苹果超越微软成为全球最大科技公司
苹果超越微软成为全球最大科技公司
Apple has overtaken Microsoft to become the largest technology company by market value， crowning a stunning 1 corporate 2 comeback．苹果（Apple）已完成了其令人惊叹的重返巅峰之旅——按市值计算，它已经超越微软（Microsoft），成为全球最大的科技公司。
After more than three decades of rivalry 3 between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates， the founder 4 of the iPad maker 5 saw his company take the lead on Nasdaq．在与比尔?盖茨（Bill Gates）竟跑了30多年之后，史蒂夫?乔布斯（Steve Jobs）这位苹果公司创始人终于将他的公司送上了纳斯达克（Nasdaq）的顶峰位置。
When the New York markets closed on Wednesday， Apple was worth $222bn – short only of ExxonMobil． Microsoft was valued at $219bn．苹果公司的市值在周三纽约股市收市时达到2220亿美元，仅次于埃克森美孚（ExxonMobil），微软市值为2190亿美元。
The moment says much about how technology and business strategies are changing． But it is above all a triumph for a chief executive who has defied conventional wisdom and taken big risks in new industries with entrenched 6 powers， overthrowing 7 the establishment in the music and mobile phone businesses and staking out new ground．这一刻充分表明，科技与商业策略正在发生着巨变。不过，这首先还是一位挑战传统智慧、勇于承担巨大风险的首席执行官的胜利。乔布斯敢于进入新兴产业、打破根深蒂固的利益链、推翻音乐和手机行业的的固有权势，开辟出了一片崭新的天地。
Mr Jobs was punished for Apple’s early stumbles with his dismissal in 1985． He returned with the same determination to deliver a vertically 8 integrated bundle of hardware and software but reined 9 in wilder engineering ambitions．乔布斯也曾因为苹果公司早先的失利而受到惩罚，在1985年一度被解聘。他重返苹果公司时，依然带着要提供从软件到硬件纵向整合打包服务的决心，只是对工程技术的雄心有所收敛。
Mr Gates put his software in so many places that the US justice department for a time sought to break Microsoft apart．另一边，盖茨的微软软件应用是如此广泛，以至于美国司法部（US justice department）曾一度想方设法拆分微软。
Yet the men once went on double dates， indulging their fascination 10 with each other．但他们也曾经携夫人一同出游，彼此不掩饰对对方的欣赏。
“Gates was recognised for being a great businessperson but wanted to be seen as visionary． Jobs was recognised as visionary but wanted to be seen as a great businessperson，” said Alan Deutschman， author of The Second Coming of Steve Jobs．“盖茨被公认为一位伟大的商人，但他渴望被视作一个有远见卓识的人；乔布斯被公认为具有远见卓识，却渴望被视作一位伟大的商人。”《史蒂夫?乔布斯复出记》（The Second Coming of Steve Jobs）的作者阿兰?多伊奇曼（Alan Deutschman）说。
“With Apple eclipsing Microsoft in market cap， it really is Steve Jobs’ proof that he’s a great businessperson and that he achieved what he always envied about Bill Gates．”
“随着苹果的市值超过微软，史蒂夫?乔布斯证明了他的确是一位伟大的商人，得到了一直以来都令他羡慕的比尔?盖茨所拥有的成就。
Apple’s most recent full－year revenue was $36．5bn， close to double the level of three years before but shy of Microsoft’s $58bn． But Apple’s profit margins 11 are wider． Its net income has nearly trebled in three years to $5．7bn， while Microsoft’s profit has only inched forward．苹果公司最近宣布的全年收入为365亿美元，接近3年前的两倍，然而在微软580亿美元的收入面前还略显羞涩。不过，苹果的利润率更高。它的净利润在3年间几乎翻了3倍，达到57亿美元，而微软的净利润增长则非常缓慢。
- His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
- The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。
- This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
- His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。
- The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
- He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
- He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
- A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
- Television seems to be firmly entrenched as the number one medium for national advertising.电视看来要在全国广告媒介中牢固地占据头等位置。
- If the enemy dares to attack us in these entrenched positions,we will make short work of them.如果敌人胆敢进攻我们固守的阵地，我们就消灭他们。
- They succeeded in overthrowing the fascist dictatorship. 他们成功推翻了法西斯独裁统治。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I always delight in overthrowing those kinds of schemes. 我一向喜欢戳穿人家的诡计。 来自辞典例句
- Line the pages for the graph both horizontally and vertically.在这几页上同时画上横线和竖线，以便制作图表。
- The human brain is divided vertically down the middle into two hemispheres.人脑从中央垂直地分为两半球。
- Then, all of a sudden, he reined up his tired horse. 这时，他突然把疲倦的马勒住了。
- The officer reined in his horse at a crossroads. 军官在十字路口勒住了马。
- He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport.他对所有的运输工具都很着迷。
- His letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience.广大观众一直迷恋于他的来信。