Day 11
Chapter 8 PAIN, SUFFERING, AND SURVIVAL
个人生活，创业艰辛，与转机
火箭发射这边的订单基本确定保全之后，电力汽车Tesla的财务危机一个个化险为夷，然而在一个个危机的同时，马斯克的家庭生活也渐渐陷入绝境。离婚让两边都有受伤，好在总有好友援手，英国之行虽然在汽车领域没有大的进展，也被阿斯顿马丁傲慢相待，倒是遇见了嘉人。
人生就是上坡、下坡，还有没想到吧。
splash
1 /splæʃ/ ●●● W3 verb
[intransitive] if a liquid splashes, it hits or falls on something and makes a noise
splash against/on/over
The ocean splashed against the pier.
2 noun
[countable] the sound of a liquid hitting something or being moved around quickly
Rachel fell into the river with a loud splash.
原文参考：The facility had a series of interlocking hangars and served as a production office for the movie. It also supplied Robert Downey Jr., who was to play Iron Man and his human creator Tony Stark, with a splash of inspiration.
psyche
psy‧che /ˈsaɪki/ noun [countable usually singular] technical or formal
someone’s mind, or their deepest feelings, which control their attitudes and behaviour
Freud’s account of the human psyche
A characteristic of the feminine psyche is to seek approval from others.
原文参考：Beyond the surroundings, Downey really wanted a peek inside Musk’s psyche. The men walked, sat in Musk’s office, and had lunch. Downey appreciated that Musk was not a foul-smelling, fidgety, coder whack job.
relish
rel‧ish/ˈrelɪʃ/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
to enjoy an experience or the thought of something that is going to happen
relish the prospect/thought/idea
I don’t relish the thought of you walking home alone.
relish the chance/opportunity
He relishes the chance to play Hamlet.
原文参考：Justine appeared to relish their status even more than Musk.
dispell
di‧spel /dɪˈspel/ verb (dispelled, dispelling) [transitive]
to make something go away, especially a belief, idea, or feeling
We want to dispel the myth that you cannot eat well in Britain.
Light poured into the hall, dispelling the shadows.
原文参考：“Elon Musk has been called ‘part playboy, part space cowboy,’ an image hardly dispelled by a car collection that has boasted a Porsche 911 Turbo, 1967 Series 1 Jaguar, a Hamann BMW M5 plus the aforementioned McLaren F1—which he has driven at up to 215mph on a private airstrip,” a British reporter gushed in 2007.
opinionated
o‧pin‧ion‧at‧ed /əˈpɪnjəneɪtɪd/ adjective
expressing very strong opinions about things
I found him very arrogant and opinionated.
原文参考：When Justine let out her political views, one of the men at the table made a crack about her being so opinionated.