺，他都冷静地化解了。后来度蜜月时染上疟疾，他表现的像个坦克刚不可摧。所以，能成大事者一定是能handle住各种意外情况和承受住压力的人。