日积月累:
1.dig into: to try to find out about sth. unknown or secret
/ to start using a supply of sth, especially money
原文:As Musk dug into the situation more,
造句:I can dig into Musk's life through this book.
近义:poke into: to try to find out information about other people's private lives, business etc. in a way that annoys them
burrow down into: to search for sth that is hidden in a container or under other things
2.dismay:(n/v) the worry, disappointment, or unhappiness you feel when sth unpleasant happens
with/in dismay, to sb's dismay
原文:much to the dismay of Musk and von Holzhausen
造句:To my dismay, I do not have enough time to finish my plan.
3.crank up: to make sth move by turning a crank
原文:To crank up the pace of the Model S design
造句:I want to crank up the pace of this class.
4. stamp out: to make a shape or object by pressing hard on sth using a machine or tool
/to prevent sth bad from continuing
/to stop a fire from burning by stepping hard on the flames
原文:Partners would stamp out the body parts, do the welding and handle the painting, and ship everything to Tesla, where workers would turn the parts into a whole car.
复习:
1. budge: make or cause to make the slightest movement. (budget预算)
2. a bunch of, a litany of, a modicum of, a bevy of, a stack of
3. huddle: crowd together; nestle closely.
4. precarious: not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse.
5. at a press event
6.hemming and hawing
7.pump out
唠叨两句:
His job would be to breathe new life into the car’s early designs and, if possible, turn the Model S into an iconic product.
von Holzhausen设计了今天的Model S 95%的部分,和Musk一起完成了Model S。在考虑建厂量产时,机缘巧合聘请了O'Connell,获得了Diamler和Toyota的订单,随后Diamler入股10%$50 million,政府给予贷款$465 million,获得Toyota合作伙伴廉价的生产线转让,以及后来IPO的成功。
Flush with funds,Musk开始了Model S新的研发(比如falcon-wing door)。这本书读到这里,想到了Steve Jobs很多次,当然书中也提到多次(这里又一次提到两个人都能think up things that consumers did not even know hey wanted),两个人真的很像(Musk, though, approaches everything from a Platonic perspective.)
PS谢谢Eric昨天的建议,今天写笔记时特别注意了下。虽然多花了很多时间,但是收获很多,估计会越来越熟练的。
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