一 words ＆expressions
1. Klara, a teacher from Ukraine, must have been a very special woman, for she responded positively to this unorthodox courtship and agreed to László’s proposals.
unorthodox:different from what is usual or accepted 非正統(tǒng)的店归；非傳統(tǒng)的里初；不正規(guī)的
造句：Most doctors don’t approve of unorthodox medicine.
2. When he was wooing Klara, he outlined his theories and explained that he was looking for a wife who would collaborate with him to test his theories on their own children.
woo：If a man woos a woman, he gives her a lot of attention in an attempt to persuade her to marry him（男子）向…求愛包警，向…求婚
造句：He wooed her with honeyed words.
3. Mario Lemieux’s experience points up another salient feature of prodigies’ early experience
salient：the salient points or features of something are the most important or most noticeable parts of it重要的; 顯著的阀蒂，突出的
造句：The ?presentation succinctly covered all the salient points of the case .
4. However, the student who makes it to the end of this arduous road will have joined an elite cadre of people who can say categorically that they have reached the pinnacle of human achievement.
cadre:small group of trained people who form the basic unit of a military, political or business organization（軍隊、政治或商業(yè)組織的）骨干隊伍巍举，干部隊伍
pinnacle:the most successful, powerful, exciting etc part of something顛峰; 頂點; 鼎盛時期
造句：My father is at the very pinnacle of his career.
二 summary＆thoughts
第七章講的是怎樣走向卓越
第一階段：產生興趣
在我們小的時候會喜歡一起東西窜锯，喜歡與它多多互動蚌成。這是我們培養(yǎng)熱愛的第一步。我們在成長的過程中培養(yǎng)起來的興趣是我們在這方面取得卓越的第一步晌砾。
第二階段：變得認真
父母和老師都是引導我們的引路者坎拐，可以為我們的成長護航。可是走向卓越終是自己的事情哼勇，我們內心與行動上必須認真對待都伪。
第三階段：全力投入
隨著年齡的增大，人們的技能出現退化积担，很大程度上是因為他們減少或停止了練習陨晶。同時，心理的適應能力要比身體強帝璧。所以先誉，我們的投入要持之以恒，不要三天打魚的烁，兩天曬網褐耳。
第四階段：開拓創(chuàng)新
有創(chuàng)造性的、不安分的渴庆、有進取心的人總是不滿足于現狀铃芦，他們尋找各種方法來向前推進，做一些別人沒有做過的事情把曼。一旦開拓者們展示了某件事情可以怎樣做好杨帽，其他人便能學習那一技能，并跟著做嗤军。
