Elon Musk 10

Chanpter 8 PAIN, SUFFERING, AND SURVIVAL

Words

1.back channel

Musk reached out through some back channels in Washington and found out that SpaceX might even be a front-runner for the deal.

释义：a secret or unusual way of passing information to other people传递消息的)秘密渠道,特殊途径，想到了我们常说的走后门

例：Gershon Baskin is an Israeli peace activist who has been involved in other back-channel cease-fire and prisoner exchange negotiations between Israel and Hamas.  New York Times(Jul 25, 2014)

造句： If you can reached out through some back channels, the project can be completed ahead of time.

2.fluctuate/ˈflʌktʃueɪt/

Musk's weight fluctuated widely. Bags fromed under his eyes, and his countenance started to resemble that of a shattered runner at the back end of an ultra-marathon.

to change, especially continuously and between one level or thing and another （尤指持续）波动，起伏不定
名词 fluctuation
Don't worry about tiny fluctuations in your weight...
同义：vary， change, alternate, oscillate, seesaw, shift, swing, , veer, waver
Fluctuate and waver refer less to physical motion than to changes in rate or changes of mind

搭配： + adv./prep.
considerably 大幅波动sharply, widely, wildly 急剧波动；猛烈波动:
Prices have fluctuated wildly in recent years.
constantly, continually
持续波动；不断波动:
搭配：PREP
according to 随… 波动:
Traffic congestion fluctuates according to the time of day.
around 在…上下波动:
between 在…范围内波动:
The number of unemployed fluctuates between two and three million.

另外这个句子都是用名词做主语来形容Musk当时的身心疲惫，可以背下来。

3.juicy

Musk, though, felt like the 2008 climate with the hatred of bankers and the rich had turned him into a particularly juicy target.

informal worth a lot of money同义：lucrative
例：a juicy contract

图片发自App

造句：Iphone is a juicy product.

4.luck into

First it didiculed Musk for officially taking over as CEO of Tesla and replacing Drori, on the grounds that Musk had just lucked into his past successes.

释义： take possession of
例：And he is here to tell you that early retirement doesn’t only happen to Powerball winners and those who luck into a big inheritance.

5.on the line

Their pride as enginners and their hopes and dreams were on the line.

  释义：at risk, in a dangerous situation

例：His job could be on the line if results do not improve.

造句：Recently, Xue Zhiqian is on the line.

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Thoughts
Space X 终于发射成功了，但因为前期的耗资巨大，以及特斯拉的成本估计错误，马斯克陷入财务危机。

Musk's weight fluctuated widely. Bags fromed under his eyes, and his countenance started to resemble that of a shattered runner at the back end of an ultra-marathon.

可是他依然没有放弃，想尽办法到处筹钱，节俭开支。终于接到了一笔$1.6billion的订单。“山穷水尽疑无路，柳暗花明又一村”有时候以为是掉到了谷底，可是下一秒说不定就有火箭来接你了。你只要再坚持那么一会。

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Eric连线共读

今天参加了Eric的共读，  Eric就讲了今天看的前四段，却是满满的画面感，hoots and whistles描绘出了火箭成功上升时大家的欢呼雀跃，后面的shattred则表现出了再次失败后工程师们的粉身碎骨般的绝望。这些都是我在阅读中没有看到的画面，以至于我在想：我和Eric读的是一本书吗？究其原因，还是单词量不够，见的少，并且书读的不够多。慢慢积累吧，同时多听听 Eric讲故事。

语音问题

1.断句 一到长句子就慌乱的想快点读完而没有断句，越急越慢。因为没有读懂，所以容易读错，打结。

2.encourage的 ou美音发的是/ə/而不是/ʌ/，就像hurry的u的发音一样，这种见到一个就记一个。

如何记表达

比如书中出现的chill out就是放松的意思，Eric说有一位他的大学同学说过I'm chilling. 就是放松闲逛的意思。我则想到了Avril第一本成名专辑里Complicated的歌词 Chill out what your yelling for, lay back it's all be done before.

图片发自App

这样一个词就丰富了起来，他的意思也理解透彻了。不仅记住了意思，也会用了