Elon Musk: All Electric (1)

今天谈到Tesla Motors的成立及发展历程。

不管是Straubel，还是Eberhard 和Tarpenning,我觉得在他们身上有一股力量，那就是执着，有一种“众人皆醉我独醒”的感觉，即使多次被否定和嘲笑，即使没有人认可和支持，即使困难重重。管他呢，走下去再说，我们很多时候会被动的被身边的人、事或环境感染，特备是当自己打算去做一个决定的时候，如果身边的人说“你不要去冒这个险”，“这不值得”，“你做不到的”，“你就别想这个了，换条路吧，我了解你...”等等诸如此类的话时，我们几乎每个人都会开始还怀疑自己，心想：“也许我真的不行”或是“他们说的有道理，旁观者清”。当然旁人多是好心，也许有时候这样是对的，可是，有时候确实需要坚定信念，不被任何人或事影响或阻挠，而事实证明，凡是大有成就的人，曾经都遭受过几乎所有人的否定，他们正式坚持了自己想要的，才有了今天的成就。

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学习几个“着迷”的词组

1. As they chatted late into the night, Stfaubel and the solar team kept fixating on one topic.

fixated on/with/by n, you think about n. to an extreme and excessive degree.

【例句】But by then the administration wasn't paying attention, for top officials were fixated on Kuwait.

【仿句】She always keeps fixated on novels.

2. Cantrell found Musk both intriguing and all too eager.

intrigue, interested in sth and you want to know about it.

be intrigued by n.

【例句】They were intrigued by her story.

【仿句】He was intrigued by the computer game.

3. As space enthusiasts started to learn about the new company, they didn't really obsess over whether Musk's delivery schedule sounded realistic or not.

obsess over/about n., keep thinking about n. and find it difficult to think about anything.

be obsessed with/by n.

【例句】He was obsessed with American gangster movies.

【仿句】He was obsessed by her hot figure.

4. In July 2002, Musk was gripped by the excitement of this daring enterprise, and Ebay made its aggressive money to buy PayPal for $1.5 billion.

be gripped by sth, your attention is concentrate on it and held by it.

【例句】The nation is gripped by the dramatic story.

【例句】He was gripped by the beautiful scenery.

5. "But soon I loved it and got totally hooked."

hooked on sth, you enjoy it so much that it takes up a lot of your interest and attention.

【例句】Open this book and read afew pages and you will be hooked.

【仿句】Many of the leaders have become hooked on power and money.