Elon Musk ：C5: 0907

篇章：三起两落一场大病

虽然看的创业类人物传记书籍不多，但是Elon的起落和那些年看的偶像剧中情节如此雷同：白手起家，取得成功后被公司里其他股东密谋取缔，连剧中察觉局势不对秘密通报的衷心小弟都有！

He chatted up some of the best engineers at the company to get a feel for who might be willing to join him in another venture. Musk also bounced his ideas off some contacts he's made at the bank in Canada. .... And in March, Musk incorporated X.com, a finance start-up with a pornographic-sounding name

#thought#  想起"Do or die and don't give up "，无法复制别人的成功，但是佩服学习Elon的行动力。目标明确没有迟疑，招兵秣马，挖洞积粮，一月份Zig2寻找买家二月卖出，三月份Elon就建立了自己公司。神速，给人一种建立公司很容易的错觉。不否认先前的创业经历有很大的促进作用，但Elon 的行动力让我敬佩。牛人三四个月就成立了公司，想到啥立即就行动，拖延派的各种借口如何站得住脚。读完的时候自己觉得好累呀，全程有一种没有些许喘息的机会，莫名感受到他超负荷工作的高压，替他累。就连自己的蜜月都能度成“劫”真是哭笑不得。感觉Elon想一个大大的钟摆，无论起落，都是在自己节奏之中，都记得自己抱负。

#bounce off ：试探#

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# 词汇 #

Musk’s decision to invest so much money in X.com looks even more unusual in hindsight.

Hindsight:

释义：the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened 事后的觉悟/聪明

同义：foresight:

✏️with / in hindsight:事后才知道

✏️the benefit / wisdom of hindsight

例句：With hindsight, I should have seen the warning signs.

With the benefit of hindsight, it's easy to criticize.

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he seemed spellbound by his life.

Spellbound:

释义：extremely interested in something you are listening to:adj. 入迷的;出神的

近义词：[adj] enchanted

✏️ hold one's spellbound 使...入迷

例句：The acrobats held the audience spellbound.杂技演员们使观众看呆了。

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the rest of the technology industry was mired in a dramatic downturn

Mired:

释义：stuck in a bad situation and unable to get out or make progressmired in or stuck in mud

v. 使…陷于泥泞，使…陷入困境（mire的过去式）

近义词：[adj.] encumbered

✏️ mired in 陷入...困境

例句：One year after the crash, the markets remain mired in a deep malaise.

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I was floored by it and angry

floor：

释义：

①动词：to knock (someone) to the floor or ground; to surprise, shock or amaze (someone) very much击败，打倒

②名词：除了熟悉的“地板；楼层等”还有“发言权” have the floor 有[获得]发言权

“下限、底线”：an officially agreed limit below which something cannot go

反义：ceiling:上限

✏️ impose/ set/ put  a floor/ceiling (on something) 对...设置下限/上限

✏️raise/ lower the floor (on something)

例句：Manufacturers have tried to put a floor on the price of their products.

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