天天用英语：三十七课 - Chance and Circumstances

来源点

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/books/review/Leonhardt-t.html

知识点

• 句型

  become grist for ——为......成为有用的材料

  there is beauty in doing sth. even it is adj.

  have exposure to ——接触

  have done fairly little/much to

  have nothing to do with sb.= none of your business (慎用。。。)

• 近意

  uncommon = unusual = rare = scarcely  不同寻常，较少
  

  take advantage of = utilize = use 用
  

• 好词

  explode ——暴涨

  plumb ——探出究竟

  personalize ——使个人化

  sublimate ——升华，高尚化 （读音重音在前）

  lurk——隐藏

  infuse ——注入，灌输

  penetrate ——刺入，穿透

  outshine ——优于，使相形见绌

  excel ——超过，超出，胜于

  foster success

  stunned = astonish = surprise = amaze 惊讶

• 好句

  Outliers are those who have been given opportunities - and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.

It is not the brightest who succeed, nor is success simply the sum of the decisions and efforts we make on our own behalf. It is a gift.

方法论

对于某个乐器，比如小提琴，音乐老师：4000小时；优秀演奏者：8000小时；世界级演奏者：1000小时。

100小时定律：每天一小时，连续三个月——天天用英语。

万亿与万一，之间只差，你今天做了什么。

100岁一生是36500天，20多岁的年纪已经花费7300多天，即将三分之一。

多会一个技能，你有可能拯救生命，包括语言和心理。