Day 1
bristle
verb [intransitive]
1 to behave in a way that shows you are very angry or annoyed
bristle with rage/indignation etc
John pushed back his chair, bristling with rage.
bristle at
He bristled at her rudeness.
2 if an animal’s hair bristles, it stands up stiffly because the animal is afraid or angry
原文参考:Maye bristled when the subject of Errol came up. “Nobody gets along with him,” she said. “He is not nice to anyone. I don’t want to tell stories because they are horrendous. You know, you just don’t talk about it. There are kids and grandkids involved.”
lackluster
lack‧lus‧tre British English, lackluster American English /ˈlækˌlʌstə , -ər/ adjective
1 not exciting, impressive etc SYN dull
a lacklustre performance
2 not shining SYN dull
lacklustre hair
原文参考:He began pursuing physics and engineering but put lackluster effort into the work and soon dropped out of school.
埃隆小时候就已经是个小大人,也是有一点nerdy的“智商歧视”了,跟家人并不太亲近,儿时有点爱的缺失,对同龄人的无聊小把戏毫不关心。相反,他喜欢繁复的自然科学,对动手的任何玩乐,充满好奇心和挑战欲望。他对电子,或者高科技的事物总是有强烈的好奇心。
正在看的另一本书是宇宙史与物理学弦理论。想到家族的影响也许还真的有些效果,小学一年级收到姑姑的来信,与我讨论宇宙的尺寸和边界。后来才知道姑姑是顶呱呱的少儿教育家,也做了不少科普节目,她的三个小孩,分别在美国和国内获得博士学位后,在各自的研究所继续着对癌症和电子的研究。庆幸如今还有不断的好奇心,更希望能实干一些,把梦想加油实现。
这本书果然不仅有趣,也很激发对美好或对梦想的寻求。