Born A Crime- Ch01-05

Summary

Trevor Noah is a well-known TV show host in South Africa. He was born illegally and raised indoors with his family. His most famous identity is the comedian and host of "The Daily Show". Trevor's mom brought him to books and he could play with himself by reading and imaginary plays based on his readings.

Trevor found his path with the deeply connection with language, anyway, a means of communication to his life-time career. And his story of beginning to merit from English language inspired a large mass of audience.

Thoughts

悲剧终将引出喜剧

开头的章节似乎都始于悲惨的时代背景，压抑混乱的社会环境，难言的个人生世，艰苦的家庭境遇。好在母亲的顽强和开明，他得以以无名的身份降生，得以学习英语，并因此获得生存的便利，乃至后来谋生的根基。

把逆境过出花朵，拿一手稀烂的牌，开局一场纷呈绚烂的人生。

这不是一个励志故事，这才是我们面对大大小小的阻挠应有的态度。

Words

Camouflage 注意引申的用法，从植物实意引出

Ostensibly/ Ostensible 跟superfacial 的对比

Tag along 比较 tail